Geophony

  • Biophony, Geophony and Anthrophony: The Three Voices of a Soundscape

    Biophony, Geophony and Anthrophony: The Three Voices of a Soundscape

    Every natural environment has its own acoustic identity. A forest, wetland, grassland or mountain is not only a visual landscape—it is also a living soundscape. The sounds we hear can broadly be divided into three categories: biophony, geophony and anthrophony. Biophony — The Sounds of Life Biophony refers to sounds produced by living organisms.…