Should I use fixed effects or random effects when I have fewer than five levels of a grouping factor in a mixed-effects model?

DGE Gomes - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
As linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) have become a widespread tool in ecology, the need
to guide the use of such tools is increasingly important. One common guideline is that one …

[HTML][HTML] The presence of wind turbines repels bats in boreal forests

SP Gaultier, TM Lilley, EJ Vesterinen… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Impacts of wind power on bats are usually evidenced by the recorded fatalities, while other
impacts are not well understood or considered during project planning. However, wind …

Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites

JS Ellerbrok, A Delius, F Peter… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, wind turbines are increasingly being built at forest sites to meet the goals of
national climate strategies. Yet, the impact on biodiversity is barely understood. Bats may be …

A multisensory approach to understanding bat responses to wind energy developments

KA Jonasson, AM Adams, AF Brokaw… - Mammal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Millions of bats are killed at wind energy facilities worldwide, yet the behavioural
mechanisms underlying why bats are vulnerable to wind turbines remain unclear …

Wind energy development can lead to guild‐specific habitat loss in boreal forest bats

RA McKay, SE Johns, R Bischof, F Matthews… - Wildlife …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Forest management rarely considers protecting bats in Fennoscandian regions although all
species rely on forest habitat at some point in their annual cycle. This issue is especially …

Anthropogenic noise does not strengthen multiple‐predator effects in a freshwater invasive fish

E Rojas, L Prosnier, A Pradeau, N Boyer… - Journal of Fish …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic noise has the potential to alter community dynamics by modifying the
strength of nested ecological interactions such as predation. Direct effects of noise on per …

Anthropogenic noise alters the perception of a predator in a local community of great tits

V Tilgar, K Hein, R Viigipuu - Animal Behaviour, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic noise is increasing at an alarming rate in urban as well as rural ecosystems
and detrimental effects have been reported on many animals relying on acoustic …

Acoustic activity of bats at power lines correlates with relative humidity: a potential role for corona discharges

JSP Froidevaux, G Jones… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
With the ever-increasing dependency on electric power, electrical grid networks are
expanding worldwide. Bats exhibit a wide diversity of foraging and flight behaviours, and …

An exploration of ecoacoustics and its applications in conservation ecology

A Farina, B Krause, TC Mullet - BioSystems, 2024 - Elsevier
Our planet is facing unprecedented adversity due to the global impacts of climate change
and an emerging sixth mass extinction. These impacts are exacerbated by population and …

Miniaturization eliminates detectable impacts of drones on bat activity

K Kuhlmann, A Fontaine… - Methods in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in operational simplicity and cost efficiency have promoted the rapid integration of
unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs) into ecological research, yet UAVs often disturb wildlife …