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 …

Insectivorous bats are gaining increasing attention for their potential as biological agents of
pest suppression. Studies around the world have demonstrated their tendency to track and …

Aims To assess 1) the effect of the combination of flooding (winter flooding vs. non-winter
flooding; WFL vs NWF) and timing of straw incorporation (early vs late straw incorporation; …

Bats are an important group of mammals, frequently foraging in farmland and potentially
exposed to pesticides. This statement considers whether the current risk assessment …

Bats have been shown to provide successful pest suppression in different land-use systems
globally. Recent research demonstrates high economic values of pest suppression by bats …

Agricultural production decisions impact how agriculture navigates within the safe and just
operating space (SJOS). The ability to model and assess these impacts is crucial for policy …

Tropical savannas are biomes of global importance under severe pressure from
anthropogenic change, including land-cover and land-use change. Bats, the second-most …

The Italian rice agroecosystem plays a key role in the European production and provides a
unique range of rice varieties. As productive man-made wetlands, rice paddies are strategic …

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology,
including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology …

Rice agriculture provides wetlands and complex habitats supporting biodiversity. Wetlands
associated with rice agriculture since the 1960s have increased by 32% and now form …