Although labeled as environmentally friendly, wind power can have negative impacts on the
environment, such as habitat destruction or wildlife fatalities. Considering the distribution …

Impacts of wind power on bats are usually evidenced by the recorded fatalities, while other
impacts are not well understood or considered during project planning. However, wind …

The distribution ranges and spatio‐temporal patterns in the occurrence and activity of boreal
bats are yet largely unknown due to their cryptic lifestyle and lack of suitable and efficient …

Solar energy is an important renewable energy source. However, the ecological effects of
solar farms are largely unknown. Behavioral experiments proved previously that smooth …

Despite the key importance of the landscape matrix for bats, we still not fully understand how
the effect of forest composition interacts at combined stand and landscape scales to shape …

Forest management rarely considers protecting bats in Fennoscandian regions although all
species rely on forest habitat at some point in their annual cycle. This issue is especially …

Insectivorous bats at northern latitudes need to cope with long periods of no food for large
parts of the year. Hence, bats which are resident at northern latitudes throughout the year …

Retention forestry, which retains small set-asides within forests managed for timber
production and other services, is an important conservation instrument for enhancing …

Context Given the rate at which humankind is changing habitats, it is essential to understand
its impact on the surrounding nature and biota. The intensification of human activities and …

Natural hibernation sites used by bats in areas that lack cave features have long remained
unresolved. To investigate hibernation site selection and winter activity of boreal bats, we …