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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Decoding Owl Calls: Refining Occupancy Inference From Passive Acoustic Monitoring.

Natalie M Rugg, Cara L Appel, Julianna M A Jenkins, Chris McCafferty, Taal Levi, Damon B Lesmeister

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Passive acoustic monitoring can provide insights into occupancy dynamics and impacts of disturbance for at-risk species.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Natalie M RuggPacific Northwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Corvallis Oregon USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3259-2177
Cara L AppelPacific Northwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Corvallis Oregon USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4761-606X
Julianna M A JenkinsPacific Northwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Corvallis Oregon USA.
Chris McCaffertyPacific Northwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Corvallis Oregon USA.
Taal LeviDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon USA.
Damon B LesmeisterPacific Northwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Corvallis Oregon USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-0122

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many territorial species use vocalizations as a primary form of territory defense, and the areas actively defended do not necessarily correspond with an individual's home range. As passive acoustic monitoring becomes a primary population assessment method for soniferous species, often in combination with occupancy modeling, effective conservation will require more detailed information on species-specific space use to refine interpretation. Northern spotted owls (

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interpretationnorthern spotted owlpassive acoustic monitoringspace usespecies detectionterritorial behaviorvocalization patterns

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PMID41080477
PMCPMC12508621

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