Digital voice recording: An efficient alternative for data collection

Mark A. Rumble; Thomas Juntti; Thomas W. Bonnot; Joshua J. Millspaugh

doi:10.2737/RMRS-RN-38

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Digital voice recording: An efficient alternative for data collection

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Authors:

Mark A. Rumble, Thomas Juntti, Thomas W. Bonnot, Joshua J. Millspaugh

Year:

2009

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RN-38

Source:

Res. Note. RMRS-RN-38. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Study designs are usually constrained by logistical and budgetary considerations that can affect the depth and breadth of the research. Little attention has been paid to increasing the efficiency of data recording. Digital voice recording and translation may offer improved efficiency of field personnel. Using this technology, we increased our data collection by 55 percent. Digital voice recording was useful for the intense, repetitive, and structured data set we collected on black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) nest sites and perhaps for other studies.

Keywords

digital voice recording, data collection, black-backed woodpecker, Picoides arcticus

Citation

Rumble, Mark A.; Juntti, Thomas M.; Bonnot, Thomas W.; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2009. Digital voice recording: An efficient alternative for data collection. Res. Note. RMRS-RN-38. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.