Bat responses to changes in forest composition and prey abundance depend on landscape matrix and stand structure

JSP Froidevaux, L Barbaro, O Vinet, L Larrieu, Y Bas… - Scientific reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Insectivorous bats in eastern mediterranean planted pine forests—effects of forest structure on foraging activity, diversity, and implications for management …

C Allegrini, C Korine, BR Krasnov - Forests, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Bats are primarily forest mammals and forest structure may affect their communities through
the level of vegetation clutter. Pine plantations are typically even-aged managed forests that …

[HTML][HTML] Irregular silviculture and stand structural effects on the plant community in an ancient semi-natural woodland

DC Alder, B Edwards, A Poore, J Norrey… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plants associated with traditional forms of coppice management are affected by changes in,
or cessation of, stand management which produce differences in structure, usually in the …

Seeing the wood for the trees, irregular silviculture supports bat populations in conifer plantations

P Cook, D Alder, L Hordley, SE Newson… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Conifer plantations are a major land use globally and provide a range of social, economic
and environmental benefits, particularly the provision of timber. There is a growing interest in …

Three‐dimensional stratification pattern in an old‐growth lowland forest: How does height in canopy and season influence temperate bat activity?

M Erasmy, C Leuschner, N Balkenhol… - Ecology and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The study of animal–habitat interactions is of primary importance for the formulation of
conservation recommendations. Flying, gliding, and climbing animals have the ability to …

A method for rapid assessment of bat richness using woodland structure characteristics

A Carr, A Weatherall, MRK Zeale, A Rachwald… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
To conserve and restore forests we need greater and more efficient assessment of their
biodiversity. Integrating species monitoring into woodland inventories provides opportunities …

Wooded streets, but not streetlight dimming, favour bat activity in a temperate urban setting

C Stanley, JM Bagniewska… - Journal of Urban …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Urbanization damages biodiversity, reducing people's connection to nature and negatively
impacting the survivability of local species. However, with small adjustments, the damage …

Comparing acoustic survey data for European bats: do walked transects or automated fixed-point surveys provide more robust data?

SJ Perks, AE Goodenough - Wildlife Research, 2021‏ - CSIRO Publishing
AbstractContext Monitoring schemes provide vital data on the distribution and population
dynamics of species. This information can be used to inform conservation management and …

[PDF][PDF] Implications of irregular silviculture for woodland birds, bats and plants in broadleaved woodland

D Alder - 2024‏ - rfs.org.uk
There is increasing interest in the use of silviculture as a method of diversifying forests to
address the challenges of climate change, pests and diseases, and multiple objectives of …

Bat activity and diversity in a temperate old-growth forest-Influence of horizontal and vertical structural heterogeneity on the bat assemblage of the Belovezhskaya …

M Erasmy - 2022‏ - ediss.uni-goettingen.de
There are two different options to manage forests in the era of global climate warming, with
partly opposing inferences. One is to reduce management or abandon it, as undisturbed …