Parks Monitor Noise to Protect Nature, Environment
The National Park Service performs acoustical measurements of artificial park noise to help safeguard wildlife.
Get Inside the Science:
- Natural Sounds
- Kurt Fristrup, Senior Scientist for the National Park Service
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Noise Pollution - man-made or machine-made sound that causes disturbances with nature and wildlife.
- Ambient Sound Level - the level of sound in an environment, such as a park, that exists in the absence of human-caused noise.
- Acoustics - The science of sound, which includes its interaction with natural environments.
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