Tillage and herbicide reduction mitigate the gap between conventional and organic farming effects on foraging activity of insectivorous bats
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3688
Abstract: Abstract The increased use of pesticides and tillage intensification is known to negatively affect biodiversity. Changes in these agricultural practices such as herbicide and tillage reduction have variable effects among taxa, especially at the top… read more here.
Keywords: system; tillage; insectivorous bats; activity ... See more keywords
Activity patterns of insectivorous bats during a seasonal transition period from hibernation to reproduction
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DOI: 10.1071/am18035
Abstract: Bat activity is influenced by fluctuating environmental variables. It may also be influenced by energetic pressures related to pregnancy, lactation, and emergence following winter inactivity. We evaluated nightly changes in relative bat activity at Royal… read more here.
Keywords: bat; hibernation; insectivorous bats; activity ... See more keywords
Ecology and conservation of insectivorous bats in fragmented areas of macadamia production in eastern Australia
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DOI: 10.1111/aec.12478
Abstract: Microbats perform important ecological services in agro-ecosystems, but several species are globally threatened by loss of roosting and breeding habitats. The successful conservation of bats in agricultural land requires adequate knowledge of their ecology. Using… read more here.
Keywords: bat; ecology; conservation; insectivorous bats ... See more keywords
An appetite for pests: Synanthropic insectivorous bats exploit cotton pest irruptions and consume various deleterious arthropods
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.15393
Abstract: Conservation biological control (CBC) seeks to minimize the deleterious effects of agricultural pests by enhancing the efficiency of natural enemies. Despite the documented potential of insectivorous bats to consume pests, many synanthropic bat species are… read more here.
Keywords: synanthropic insectivorous; cotton pest; insectivorous bats; deleterious arthropods ... See more keywords
Clean and Green Urban Water Bodies Benefit Nocturnal Flying Insects and Their Predators, Insectivorous Bats
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DOI: 10.3390/su12072634
Abstract: Nocturnal arthropods form the prey base for many predators and are an integral part of complex food webs. However, there is limited understanding of the mechanisms influencing invertebrates at urban water bodies and the potential… read more here.
Keywords: insects; water bodies; water; urban water ... See more keywords