Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes

RD Crawford, JM O'Keefe - Conservation Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bat boxes are commonly deployed to mitigate the loss of bat roosting habitat. Due to a
dearth of microclimate research, numerous untested commercially available bat boxes, and …

Improving the science and practice of using artificial roosts for bats

RD Crawford, JM O'keefe - Conservation Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, artificial bat roosts (eg, bat boxes, bark mimics, bat condos) are routinely
deployed for conservation, mitigation, and community engagement. However, scant …

Agriculture and hot temperatures interactively erode the nest success of habitat generalist birds across the United States

KS Lauck, A Ke, EM Olimpi, D Paredes, K Hood… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Habitat conversion and climate change are fundamental drivers of biodiversity loss
worldwide but are often analyzed in isolation. We used a continental-scale, decades-long …

The effect of nest temperature on growth and survival in juvenile Great Tits Parus major

A Corregidor‐Castro, OR Jones - Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For birds, maintaining an optimal nest temperature is critical for early‐life growth and
development. Temperatures deviating from this optimum can affect nestling growth and …

Nest orientation and proximity to snow patches are important for nest site selection of a cavity breeder at high elevation

CA Niffenegger, C Schano, R Arlettaz… - Journal of Avian …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Timing and location of reproduction are central to reproductive success across taxa. Among
birds, many species have evolved specific strategies to cope with environmental variability …

[HTML][HTML] What makes a house a home? Nest box use by West European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) is influenced by nest box placement, resource …

A Gazzard, PJ Baker - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Artificial refuges provided by householders and/or conservation practitioners potentially
represent one mechanism for mitigating declines in the availability of natural nest sites used …

Spout hollow nest boxes provide a drier and less stable microclimate than natural hollows

C Strain, CS Jones, SR Griffiths… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial tree hollows (eg, nest‐boxes) are commonly deployed to mitigate the loss of mature
trees within human‐disturbed landscapes. Their effectiveness as a habitat resource, and …

Utilization of modified and artificial nests by endemic and introduced parrots on Norfolk Island

D Gautschi, R Heinsohn, R Crates… - Restoration …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Animals that breed in cavities formed through decay or mechanical damage often face
limitations to reproduction due to a shortage of nest sites. Artificial nests are commonly …

Investigating the effect of urbanization on weather using the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model: A case of Metro Manila, Philippines

JM Oliveros, EA Vallar, MCD Galvez - Environments, 2019 - mdpi.com
The effect of urbanization of Metro Manila, particularly on the amount of sensible heat flux,
rainfall and temperature of selected urban and rural areas, was investigated using the …

Variation in summer and winter microclimate in multi-chambered bat boxes in eastern Australia: potential eco-physiological implications for bats

N Rueegger - Environments, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bat boxes are commonly used as a conservation tool. Detailed knowledge on the influence
of box elements on microclimate is lacking, despite eco-physiological implications for bats …