Armed with AI, FAU researchers identify prey from predator crunching sounds
Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed an AI-powered system that identifies shell-crushing feeding events by marine predators using underwater acoustics. This technology helps scientists monitor coastal ecosystems by detecting sounds of predators like rays eating mollusks.
Why it matters
This innovation provides a non-invasive way to study critical ecological processes that were previously difficult to observe in the wild.
video: Whitespotted eagle rays crunch clams in the lab and in the wild. These sounds helped FAU researchers develop an AI-powered system that can detect and classify shell-crushing feeding events underwater.
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