Using individual‐based trait frequency distributions to forecast plant‐pollinator network responses to environmental change

A Cantwell‐Jones, JM Tylianakis, K Larson… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Determining how and why organisms interact is fundamental to understanding ecosystem
responses to future environmental change. To assess the impact on plant‐pollinator …

Studying bats using a One Health lens: bridging the gap between bat virology and disease ecology

V Gonzalez, AM Hurtado-Monzón, S O'Krafka… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Accumulating data suggest that some bat species host emerging viruses that are highly
pathogenic in humans and agricultural animals. Laboratory-based studies have highlighted …

[HTML][HTML] Farmland biodiversity benefits from small woody features

C Vallé, I Le Viol, C Kerbiriou, Y Bas, F Jiguet… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although positive effects on biodiversity of woody features in agricultural landscapes are
widely recognized, questions remain as to which landscape context to prioritize their …

Disentangling direct and indirect effects of forest structure on biodiversity: Bottom‐up and top‐down effects between forestry, bats and their insect prey

AL Hendel, JC Douma, S Klingenfuß… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Timber‐oriented forest management profoundly alters forest structure and composition, with
complex effects on associated biodiversity. However, while species' responses to forest …

A dataset on African bats' functional traits

F Cosentino, G Castiello, L Maiorano - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Trait-based approaches are becoming extremely common in ecological modeling and the
availability of traits databases is increasing. However, data availability is often biased …

Distribution of common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) activity is altered by airflow disruption generated by wind turbines

C Leroux, K Barré, N Valet, C Kerbiriou, I Le Viol - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The mechanisms underlying bat and bird activity peaks (attraction) or losses (avoidance)
near wind turbines remain unknown. Yet, understanding them would be a major lever to limit …

From virtue to sin: Is the installation of bat boxes an effective conservation measure or a potential pitfall for vulnerable bat species?

C Matus-Olivares, J Carrasco, A Weintraub… - Journal for Nature …, 2025 - Elsevier
Bat boxes are a key element in bat conservation policies being very popular. However, it is a
biased action that is only favourable for a few bat species. In this manuscript, we …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring of Astroviruses, Brno-Hantaviruses, Coronaviruses, Influenza Viruses, Bornaviruses, Morbilliviruses, Lyssaviruses and Pestiviruses in Austrian …

S Fereidouni, SJ Keleş, K Schlottau, Z Bagó, G Reiter… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Here, we report the results of a monitoring study of bat viruses in Austria to strengthen the
knowledge of circulating viruses in Austrian bat populations. In this study, we analyzed 618 …

Adhesive traps for suppressing pest insects represent a serious threat to bats across Europe

L Ancillotto, F Cosentino, F Festa, E Mori - European Journal of Wildlife …, 2024 - Springer
The use of biocides is one of the main threats to biodiversity worldwide, representing a
significant driver of decline for several taxa. Mechanical devices for the control of pest insect …

Composition of the Common Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) Gut Microbiota Determined by Bacteriological Analysis and High-Throughput 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing

IV Popov, IM Donnik, TA Lipilkina, IS Berezinskaia… - Microbiology, 2024 - Springer
Since bats are the second most diverse order of mammals after rodents, they play a key role
in the functioning of ecosystems. The microbiota of bats, especially the bacterial one, is …