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Soundscape ecology

Have you ever heard all the different sounds outside? There are things like birds chirping, cars honking, and even people talking. Soundscapes are all the different sounds you can hear in a certain place.

Soundscapes Ecology is a fancy way of saying "listening to nature and studying the sounds it makes". Scientists who practice soundscape ecology are people who listen to nature all the time and take notes on what they hear.

They use special tools to record sounds and analyze them. By doing this, they can learn more about things like animals that live in an area or how a place has changed over time.

In this way, scientists can use soundscapes to learn more about nature and how to help protect it. So, soundscapes ecology helps scientists make sure we take good care of our environment and all the animals and plants that live in it!