Volker Runkel started working with bats and bioacoustics in the late 1990s. Since then he has invented a unique detector system and specialist software solutions for bat workers.Guido Gerding, a bat call (bioacoustics) expert, commenced voluntary work with bats in 2000 and has been a full-time consultant in bat protection since 2009.Ulrich Marckmann built his first bat detector in the 1980s, subsequently working on the development of hardware and software for recording bat calls. He is a consultant in bioacoustic studies.

This book explores thoroughly the working processes to be considered, and challenges arising, when designing survey methods for acoustic driven bat work.  The authors discuss, at length and with case driven examples, how potential pitfalls can be allowed for or avoided, in order to enable more effective gathering and analysis of data, thus leading to improvements in the interpretation and reporting of results.  It is a book, that in my view, is essential reading and beneficial for bat consultants/researchers anywhere, and at all levels of experience, in that it makes the reader think really hard about the way they currently do things, and either reinforce, with evidence, the reasons for current good practice, or generate, where appropriate, a change in approach.  All of which ultimately means a far deeper understanding of the subjects catered for, leading to improvements in working practices, and therefore having a positive impact upon bat conservation, particularly as it relates to bats and development.

• 1 - Acoustic recording 2 - Examples of acoustic studies 3 - The planning of acoustic studies 4 - Manual and automatic acoustic recording 5 - Manual identification of species 6 - Automatic species recognition 7 - A comparison of identification methods 8 - The complexities of call analysis 9 - Criteria for detector systems 10 - Interpretation of the results 11 - Quality assurance of reports 12 - Nacelle monitoring – its benefits and its limitations 13 - Bat calls 14 - The physics of sound

Volker Runkel started working with bats and bioacoustics in the late 1990s. Since then he has invented a unique detector system and specialist software solutions for bat workers.Guido Gerding, a bat call (bioacoustics) expert, commenced voluntary work with bats in 2000 and has been a full-time consultant in bat protection since 2009.Ulrich Marckmann built his first bat detector in the 1980s, subsequently working on the development of hardware and software for recording bat calls. He is a consultant in bioacoustic studies.

This book explores thoroughly the working processes to be considered, and challenges arising, when designing survey methods for acoustic driven bat work.  The authors discuss, at length and with case driven examples, how potential pitfalls can be allowed for or avoided, in order to enable more effective gathering and analysis of data, thus leading to improvements in the interpretation and reporting of results.  It is a book, that in my view, is essential reading and beneficial for bat consultants/researchers anywhere, and at all levels of experience, in that it makes the reader think really hard about the way they currently do things, and either reinforce, with evidence, the reasons for current good practice, or generate, where appropriate, a change in approach.  All of which ultimately means a far deeper understanding of the subjects catered for, leading to improvements in working practices, and therefore having a positive impact upon bat conservation, particularly as it relates to bats and development.

• 1 - Acoustic recording 2 - Examples of acoustic studies 3 - The planning of acoustic studies 4 - Manual and automatic acoustic recording 5 - Manual identification of species 6 - Automatic species recognition 7 - A comparison of identification methods 8 - The complexities of call analysis 9 - Criteria for detector systems 10 - Interpretation of the results 11 - Quality assurance of reports 12 - Nacelle monitoring – its benefits and its limitations 13 - Bat calls 14 - The physics of sound

Volker Runkel started working with bats and bioacoustics in the late 1990s. Since then he has invented a unique detector system and specialist software solutions for bat workers.Guido Gerding, a bat call (bioacoustics) expert, commenced voluntary work with bats in 2000 and has been a full-time consultant in bat protection since 2009.Ulrich Marckmann built his first bat detector in the 1980s, subsequently working on the development of hardware and software for recording bat calls. He is a consultant in bioacoustic studies.

This book explores thoroughly the working processes to be considered, and challenges arising, when designing survey methods for acoustic driven bat work.  The authors discuss, at length and with case driven examples, how potential pitfalls can be allowed for or avoided, in order to enable more effective gathering and analysis of data, thus leading to improvements in the interpretation and reporting of results.  It is a book, that in my view, is essential reading and beneficial for bat consultants/researchers anywhere, and at all levels of experience, in that it makes the reader think really hard about the way they currently do things, and either reinforce, with evidence, the reasons for current good practice, or generate, where appropriate, a change in approach.  All of which ultimately means a far deeper understanding of the subjects catered for, leading to improvements in working practices, and therefore having a positive impact upon bat conservation, particularly as it relates to bats and development.

• 1 - Acoustic recording 2 - Examples of acoustic studies 3 - The planning of acoustic studies 4 - Manual and automatic acoustic recording 5 - Manual identification of species 6 - Automatic species recognition 7 - A comparison of identification methods 8 - The complexities of call analysis 9 - Criteria for detector systems 10 - Interpretation of the results 11 - Quality assurance of reports 12 - Nacelle monitoring – its benefits and its limitations 13 - Bat calls 14 - The physics of sound