Essays about: "bats chiroptera"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words bats chiroptera.

  1. 1. Using the AudioMoth - a novel passive acoustic monitoring technology - to monitor bat diversity in a rewilded landscape

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Koen Pronk; [2022]
    Keywords : passive acoustic monitoring; bioindicator; chiroptera; audioMoth; trophic rewilding;

    Abstract : Ecosystem restoration through the reintroduction of grazers is gaining interest across Europe. Large herbivores are associated with landscape heterogeneity, restoration of trophic cascades and biodiversity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Bats in Urban Sweden : A multiple regression analysis of bats’ relationship to urbanization

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Miljövetenskap

    Author : Nils Andersson Skog; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban ecology; Insectivorous bats; Chiroptera; Species composition; Bioindicator; Sustainable development;

    Abstract : Human development continues to use up more physical space in the natural world, threatening the natural habitats of many organisms. To combat the loss of biodiversity science needs to explore what landscape features are important for different organisms so that we can incorporate these into the modern environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bats as hosts of zoonotic pathogens : potential conflicts between nature conservation and public health

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Therese Thalin; [2021]
    Keywords : bats; conservation; Daubenton’s bat; Myotis daubentonii; public health; vector; zoonotic pathogens;

    Abstract : Bats belong to the order Chiroptera, one of the most species rich mammalian groups of Sweden, but it is also the most threatened one. Nineteen different bat species have been found in Sweden, of which 12 are red-listed. Globally rodents and bats are the animal groups known to host most zoonotic pathogens. READ MORE

  5. 4. As Blind as a Bat : Myths, Misunderstandings and Perceptions of Bats Through the Anthropocene

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Eleanor Åhslund Glass; [2020]
    Keywords : Ethography; Biophilia; Ethnography; Chiroptera; Bat-Human Relationship;

    Abstract : The bat and human relationship has been one of ambiguity through the Anthropocene. Bats have been both persecuted and revered in different cultures and negative perceptions of bats remain widespread, causing concern for the support of bat conservation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Predicting bat occurrence : evaluation of a connectivity-based habitat index for Swedish bats

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Gesa von Hirschheydt; [2018]
    Keywords : bats Chiroptera ; bat habitat index; ecological impact assessment; flight friction; cost distance analysis; landscape permeability;

    Abstract : Ecological impact assessments are required for all large infrastructure or exploitation projects because of their effects on environment and species. Methods that would make such assessments more standardised, efficient and reliable are highly desirable in today’s society, where many species are decreasing due to human-induced habitat modifications. READ MORE