| Abstract: Acoustic monitoring of the environment and biodiversity has increased in recent years. This increase has benefited the development of new technologies and methodologies for its study, for example in the case of the AudioMoth plate. This device uses a small electronic board to record nature sounds remotely and is considered a low invasive technique in the environment for wildlife monitoring. These research tools provide the characteristics of acoustic recording, however, they can be easily damaged by different climatic factors. Although cases or protectors have been developed in other latitudes, they are limited and there are no specific tests to determine their behavior in tropical ecosystems. The design of a protector tested for our climatic conditions in order to avoid damage to the plate and also maintain the main functions of the plate despite the conditions will be of great benefit for the generation of acoustic information in Costa Rica and the Central American region. Therefore, it is proposed the development and testing of a protection case by means of digital manufacturing technologies to keep the electronic components safe and maintain the quality of audio recordings. It is intended to compare the performance of these prototypes in three types of environments (controlled environment, very humid ecosystem and dry ecosystem), and to provide recommendations for their implementation in research projects. |