Life, Elements
In this sound bank you can hear soil sounds recorded in various ecosystems of differing health - from burnt fields and monocultures, to healthy forests.
In the scientific field of soil ecoacoustics, it is suggested that the abundance of sound frequencies might correspond to the health of a given soil ecosystem, in which sound travels through a medium of water, air and earth. The source of the sounds are thought to stem from the pushing of soil particles by soil organisms and movement of water.
These comparisons are especially significant when communicating the necessity to preserve soil health for the benefit of biodiversity and the wider ecosystem.
Soil recordings and location photos by Dovilė Railaitė
Other photos by Kristina Railaitė
Funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture
All sounds available to sample under a CC BY-4.0
Creative Commons license via our public domain sounds collection.