3.2. Soundscape dynamics
3.2.1. Wet versus dry season
The ACI was significantly higher during the wet season than in the
dry season at both sites. The noise exhibited a similar trend except for
the interior of the forest at the site close the mine (Table 3).
3.2.2. Day versus night
In the wet season, at the site far from the mine, the ACI values were
significantly higher during the night. By contrast, there was no difference
between the ACI values of day and night at the site close to the
mine. Noise values were significantly higher during the night at the
site close to the mine. In the dry season, the ACI valueswere significantly
higher during the night at both sites, except on the border points at
the site close to the mine. At the site close to the mine, noise values
were also significantly higher during the night, but only for the forest
points (Table 3).