Ecosystem services are the benefits obtained from the environment that increase human
well‐being. Economic valuation is conducted by measuring the human welfare gains or …

Fighting insect pests is a major challenge for agriculture worldwide, and biological control
and integrated pest management constitute well‐recognised, cost‐effective ways to prevent …

Bats play crucial ecosystem services as seed dispersers, pollinators, controllers of insects,
and nutrient recyclers. However, there has not been a thorough global review evaluating …

The diverse functional roles of over 6,000 species of extant mammals that range in body size
across eight orders of magnitude, from blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) to tiny …

Coronaviruses (CoV) were for a long time associated with several major veterinary diseases
such as avian infectious coronavirus, calf diarrhea, winter dysentery, respiratory infections …

Caves and other subterranean sites such as mines are critical to the survival of hundreds of
bat species worldwide, since they often provide shelter for most of a nation's bat fauna. In the …

Pest control through integrated pest management systems stands as a very convenient
sustainable hazard-free alternative to pesticides, which are a growing global concern if …

Intensification in land-use and farming practices has had largely negative effects on bats,
leading to population declines and concomitant losses of ecosystem services. Current …

Sustainable rice production is critical to food security especially in Asia. Effective biocontrol
of major rice pests such as the White-Backed Planthopper (Sogatella furcifera, Horváth; …

Ecosystem services (ESs) provided by animals are increasingly considered to be of
economic value and essential for the well-being of humans. Yet, despite representing the …