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 …
Agriculture is a dominant land use worldwide with approximately 40% of the land's surface used for farming. In many countries, particularly parts of Europe, this figure is substantially …
Natural bodies of open water in desert landscapes, such as springs and ephemeral pools, and the plant-life they support, are important resources for the survival of animals in hyper …
The effectiveness of organic farming for promoting biodiversity has been widely documented, yet most studies have been undertaken in temperate agroecosystems with a …
KMB Herkt, G Barnikel, AK Skidmore, J Fahr - Ecological Modelling, 2016 - Elsevier
Bats are the second-most species-rich mammal group numbering more than 1270 species globally. Our knowledge of their geographic distributions and diversity patterns however is …
Agriculture and related habitat modification have been identified as globally important drivers of species loss. Habitat modification resulting from agriculture can, however, have …
F Amorim, I Jorge, P Beja, H Rebelo - Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how the spatial distribution of ecological resources shapes species' diversity and abundance in human‐modified landscapes is a central theme in conservation biology …
RB Adhikari, M Maharjan… - Journal of Parasitology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bats are the only active flying placental mammals and are traditionally classified into mega‐ and microbats, which are, respectively, herbivorous and insectivorous in feeding habit …
Semi‐arid and arid landscapes (dry‐lands) cover 41% of the Earth's land surface over five continents. These areas are home to 55% of mammal species. Bats have the second highest …