Sounds and communication sounds of a diverse soil fauna in an extensively managed alpine meadow. Movement and feeding noises and, in particular, various virbation and stridulation sounds can be heard. These come from insects such as tetrigids and cicadas that live on the ground and in the litter layer. This is what a healthy meadow sounds like.
Recording of tractor noise as it can be heard in the ground at a depth of 10 cm at a distance of one meter from
Luvisol, arable land
Luvisol, arable land, intensive management, integrated production
Alpine meadow, Valais, Switzerland
Sounds and communication sounds of a diverse soil fauna in an extensively managed alpine meadow. Movement and feeding noises and, in particular, various virbation and