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 …

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 …

Wind energy is rapidly growing as a renewable source of energy but is not neutral for
wildlife, especially bats. Whereas most studies have focused on bat mortality through …

The exponential development of wind energy raises concerns regarding its impacts on
airborne biodiversity. Evidence of wind turbine attraction and repulsion on bats, and …

Wind turbine development is growing exponentially and faster than other sources of
renewable energy worldwide. While multi-turbine facilities have small physical footprint, they …

Many bats use aquatic habitats for foraging and for drinking water. Interactions between
aquatic and terrestrial systems are important for understanding food web dynamics and for …

Assessing the state and trend of biodiversity in the face of anthropogenic threats requires
large‐scale and long‐time monitoring, for which new recording methods offer interesting …