02670nas a2200229 4500008004100000245013000041210006900171260001600240490000600256520187100262653001402133653001402147653003202161653002102193653002102214653001802235100002202253700001802275700001702293700002502310856010502335 2018 eng d00aAcoustic indices as rapid indicators of avian diversity in different land-use types in an Indian biodiversity hotspotAbstract0 aAcoustic indices as rapid indicators of avian diversity in diffe cJan-18-20180 v23 a

Passive acoustic monitoring is a potentially valuable tool in biodiversity hotspots, where surveying can occur at large scales across land conversion types. However, in order to extract meaningful biological information from resulting enormous acoustic datasets, rapid analytical techniques are required. Here we tested the ability of a suite of acoustic indices to predict avian bioacoustic activity in recordings collected from the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot in southwestern India. Recordings were collected at 28 sites in a range of land-use types, from tea, coffee, and cardamom plantations to remnant forest stands. Using 36 acoustic indices we developed random forest models to predict the richness, diversity, and total number of avian vocalizations observed in recordings. We found limited evidence that acoustic indices predict the richness and total number of avian species vocalizations in recordings (R2 < 0.51). However, acoustic indices predicted the diversity of avian species vocalizations with high accuracy (R2 = 0.64, mean squared error = 0.17). Index models predicted low and high diversity best, with the highest residuals for medium diversity values and when continuous biological sounds were present (e.g., insect sounds >8 sec). The acoustic complexity index and roughness index were the most important for predicting avian vocal diversity. Avian species richness was generally higher among shade-grown crops than in the open tea plantation. Our results suggest that models incorporating acoustic indices can accurately predict low and high avian species diversity from acoustic recordings. Thus, ecoacoustics could be an important contributor to biodiversity monitoring across landscapes like the Western Ghats, which are a complex mosaic of different land-use types and face continued changes in the future.

10adiversity10alandscape10apassive acoustic monitoring10ashade-grown crop10aspecies richness10aWestern Ghats1 aAgnihotri, Samira1 aRobin, V., V.1 aGoel, Anurag1 aBalakrishnan, Rohini uhttps://www.veruscript.com/journals/journal-of-ecoacoustics/acoustic-diversity-in-an-indian-hotspot/01558nas a2200265 4500008004100000245006400041210005600105300001000161490000600171520085200177653001701029653001401046653002001060653001701080653001501097653001601112100002101128700002301149700001301172700001701185700001801202700001601220700001501236856004101251 2012 eng d00aThe acridoidea of Benin (Orthoptera): an annoted checklist0 aacridoidea of Benin Orthoptera an annoted checklist a22-520 v23 a

S urveys were conducted from 1991 to 1994 and 2001 to 2005, to characterize grasshopper species occurring in Benin. The study covered 50 sites distributed throughout the different agro - ecological zones in Benin. The sampled sites ranged between latitudes 6°N and 12° N. An annotated checklist of the 8 6 species encountered in four families and 12 subfamilies was provided. Seven teen species, first recorded in Benin were described. Grasshoppers’ ecology and their geographical distribution were described. In addition, habitat, characteristics including vegetations and soils preferred by these grasshopper species were mentionned. Th e different soil types on which the grasshoppers were found were reported. The population abundance of the different species was monitored in relation with the associated host - plants.

10adistribution10adiversity10aecological zone10agrasshoppers10aOrthoptera10aWest Africa1 aParaïso, A., A.1 aDouro-Kpindu, O-K.1 aOnzo, A.1 aOdjo, Thomas1 aAhomagnon, V.1 aObognon, F.1 aGodonou, I uhttps://bio.acousti.ca/it/node/5067701523nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245011400055210006900169260001600238300000800254490000900262520081000271653001301081653001701094653001401111653001801125653001501143100002201158700003901180700001701219856005701236 2017 eng d a1175-532600aA new species of Phyllodytes Wagler, 1830 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil0 anew species of Phyllodytes Wagler 1830 Anura Hylidae from the At cFeb-03-2017 a1350 v42383 a

We describe a new species of Phyllodytes from Ilhéus (15º04’S, 39º03’W; 95 m above sea level), south of state of Bahia, in the northeastern Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Phyllodytes megatympanum sp. nov. is diagnosable by the following combination of characters: (1) dorsum of body, arms, and legs uniformly light brown; (2) groin yellow; (3) snout pointed in dorsal view, protruding in profile; (4) tympanum large with a round distinct tympanic annulus; (5) adult males with two anterior large odontoids followed by a series of smaller odontoids on each side of the mandible; (6) well-developed tubercle near tibio-tarsal joint; (7) advertisement call composed of a series of 12 to 19 unpulsed notes, with harmonic structure and (8) mean dominant frequency of 3.98 kHz.

10aAmphibia10abioacoustics10adiversity10amorphometrics10aphytothelm1 aMarciano, Euvaldo1 aLantyer-Silva, Amanda Santiago, F.1 aSolé, Mirco uhttp://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4238.1