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Moraga-Fernández A, Sánchez-Sánchez M, Muñoz-Hernández C, Pardavila X, Sereno-Cadierno J, Queirós J, Vicente J, Fernández de Mera IG. Beware with the backpack! New hosts and pathogens identified for Ixodes simplex ticks collected from bats in the Iberian Peninsula. Res Vet Sci 2024; 176:105316. [PMID: 38875889 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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To improve the knowledge on the role of bats in the maintenance and transmission of tick-borne pathogens, a molecular approach was used to characterize Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., piroplasmids, Hepatozoon spp., flaviviruses and nairoviruses in ticks collected from Iberian bats. A total of 732 bats from 25 species were captured at 38 sampling sites distributed in seven provinces of Spain between 2018 and 2022. Seventy-nine Ixodes simplex ticks were collected from 31 bats (Eptesicus isabellinus, Hypsugo savii, Myotis capaccini, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis myotis, Miniopterus schreibersii, Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). Sixty of 79 I. simplex were positive for at least one pathogen tested and were collected from 23 bats captured in southeast Spain. We detected the presence of Rickettsia slovaca in 12 ticks collected from M. emarginatus, H. savii, M. schreibersii and E. isabellinus; Rickettsia aeschlimannii in 1 tick from M. schreibersii; Anaplasma ovis in 3 ticks from H. savii and M. schreibersii; C. burnetii in 2 ticks from H. savii; Occidentia massiliensis in 1 tick from H. savii; piroplasmids in 12 ticks from H. savii, M. schreibersii and E. isabellinus; and a novel nairovirus in 1 tick from M. schreibersii. Furthermore, blood samples obtained from 14 of the 31 tick-infested bats were negative in all PCR analyses. This study describes new host and pathogen associations for the bat-specialist I. simplex, highlights the risk of spread of these pathogens, and encourages further research to understand the role of Iberian bats in the epidemiology of tick-borne pathogens.
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- Alberto Moraga-Fernández
- SaBio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain
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- SaBio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain
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- SaBio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain; Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Sorex, Ecoloxía e Medio Ambiente S.L., Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña, Spain
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- SaBio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal; Estação Biológica de Mértola (EBM), CIBIO, Praça Luís de Camões, Mértola, 7750-329 Mértola, Portugal
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- SaBio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain
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Ogunbode TO, Esan VI, Oyebamiji VO, Olatubi IV, Ogunlaran OM. Exploring People's Perception on Pros and Cons of Human-Bat Coexistence in Urban Environs in Southwestern Nigeria. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSIGHTS 2024; 18:11786302241266051. [PMID: 39071234 PMCID: PMC11283653 DOI: 10.1177/11786302241266051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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This research intricately explores the dynamics surrounding the coexistence of humans and roosting bats in urban areas, meticulously examining both the advantageous and detrimental aspects of their living arrangement. The study conducted a comprehensive survey with 286 residents in Iwo and Ogbomoso, where Eidolon helvum bats are known to roost, generating a robust dataset for thorough analysis. Rigorous statistical assessments, including the KMO and Bartlett's tests, confirmed the data's reliability at a significance level of P < .05. The respondent demographic revealed a predominance of 65% male participants, with an overwhelming 85% claiming familiarity with bats in their respective domains. Utilizing factor analysis, the study identified 8 salient variables from the initial 26, shedding light on diverse perceptions regarding bats: (i) Urban roosting (16.729%); (ii) Impact on tree growth (12.607%); (iii) Failed dislodgement attempts (11.504%); (iv) Medicinal value (10.240%); (v) Co-habitation preference (9.963%); (vi) Costly dislodgment consequences (9.963%); (vii) Beautification disruption (5.615%); and (viii) Structure defacement (5.510%). These factors were systematically categorized into 4 distinct themes: (A) Forced cohabitation (26.762%); (B) Environmental degradation by bats (23.732%); (C) Consequences of dislodging bats (21.477%); and (D) Acknowledged benefits of bats (10.240%). Co-habitation with bats becomes a necessity for ecological balance and, importantly, to safeguard the livelihood of roosting bats within their natural ecology, which man has encroached upon through urbanization, making all negatives arising from such existence self-inflicted by man. However, this study underscores the importance of human-bat cohabitation for mutual benefits, emphasizing potential detrimental consequences, including significant costs, associated with displacing bats from their natural ecosystem. These consequences may exacerbate the impacts of climate change, environmental degradation, and ecological imbalance. Further research is recommended to explore the positive aspects of the sustainable roosting bats' existence in the natural environment.
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- Timothy O Ogunbode
- Environmental Management and Crop Production Unit, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
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- Environmental Management and Crop Production Unit, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
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- Pure and Applied Biology Programme, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
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- Mathematics Programme, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
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Starik N, Gygax L, Göttert T. Unexpected bat community changes along an urban-rural gradient in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10552. [PMID: 38720052 PMCID: PMC11078944 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61317-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Urbanization gradients are increasingly used in ecological studies to discover responses of species communities to different intensities of human-induced habitat transformation. Here, we investigated patterns of bat communities against the background of different urbanization levels using a priori defined urbanization categories based on distance classes (5 km intervals) along a linear transect from the urban core of the city of Berlin westwards into the rural outskirts of the state of Brandenburg. Using linear-mixed effects models, we found that "distance class", as a proxy for urbanization level, is a meaningful and suitable predictor of bat species richness and diversity. We observed an unexpectedly sudden increase in bat species richness and diversity and changes in species-specific activity levels relatively close to the urban center at the transition between urban and peri-urban areas. This change suggests a relevant influence of the peri-urban areas as a "buffer zone" for specific bat species not able to adapt to the heavily modified inner core of the metropolitan area. Although we could demonstrate that anthropogenic noise and artificial light have the potential to predict the variability of bat species activity along the urban-rural gradient, the actual influence on observed shifts in the bat community needs further research.
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- Nicole Starik
- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10009, Berlin, Germany
- Deutsche Fledermauswarte e.V., Am Juliusturm 63, 13599, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10009, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Center [Sustainability-Transformation-Transfer], Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, 16225, Eberswalde, Germany.
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Wang W, Gao H, Li C, Deng Y, Zhou D, Li Y, Zhou W, Luo B, Liang H, Liu W, Wu P, Jing W, Feng J. Airport noise disturbs foraging behavior of Japanese pipistrelle bats. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e8976. [PMID: 35784026 PMCID: PMC9189338 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The expansion of anthropogenic noise poses an emerging threat to the survival and reproductive success of various organisms. Previous investigations have focused on the detrimental effects of anthropogenic noise on the foraging behavior in some terrestrial and aquatic animals. Nevertheless, the role of airport noise in impairing foraging activities of most wild animals has been neglected. Here, we aimed to assess whether foraging behavior in free‐living Japanese pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus abramus) can be disturbed by airport noise. We used audio recording to monitor foraging activities of bats at 11 sites around the runway of a municipal airport. We quantified noise level and spectra, aircraft activity, habitat type, nightly temperature, wind speed, and moon phase for each site. The analysis revealed that noise level and aircraft activity were significant negative predictors for the number of bat passes and feeding buzzes around the runway, even after controlling for the effects of other environmental factors. There was no marked spectral overlap between bat echolocation pulses and airport noise in the presence and absence of low‐flying aircraft. The spectro‐temporal parameters of echolocation vocalizations emitted by bats were dependent on noise level, aircraft activity, and habitat type. These results provide correlative evidence that airport noise can reduce foraging activities of wild pipistrelle bats. Our findings add to the current knowledge of adverse impacts of airport noise on foraging bats in artificial ecosystems and provide a basis for further research on the mechanisms behind noise pollution near airports.
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- Weiwei Wang
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education China West Normal University Nanchong China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education China West Normal University Nanchong China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education China West Normal University Nanchong China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education China West Normal University Nanchong China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education China West Normal University Nanchong China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education China West Normal University Nanchong China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education China West Normal University Nanchong China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education China West Normal University Nanchong China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization Northeast Normal University Changchun China
- College of Life Science Jilin Agricultural University Changchun China
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Bennett VJ, Agpalo EJ. Citizen Science Helps Uncover the Secrets to a Bat-Friendly Swimming Pool in an Urban Environment. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.860523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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For urban environments to support bat communities, resources need to be readily available. For example, bats typically use urban water sources such as drainage ditches and ponds; however, these sources can be ephemeral. During these periods, bats have utilized residential swimming pools, although they only appear to drink at pools when access to more natural equivalents are limited. This posed the question “can we make residential swimming pools friendlier for a diversity of bat species?” Using citizen science to determine which pool characteristics influenced bat activity, we distributed a questionnaire to residents in a suburban neighborhood in Fort Worth, TX, United States. It focused on observations of bat activity and the features of the pools and immediate surroundings. We distributed the questionnaire through social media, local presentations, and by mail throughout 2019 and 2020. We then used classification trees to determine which characteristics in combination influenced bat activity at the pools. We generated three different trees for bats observed (1) flying around the property and backyard, (2) above the swimming pool, and (3) drinking at the pool. We found that more bats were observed at unlit pools without bush or shrub borders. Furthermore, among pools with borders, activity was lowest at pools with textured interiors and ≥6 trees visible. The presence of features, such as fountains, then contributed to a reduction in bat observations in backyards and the presence of pets appeared to further reduce activity specifically over the pools. Where bats were observed drinking, this activity was reported the least at pools with bush or shrub borders, textured interiors, and trees <5 m and >10 m from the edge of the pools. Our study revealed that certain characteristics of residential swimming pools encouraged bat activity, while others discouraged them. Thus, it may be possible to make swimming pools more bat-friendly. For example, turning lights off in the evening when backyards are not in use and reducing clutter around pools could have an immediate positive impact on local bat populations. The implementation of such recommendations could improve urban habitats for bats overall and alleviate some of the negative implications of continued urbanization.
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Luo B, Xu R, Li Y, Zhou W, Wang W, Gao H, Wang Z, Deng Y, Liu Y, Feng J. Artificial light reduces foraging opportunities in wild least horseshoe bats. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 288:117765. [PMID: 34265558 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Artificial light at night has been proposed as a global threat to biodiversity. Insectivorous bats are strictly nocturnal animals that are vulnerable to disruption from artificial light. Given that many light-sensitive bats tend to avoid night light during roost departure, it is often assumed that nighttime light pollution reduces their foraging opportunities, albeit empirical evidence in support of this hypothesis remains elusive. Here, we used least horseshoe bats, Rhinolophus pusillus, to assess whether white artificial light is detrimental for the opportunities of foraging. We manipulated the levels of ambient illumination and perceived predation risk inside the bat roost. We monitored bats' emergence activity using high-speed video and audio recording systems. DNA-based faecal dietary analysis and insect survey were applied to determine activity time of prey in foraging areas. Following experimentally manipulation of white light-emitting diode (LED) lighting 0-15 min after sunset, bat pass, flight duration, and echolocation pulse emission decreased. The mean emergence time of bats flying out was delayed by 14 min under lit treatment compared with the dark control. Only 10% of bats left for foraging during 40 min of light exposure. Aversive effects of LED light on bat emergence were robust regardless of the presence of a potential predator. Insect prey reached a peak of abundance between 30 and 60 min after sunset. These results demonstrate that white artificial light hinders evening emergence behavior in least horseshoe bats, leading to a mismatch between foraging onset and peak food availability. Our findings highlight that light pollution overrides foraging onset, suggesting the importance of improving artificial lighting scheme near the roosts of light-sensitive bats.
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- Bo Luo
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, 1# Shida Road, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, 1# Shida Road, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, 1# Shida Road, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, 1# Shida Road, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, 1# Shida Road, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, 1# Shida Road, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, 1# Shida Road, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation of Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, 1# Shida Road, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China; College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China.
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Oedin M, Brescia F, Millon A, Murphy BP, Palmas P, Woinarski JC, Vidal E. Cats
Felis catus
as a threat to bats worldwide: a review of the evidence. Mamm Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/mam.12240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Malik Oedin
- Institut Agronomique Néo‐Calédonien (IAC) Equipe ARBOREAL (AgricultuRe BiOdiveRsité Et vALorisation) BP 73, Portlaguerre Païta Province Sud98890New Caledonia
- Aix Marseille Université Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d’Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE) CNRS, IRD Avignon Université Technopôle Arbois‐Méditerranée, Bât. Villemin, BP 80 Aix‐en‐Provence Aix en Provence13090France
- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE) CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Centre IRD Nouméa ‐ BPA5 Aix Marseille Université Nouméa Cedex98848Nouvelle‐Calédonie
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- Institut Agronomique Néo‐Calédonien (IAC) Equipe ARBOREAL (AgricultuRe BiOdiveRsité Et vALorisation) BP 73, Portlaguerre Païta Province Sud98890New Caledonia
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- Aix Marseille Université Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d’Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE) CNRS, IRD Avignon Université Technopôle Arbois‐Méditerranée, Bât. Villemin, BP 80 Aix‐en‐Provence Aix en Provence13090France
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- NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods Charles Darwin University Casuarina NT0909Australia
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- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE) CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Centre IRD Nouméa ‐ BPA5 Aix Marseille Université Nouméa Cedex98848Nouvelle‐Calédonie
- Université de la Polynésie Française Ifremer, ILM, IRD, EIO UMR 241, BP 52998713 Papeete Faaa98702Polynésie Française
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- NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods Charles Darwin University Casuarina NT0909Australia
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- UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, Université de La Réunion, CNRS, Université de la Nouvelle‐Calédonie, Ifremer) Centre IRD Nouméa ‐ BP A5 Cedex98848New Caledonia
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Revilla-Martín N, Budinski I, Puig-Montserrat X, Flaquer C, López-Baucells A. Monitoring cave-dwelling bats using remote passive acoustic detectors: a new approach for cave monitoring. BIOACOUSTICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2020.1816492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Natalia Revilla-Martín
- Biodiversity and Bioindicators (BiBIO), Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Granollers, Spain
- University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biodiversity and Bioindicators (BiBIO), Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Granollers, Spain
- Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Biodiversity and Bioindicators (BiBIO), Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Granollers, Spain
- Galanthus Association, Celrà, Spain
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- Biodiversity and Bioindicators (BiBIO), Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Granollers, Spain
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- Biodiversity and Bioindicators (BiBIO), Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Granollers, Spain
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Li H, Crihfield C, Feng Y, Gaje G, Guzman E, Heckman T, Mellis A, Moore L, Romo Bechara N, Sanchez S, Whittington S, Wolf JG, Garshong R, Morales K, Petric R, Zarecky LA, Schug MD. The Weekend Effect on Urban Bat Activity Suggests Fine Scale Human-Induced Bat Movements. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10091636. [PMID: 32932924 PMCID: PMC7552248 DOI: 10.3390/ani10091636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Simple Summary On weekends, people do things differently from weekdays, such as dining at a restaurant, going to a night club, attending a concert or a sporting event, or simply staying up late. These leisure activities in the city can change the environment people live in and can hurt wildlife that also lives in the same city. We recorded bats in the city center and in the city periphery and compared how active bats were. We found that in the city center, bats were less active on weekends than weekdays. The opposite pattern was found in the city periphery. It is possible that bats moved from the city center to the city periphery on weekends. Thus, continuous greenways are important to facilitate bat movements and avoid human–wildlife conflict. City planners can add new parks and/or preserve old-growth vegetation to form the center-to-periphery greenways. Abstract In the urban environment, wildlife faces novel human disturbances in unique temporal patterns. The weekend effect describes that human activities on weekends trigger changes in the environment and impact wildlife negatively. Reduced occurrence, altered behaviors, and/or reduced fitness have been found in birds, ungulates, and meso-carnivores due to the weekend effect. We aimed to investigate if urban bat activity would differ on weekends from weekdays. We analyzed year-round bat acoustic monitoring data collected from two sites near the city center and two sites in the residential area/park complex in the city periphery. We constructed generalized linear models and found that bat activity was significantly lower on weekends as compared to weekdays during spring and summer at the site in the open space near the city center. In contrast, during the same seasons, the sites in the city periphery showed increased bat activity on weekends. Hourly bat activity overnight suggested that bats might move from the city center to the periphery on weekends. We demonstrated the behavioral adaptability in urban wildlife for co-existing with human. We recommend that urban planning should implement practices such as adding new greenspaces and/or preserving old-growth vegetation to form continuous greenways from the city center to the city periphery as corridors to facilitate bat movements and reduce possible human-wildlife conflict.
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- Han Li
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +01-254-733-2891
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA; (C.C.); (Y.F.); (G.G.); (E.G.); (T.H.); (A.M.); (L.M.); (N.R.B.); (S.S.); (S.W.); (J.G.W.); (R.G.); (K.M.); (R.P.); (M.D.S.)
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Tanalgo KC, Monfort N, Hughes AC. Attacked from above and below: new ethological evidence on the predation strategies of corvid and varanid on a cave-roosting bat. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2020.1771773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Krizler Cejuela Tanalgo
- Landscape Ecology Group, Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 666303 Mengla, Yunnan Province, P.R. China (E-mail: )
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- Philippine Bats for Peace Foundation Inc., 5 Ramona Townhomes, Guadalupe Village, Lanang, 8000 Davao City, The Republic of the Philippines
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- Landscape Ecology Group, Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 666303 Mengla, Yunnan Province, P.R. China
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Trouwborst A, McCormack PC, Martínez Camacho E. Domestic cats and their impacts on biodiversity: A blind spot in the application of nature conservation law. PEOPLE AND NATURE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Arie Trouwborst
- Tilburg Law School Tilburg University Tilburg The Netherlands
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Mori E, Menchetti M, Camporesi A, Cavigioli L, Tabarelli de Fatis K, Girardello M. License to Kill? Domestic Cats Affect a Wide Range of Native Fauna in a Highly Biodiverse Mediterranean Country. Front Ecol Evol 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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