ARTIFICIAL NIGHTTIME LIGHTING REDUCES THE USE OF WILDLIFE CROSSING STRUCTURES BY INSECTIVOROUS BATS IN SOUTHEAST AUSTRAL
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2017-02-15
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Interview with Manisha Bhardwaj (University of Melbourne - Australia)
IENE 2016 conference (Lyon,France)
Light can have a significant impact on the behaviour and movement of insectivorous bats. Our study showed that some bats will actively avoid lit areas, even if that means potentially accessing “unsafe” habitat such as a roadway. These results suggest that bats will avoid roadways lit by streetlights, further amplifying barrier-to-movement impacts presented by roads.
IENE 2016 conference (Lyon,France)
Light can have a significant impact on the behaviour and movement of insectivorous bats. Our study showed that some bats will actively avoid lit areas, even if that means potentially accessing “unsafe” habitat such as a roadway. These results suggest that bats will avoid roadways lit by streetlights, further amplifying barrier-to-movement impacts presented by roads.
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