Anthropogenic sensory pollution is affecting ecosystems worldwide. Human actions
generate acoustic noise, emanate artificial light and emit chemical substances. All of these …

Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is increasingly popular in ecological research and
conservation programs, with high‐volume and long‐term data collection provided by …

The risk of predation strongly affects mammalian population dynamics and community
interactions. Bright moonlight is widely believed to increase predation risk for nocturnal …

Africa is home to the last intact guild of large carnivores and thus provides the only
opportunity to investigate mechanisms of coexistence among large predator species. Strong …

Most studies in chronobiology focus on solar cycles (daily and annual). Moonlight and the
lunar cycle received considerably less attention by chronobiologists. An exception are …

Summary 1 Microchiropteran bats have the potential to be important biodiversity indicator
species as they are distributed globally and are important in ecosystem functioning. Survey …

Many aspects of animal behaviour are affected by real‐time changes in the risk of predation.
This conclusion holds for virtually all taxa and ecological systems studied, but does it hold …

Given worldwide rapid human population growth resulting in degradation or loss of habitats,
it is important to understand how anthropogenic factors affect species presence and activity …

Wind energy is rapidly becoming a viable source of alternative energy, but wind turbines are
killing bats in many areas of North America. Most of the bats killed by turbines thus far have …

Night-time light can have profound ecological effects, even when the source is natural
moonlight. The impacts of light can, however, vary substantially by taxon, habitat and …