Background Bats are important components of forested ecosystems and are found in forests
worldwide. Consequently, they often interact with fire. Previous reviews of the effects of fire …

Tropical island countries are often highly populated and deliver immense ecosystem service
benefits. As human wellbeing depends on these ecosystems, proper management is crucial …

The progressive expansion of human activities is causing unprecedented changes to marine
ecosystems. In some cases, the extent of these changes may be so large as to generate …

Bats perform critical ecosystem functions, including the pollination, seed dispersal, and
regulation of invertebrate populations. Yet, bat populations are declining worldwide primarily …

The genus Miniopterus is a monophyletic assemblage of many species characterized by
remarkably conservative morphology. The number of recognized species has more than …

Three new day gecko species of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 are described from
three isolated granite cave habitats with rock walls in Bambaragala (Ratnapura District) …

Maduru Oya National Park (MONP) including its largest reservoir, Maduru Oya Reservoir
(MOR), has been identified with a high waterbird density. However, a limited number of …

Abstract Distribution of Kerivoula hardwickii, Hardwicke's woolly bat, in Sri Lanka is
restricted to the central highlands and to northeastern region of the country, and so far, only …

Sri Lanka is considered one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. Although Sri Lanka has a
rich diversity of bats, Kerivoula malpasi is the only bat that is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it …

Pugmark and scat identification are indirect methods of mammal observation in the wild less
popular than camera trapping and GPS collaring and is an understudied field of research in …