Methods in Ecology and Evolution | Dr René Steinmann : Decoding the footsteps of the African savanna
Ecology PodcastShow Notes
Methods in Ecology and Evolution author René Steinmann chats to Harriet about his research article 'Decoding the footsteps of the African savanna: Classifying wildlife using seismic signals and machine learning'.
The study investigates the seismic signal properties of African savanna species during locomotion and employs machine learning techniques to classify wildlife based on these footfall signals.
Read René's full research article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.70021
Read René's post on the Methods Blog here: https://methodsblog.com/2025/05/19/the-ground-beneath-their-feetlistening-in-on-africas-wildlife-using-seismic-sensors/
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