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George Mason University

Remote biodiversity monitoring network

Acoustics and camera traps

The network consists of Reconyx Cameras and AudioMoth acoustic recorders. They can be used to detect animals that use acoustic communication, such as frogs, birds, some mammals, and some insects as well as medium to large sized terrestrial animals.

Location:
David King Hall, 3069
Fairfax Campus

Contact for Scheduling:
David Luther
Assistant Professor, Biology
dluther@gmu.edu

Technical specifications

The acoustic recorders can be pre-programmed to sample at specific time intervals. The cameras can detect motion to trigger photographs or short video clips.

View the full list of the College's of Science's shared instrumentation. 

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