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Effect of artificial light on activity in frugivorous bats (Pteropodidae). J ETHOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10164-022-00771-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Webala PW, Musila S, Syingi R, Okwany ZA. Bats in Kenyan pit latrines: Non‐invasive sampling by photography. Afr J Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Paul W. Webala
- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management Maasai Mara University Narok Kenya
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- Mammalogy Section, Zoology Department National Museums of Kenya Nairobi Kenya
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- Mammalogy Section, Zoology Department National Museums of Kenya Nairobi Kenya
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- Molecular Genetics Section Centre for Biodiversity Department National Museums of Kenya Nairobi Kenya
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Sánchez-Navarro S, Rydell J, Ibáñez C. Bat Fatalities at Wind-Farms in the Lowland Mediterranean of Southern Spain. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2019.21.2.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Sonia Sánchez-Navarro
- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Av. Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Lund University, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Av. Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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Deterioration of World Heritage Cave Monument of Ajanta, India: Insights to Important Biological Agents and Environment Friendly Solutions. HERITAGE 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/heritage2030156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Heritage monuments across the world are affected by a variety of physical and biological stresses. Damage to heritage monuments due to insects and pests is growing with increasing anthropogenic pressure and changing climatic conditions. Cave monuments are habitats to microbes, algae, fungi, and insects, and are unique biodiversity sites due to their low temperature, little to no sunlight, and high moisture conditions. This study takes stock of available information on important factors that facilitate the growth of insect pests and degrade heritage monuments. Ajanta Caves, a UNESCO world heritage site in India, is a human marvel, important archaeological and heritage site of immense cultural and historic values. The present paper is an attempt to understand a variety of stresses and factors with a focus on insect pests that have substantially affected Ajanta cave paintings in the last few decades. The study also provides information on available approaches for damage control including the need for an integrated insect pest management for protecting cave monuments against rapid degradation across the country in general and Ajanta caves in particular. A light-based approach is the key highlight of the study that can be used as an effective and efficient approach to protect archaeological sites especially cave paintings from insect pests without disturbing the pollinator diversity and surrounding environment.
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