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 …

Nest boxes are often promoted as substitute structures for hollow‐dependent fauna, but are
they generally effective? In a long‐term bat‐box monitoring project in south‐eastern …

The conversion of natural habitats to agriculture is one of the main drivers of biotic change.
Madagascar is no exception and land-use change, mostly driven by slash-and-burn …

The creation of supplementary habitats that effectively mimic the physical and thermal
characteristics of natural tree hollows should be a key priority for landscape restoration and …

Habitat loss and forest fragmentation are currently substantially reducing the availability of
natural bat roosts worldwide. However, since bat populations have been recognized as …

Bat boxes are commonly deployed to mitigate the loss of bat roosting habitat. Due to a
dearth of microclimate research, numerous untested commercially available bat boxes, and …

Wildlife managers design artificial structures, such as bird houses and bat boxes, to provide
alternative nesting and roosting sites that aid wildlife conservation. However, artificial …

Commercial plantations are primarily managed for timber production, and are frequently
considered poor for biodiversity, particularly for mammalian species. Bats, which constitute …

The Biodiversity and Bioindicators research group (BiBIO), based at the Natural Sciences
Museum of Granollers, has coordinated four long-term faunal monitoring programmes based …

Proximity to humans is a primary stressor for wildlife, especially in urban habitats where
frequent disturbance may occur. Several bat species often roost in buildings but while the …