Università degli Studi di Pavia

Dipartimento di Biologia Animale

CIBRA

Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali

Via Taramelli 24 - 27100 Pavia - Italy

e-mail : cibra@unipv.it

phone +39-0382-987874

The Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali (Interdisciplinary Center for Bioacoustics and Environmental Research) was founded in 1988 and is endowed with a Laboratory of Marine Bioacoustics and Acoustical Oceanography since 1989. The activity focuses on research projects on the acoustic communication in animals, the development of equipment and protocols for the monitoring and censusing with passive acoustics, the development of advanced sound analysis methods based on the digital processing of signals, the establishment of a Digital Sound Library of Mediterranean Cetaceans as well as the technical support to other institutions involved in bioacoustic research. Since 1998 CIBRA is involved in international research programs concerned with the design of mitigation protocols and tools to reduce the impact of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals and, more recently, on the preservation of terrestrial soundscapes.

Cenni storici sul Centro

Read a profile published on Science and Technology 4, 2009 (.pdf)

News on CIBRA research published on Nature 462, 2009

Dall'Anno Accademico 2006-2007 è attivato il corso di "Bioacustica terrestre e marina" nel corso di laurea specialistica in Scienze della Natura. Il corso è facoltativo e offre 4 crediti. Con l'A.A. 2010-2011 il corso viene portato a 6 crediti. In conseguenza dell'attivazione del corso e delle attività di ricerca istituzionali, presso il CIBRA sono disponibili diversi temi per tesi di laurea specialistica e di dottorato.

Other News

	Underwater bioacoustics and Marine Mammals Laboratory of Underwater Bioacoustics and Acoustical Oceanography The Mediterranean Sea Marine Mammals and Marine Bioacoustics The voices of Mediterranean Marine Mammals The impact of noise on Marine Mammals Bioacoustic Characterization of the Mediterranean Sea (Project granted by ONR) SOLMAR - Sound, Oceanography and Living MArine Resources (Project headed by NATO URC) NEMO-ONDE, an underwater acoustic laboratory (Project headed by INFN) LIDO (Project with INFN & INGV headed by UPC) SMO (Submarine Multidisciplinary Observatory) supported by FIRB EDA PoMM for the protection of marine mammals Mitigation Policies and Tools to reduce the impact of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals ZIPHIUS, a research project about a poorly knwon species Del.Ta. LIFE project Bioacoustic Literature Archive (online soon) CESAR - Cetacean Sound Archive & IDSL - Interactive Digital Sound Library Italian Navy's project on cetaceans Sperm whale flukes Oceanographic GIS for marine mammals studies European Nature Conservation Year activities - ENCY 1995 SIRENA 08 Research Cruise (online soon) MED09 research cruise to study Cuvier's beaked whales in the Mediterranean Sea (research supported by ONR). The final research report is available at: http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=33519 Please click on the above link and find the report listed on the right hand side under Related Files. SIRENA 10 Research Cruise (online soon) visit the blog http://sirena10.blogspot.com/ SIRENA 11 Research Cruises (online soon)
	National Strandings Database Centro Nazionale di monitoraggio degli spiaggiamenti Banca Dati Spiaggiamenti - accesso online Strandings Database - online access
	General Bioacoustics Bioacoustics, Acoustic Ecology and Soundscapes Insects Fish Amphibians Mammals Birds Soundscapes Project European Network of Bioacoustic collections for Taxonomy and Conservation Fonoteca Zoologica Regionale
	Bioacoustic Equipment Development of instruments for sound recording and analysis The history of the CIBRA Digital Signal Processing Workstation (1980-2000) PAM DSPWorkstation (1991-1996) PAM DSPWorkstation (1997-2005) Software for real-time sound analysis SeaPro & SeaWave software SeaWave software Bioacoustic equipment (microphones, hydrophones, sound recorders, bat detectors, etc.) Underwater bioacoustics equipment Spectrograms Digital I/O Tech Tips, Tricks and Tests
	Consultancy and Services Consultancy and services for marine mammals' studies and mitigation policies Marine Mammals Visual and Acoustic Surveys with specialized equipment and personnel Underwater noise measures Mitigation Procedures to reduce the impact of anthropogenic noise sources Equipment and experiment Design Multimedia Productions and Exhibitions Noise measures in natural environments Noise monitoring in protected areas (MPAs) Marine mammals monitoring in protected areas (MPAs) Consultancy and services for equipment, software and experiment design Searching for sponsors and technical partnerships
	Didattica Corso di bioacustica terrestre e marina Programmi didattici Proposte di tesi (in italiano) La mostra "Balene e delfini, i giganti del mare" CDROM sui mammiferi marini del Mediterraneo Paesaggi sonori e sentieri naturalistici Paesaggi sonori della Valsolda Fonoteca Zoologica Regionale Breve video sulla bioacustica (da Quark 1996)
	Papers, theses, news, other info Papers published by CIBRA researchers Conference presentations Theses made at CIBRA Sound clips Photographic gallery Other resources on the web Suggested readings People working here Acknowledgements
	Related projects/organizations ACCOBAMS Centro Studi Cetacei (CSC) & the Italian National Stranding Network SOLMAR/MMRMP Project at NATO Undersea Research Center Marine Mammal Biology at ONR CTS Environment NAUTA - Ricerca e consulenza scientifica University of Pavia
	IBAC The new official IBAC website IBAC - International BioAcoustic Council XXIII IBAC, September 2011, La Rochelle (France) XXII IBAC, September 2009, Lisbon (Portugal) XXI IBAC, September 2007 at CIBRA, Pavia (Italy) XX IBAC, September 2005 XVIII IBAC, Cogne (Italy), 2001, organized by CIBRA XV IBAC Conference, Pavia (Italy), 1996, organized by CIBRA Biophon Vol IX No 1 Biophon Vol X No 1

Latest workshops organized by CIBRA

4th International Workshop on Detection, Classification and Localization of Marine Mammals using Passive Acoustics

1st International Workshop on Density Estimation of Marine Mammals Using Passive Acoustics

Cairoli College, University of Pavia, Italy
September 2009, 10th - 13th

download a brochure download the Program & Abstracts book

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