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  1. AU="Medinas, Denis"
  2. AU="Høgdall, Claus"
  3. AU="Clark, Cari Jo"
  4. AU="Barclay, Alfred E."
  5. AU="Evans, Ronald K"
  6. AU="Pemmaraju, Venkata Ranganandha Rao"
  7. AU="Chu, Kimberly"
  8. AU="Finton, Kathryn A K"
  9. AU="Lou Alcaine, María Luz"
  10. AU="Patterson, G Taylor"
  11. AU="Champey, Patrick R" AU="Champey, Patrick R"
  12. AU="Zyriax, Birgit-Christiane"
  13. AU="Kim, Elaine H"
  14. AU="Zhou, Gui-Xiu"
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  1. Artikel ; Online: Fine scale genetics reveals the subtle negative effects of roads on an endangered bat.

    Medinas, Denis / Ribeiro, Vera / Barbosa, Soraia / Valerio, Francesco / Marques, João Tiago / Rebelo, Hugo / Paupério, Joana / Santos, Sara / Mira, António

    The Science of the total environment

    2023  Band 869, Seite(n) 161705

    Abstract: The effective management of species with small and fragmented populations requires an in-depth understanding of how the effects of human-induced habitat disturbance shape the structure and gene flow at fine spatial scales. Identification of putative ... ...

    Abstract The effective management of species with small and fragmented populations requires an in-depth understanding of how the effects of human-induced habitat disturbance shape the structure and gene flow at fine spatial scales. Identification of putative environmental barriers that affect individual exchange among subpopulations is imperative to prevent extinction risks. Here, we investigated how landscape affects the gene flow and relatedness structure of a population of the endangered lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros). We also assessed the effects of sexbiased dispersal on genetic relatedness. We genotyped 287 bat samples collected across southern Portugal and developed resistance surfaces for landscape variables hypothesized to affect gene flow. Then, we used spatially explicit models to fit relatedness distance through the resistance surfaces. We found genetic evidence of sex-biased dispersal and identified a significant fine scale structuring in the relatedness regarding females, the philopatric sex. Males displayed uniform levels of relatedness throughout the landscape. The results indicated less relatedness between the female´ from roosts located on proximity of roads than in roosts away from roads. Also, when analysing the sexes together the relatedness on roosts separated by highway were subtly less related in comparison to those occurring on the same side. Roads seem to be major shapers of the contemporary population structure of females, regardless of being relatively recent structures in the landscape. Furthermore, the relatedness patterns detected suggested that high tree density among roosts and continuity of forest patches in broader surrounding areas, promotes the relatedness among individuals. Landscape heterogeneity among roosts slightly decreases genetic relatedness. Nevertheless, those relationships are still weak, suggesting that population structuring driven by those factors is slowly ongoing. Thus, effective management measures should focus on issues for promoting safe road passages and suitable habitat corridors, allowing for the exchange of individuals and gene flow among lesser horseshoe bat roosts.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Humans ; Male ; Animals ; Female ; Chiroptera/genetics ; Forests ; Ecosystem ; Trees ; Gene Flow ; Genetics, Population
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2023-01-20
    Erscheinungsland Netherlands
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161705
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  2. Artikel ; Online: Fine scale genetics reveals the subtle negative effects of roads on an endangered bat

    Medinas, Denis / Ribeiro, Vera / Barbosa, Soraia / Valerio, Francesco / Marques, João Tiago / Rebelo, Hugo / Paupério, Joana / Santos, Sara / Mira, António

    Science of the Total Environment. 2023 Apr., v. 869 p.161705-

    2023  

    Abstract: The effective management of species with small and fragmented populations requires an in-depth understanding of how the effects of human-induced habitat disturbance shape the structure and gene flow at fine spatial scales. Identification of putative ... ...

    Abstract The effective management of species with small and fragmented populations requires an in-depth understanding of how the effects of human-induced habitat disturbance shape the structure and gene flow at fine spatial scales. Identification of putative environmental barriers that affect individual exchange among subpopulations is imperative to prevent extinction risks. Here, we investigated how landscape affects the gene flow and relatedness structure of a population of the endangered lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros). We also assessed the effects of sexbiased dispersal on genetic relatedness. We genotyped 287 bat samples collected across southern Portugal and developed resistance surfaces for landscape variables hypothesized to affect gene flow. Then, we used spatially explicit models to fit relatedness distance through the resistance surfaces. We found genetic evidence of sex-biased dispersal and identified a significant fine scale structuring in the relatedness regarding females, the philopatric sex. Males displayed uniform levels of relatedness throughout the landscape. The results indicated less relatedness between the female´ from roosts located on proximity of roads than in roosts away from roads. Also, when analysing the sexes together the relatedness on roosts separated by highway were subtly less related in comparison to those occurring on the same side. Roads seem to be major shapers of the contemporary population structure of females, regardless of being relatively recent structures in the landscape. Furthermore, the relatedness patterns detected suggested that high tree density among roosts and continuity of forest patches in broader surrounding areas, promotes the relatedness among individuals. Landscape heterogeneity among roosts slightly decreases genetic relatedness. Nevertheless, those relationships are still weak, suggesting that population structuring driven by those factors is slowly ongoing. Thus, effective management measures should focus on issues for promoting safe road passages and suitable habitat corridors, allowing for the exchange of individuals and gene flow among lesser horseshoe bat roosts.
    Schlagwörter Rhinolophus ; environment ; extinction ; females ; forests ; gene flow ; genetic relationships ; habitat destruction ; habitats ; landscapes ; philopatry ; population structure ; trees ; Portugal ; Rhinolophus hipposideros ; Landscape connectivity ; Genetic relatedness ; Road barrier effect ; Sex-biased
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2023-04
    Erscheinungsort Elsevier B.V.
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
    Anmerkung Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161705
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  3. Artikel: Spatiotemporal persistence of bat roadkill hotspots in response to dynamics of habitat suitability and activity patterns

    Medinas, Denis / Marques, João Tiago / Costa, Pedro / Santos, Sara / Rebelo, Hugo / Barbosa, A.Márcia / Mira, António

    Journal of environmental management. 2021 Jan. 01, v. 277

    2021  

    Abstract: Wildlife roadkill hotspots are frequently used to identify priority locations for implementing mitigation measures. However, understanding the landscape-context and the spatial and temporal dynamics of these hotspots is challenging. Here, we investigate ... ...

    Abstract Wildlife roadkill hotspots are frequently used to identify priority locations for implementing mitigation measures. However, understanding the landscape-context and the spatial and temporal dynamics of these hotspots is challenging. Here, we investigate the factors that drive the spatiotemporal variation of bat mortality hotspots on roads along three years. We hypothesize that hotspot locations occur where bat activity is higher and that this activity is related to vegetation density and productivity, probably because this is associated with food availability. Statistically significant clusters of bat-vehicle collisions for each year were identified using the Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) approach. Additionally, we used a spatiotemporal analysis and generalized linear mixed models to evaluate the effect of local spatiotemporal variation of environmental indices and bat activity to predict the variation on roadkill hotspot locations and to asses hotspot strength over time. Between 2009 and 2011 we conducted daily surveys of bat casualties along a 51-km-long transect that incorporates different types of roads in southern Portugal. We found 509 casualties and we identified 86 statistically significant roadkill hotspots, which comprised 12% of the road network length and contained 61% of the casualties. Hotspots tended to be located in areas with higher accumulation of vegetation productivity along the three-year period, high bat activity and low temperature. Furthermore, we found that only 17% of the road network length was consistently classified as hotspots across all years; while 43% of hotspots vanished in consecutive years and 40% of new road segments were classified as hotspots. Thus, non-persistent hotspots were the most frequent category. Spatiotemporal changes in hotspot location are associated with decreasing vegetation production and increasing water stress on road surroundings. This supports our hypothesis that a decline on overall vegetation productivity and increase of roadside water deficit, and the presumed lower abundance of prey, have a significant effect on the decrease of bat roadkills. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating that freely available remote sensing data can be a powerful tool to quantify bat roadkill risk and assess its spatiotemporal dynamics.
    Schlagwörter Chiroptera ; environmental management ; food availability ; habitats ; mortality ; risk ; road kills ; roads ; roadsides ; statistical analysis ; temperature ; temporal variation ; vegetation ; water stress ; wildlife ; Portugal
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2021-0101
    Erscheinungsort Elsevier Ltd
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    Anmerkung NAL-AP-2-clean
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111412
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  4. Artikel: Assessing behaviour states of a forest carnivore in a road-dominated landscape using Hidden Markov Models

    Ferreira, Eduardo M. / Valerio*, Francesco / Medinas, Denis / Fernandes, Nelson / Craveiro, João / Costa, Pedro / Silva, João Paulo / Carrapato, Carlos / Mira, António / Santos, Sara M.

    Nature conservation. 2022 Mar. 25, v. 47

    2022  

    Abstract: Anthropogenic infrastructures and land-use changes are major threats to animal movements across heterogeneous landscapes. Yet, the behavioural consequences of such constraints remain poorly understood. We investigated the relationship between the ... ...

    Abstract Anthropogenic infrastructures and land-use changes are major threats to animal movements across heterogeneous landscapes. Yet, the behavioural consequences of such constraints remain poorly understood. We investigated the relationship between the behaviour of the Common genet (Genetta genetta) and road proximity, within a dominant mixed forest-agricultural landscape in southern Portugal, fragmented by roads. Specifically, we aimed to: (i) identify and characterise the behavioural states displayed by genets and related movement patterns; and (ii) understand how behavioural states are influenced by proximity to main paved roads and landscape features. We used a multivariate Hidden Markov Model (HMM) to characterise the fine-scale movements (10-min fixes GPS) of seven genets tracked during 187 nights (mean 27 days per individual) during the period 2016–2019, using distance to major paved roads and landscape features as predictors. Our findings indicated that genet’s movement patterns were composed of three basic behavioural states, classified as “resting” (short step-lengths [mean = 10.6 m] and highly tortuous), “foraging” (intermediate step-lengths [mean = 46.1 m] and with a wide range in turning angle) and “travelling” (longer step-lengths [mean = 113.7 m] and mainly linear movements). Within the genet’s main activity-period (17.00 h-08.00 h), the movement model predicts that genets spend 36.7% of their time travelling, 35.4% foraging and 28.0% resting. The probability of genets displaying the travelling state was highest in areas far away from roads (> 500 m), whereas foraging and resting states were more likely in areas relatively close to roads (up to 500 m). Landscape features also had a pronounced effect on behaviour state occurrence. More specifically, travelling was most likely to occur in areas with lower forest edge density and close to riparian habitats, while foraging was more likely to occur in areas with higher forest edge density and far away from riparian habitats. The results suggest that, although roads represent a behavioural barrier to the movement of genets, they also take advantage of road proximity as foraging areas. Our study demonstrates that the HMM approach is useful for disentangling movement behaviour and understanding how animals respond to roadsides and fragmented habitats. We emphasise that road-engaged stakeholders need to consider movement behaviour of genets when targeting management practices to maximise road permeability for wildlife.
    Schlagwörter Genetta genetta ; Markov chain ; animals ; carnivores ; edge effects ; forests ; landscapes ; models ; natural resources conservation ; permeability ; stakeholders ; wildlife ; Portugal
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2022-0325
    Umfang p. 155-175.
    Erscheinungsort Pensoft Publishers
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    ZDB-ID 2667603-5
    ISSN 1314-3301
    ISSN 1314-3301
    DOI 10.3897/natureconservation.47.72781
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  5. Artikel: Does short‐term habitat management for the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have lasting effects?

    Encarnação, Cláudia / Medinas, Denis / Alves, Paulo Célio / Mira, António

    Ecological research. 2019 Mar., v. 34, no. 2

    2019  

    Abstract: The European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, a keystone species of Mediterranean ecosystems, is the target of several recovery and management plans throughout the Iberian Peninsula. The majority of these plans are limited in time by budget constraints and ... ...

    Abstract The European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, a keystone species of Mediterranean ecosystems, is the target of several recovery and management plans throughout the Iberian Peninsula. The majority of these plans are limited in time by budget constraints and lack postintervention monitoring of population trends. This study was conducted in south‐west Portugal and aimed to understand the effect of habitat management and its early cessation on rabbit populations. We assessed rabbit presence and relative abundance before management (2007), during the implementation of measures (2008), immediately after (2009) and 3 years after measures ended (2012). We applied a model selection approach, using generalized linear models to determine the relative importance of MANAGED and UNMANAGED habitat features on rabbit presence in each year. We used spatial eigenvector mapping to describe the spatial autocorrelation in rabbit presence and a variation partitioning approach to quantify the relative effects of management‐related variables, unmanaged environmental descriptors and spatial characteristics on rabbit presence. Rabbit presence and abundance increased shortly after the management intervention but decreased 3 years after. Rabbit presence was positively related to the proximity of installed crops and the existence of favorable soils for digging. Habitat management‐related variables explained most of the variation in all models. Habitat improvement actions, particularly the sowing of pastures, contributed to increased rabbit presence. We propose a continued long‐term intervention and the cultivation of crops with auto‐regeneration properties (e.g., subterranean clover—Trifolium subterraneum) with the aim of continuing to increase rabbit presence and abundance in areas where rabbit populations are scarce.
    Schlagwörter Oryctolagus cuniculus ; autocorrelation ; habitat conservation ; habitats ; keystone species ; rabbits ; research ; Iberian Peninsula ; Portugal
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2019-03
    Umfang p. 296-308.
    Erscheinungsort John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    Anmerkung JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 233459-8
    ISSN 1440-1703 ; 0912-3814
    ISSN (online) 1440-1703
    ISSN 0912-3814
    DOI 10.1111/1440-1703.1064
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  6. Artikel: Road effects on bat activity depend on surrounding habitat type

    Medinas, Denis / Vera Ribeiro / João Tiago Marques / Bruno Silva / Ana Márcia Barbosa / Hugo Rebelo / António Mira

    Science of the total environment. 2019 Apr. 10, v. 660

    2019  

    Abstract: The effects of roads on bats are still a poorly documented issue. Most of the available research focuses on large and high-traffic highways, while low-medium-traffic roads are often assumed to have negligible impacts. However, small roads are ubiquitous ... ...

    Abstract The effects of roads on bats are still a poorly documented issue. Most of the available research focuses on large and high-traffic highways, while low-medium-traffic roads are often assumed to have negligible impacts. However, small roads are ubiquitous in landscapes around the world. We examined the effects of these roads, as well as habitat types, on the activity of three bat guilds (short-, mid- and long-range echolocators) and the most common bat species Pipistrellus kuhlii. We performed three bat acoustic surveys between May and October 2015, with these surveys being performed along twenty transects that were each 1000 m long and perpendicular to three roads with different traffic volumes. The surveys were performed in dense Mediterranean woodland (“montado”) and open agricultural field habitats, which were the two dominant land uses. At each transect, bat activity was simultaneously registered at 0, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 m from the road with the use of an ultrasound recorder. According to the generalized linear mixed effects models, the overall activity of bats and of the short- and mid-range echolocators increased with increased distance from the roads and was dependent on the surrounding habitats. In contrast, the long-range echolocators and P. kuhlii were more tolerant to road. Our results also show that the activity was higher in woodland areas, however road verges seem to be a significant habitat in an open agricultural landscape. The major negative effects extended to approximately 300 m from the roads in woodlands and penetrate further into the open field (>500 m). The management of roadside vegetation, combined with the bat habitat improvement in areas that are further from the roads, may mitigate the negative effects. To make road-dominated landscapes safer for bats, the transport agencies need to balance the trade-offs between habitat management and road kill risk.
    Schlagwörter Pipistrellus ; acoustics ; agricultural land ; habitat conservation ; habitats ; highways ; land use ; landscapes ; models ; risk ; road kills ; roadside plants ; surveys ; traffic ; woodlands
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2019-0410
    Umfang p. 340-347.
    Erscheinungsort Elsevier B.V.
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.032
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  7. Artikel ; Online: Spatiotemporal persistence of bat roadkill hotspots in response to dynamics of habitat suitability and activity patterns.

    Medinas, Denis / Marques, João Tiago / Costa, Pedro / Santos, Sara / Rebelo, Hugo / Barbosa, A Márcia / Mira, António

    Journal of environmental management

    2020  Band 277, Seite(n) 111412

    Abstract: Wildlife roadkill hotspots are frequently used to identify priority locations for implementing mitigation measures. However, understanding the landscape-context and the spatial and temporal dynamics of these hotspots is challenging. Here, we investigate ... ...

    Abstract Wildlife roadkill hotspots are frequently used to identify priority locations for implementing mitigation measures. However, understanding the landscape-context and the spatial and temporal dynamics of these hotspots is challenging. Here, we investigate the factors that drive the spatiotemporal variation of bat mortality hotspots on roads along three years. We hypothesize that hotspot locations occur where bat activity is higher and that this activity is related to vegetation density and productivity, probably because this is associated with food availability. Statistically significant clusters of bat-vehicle collisions for each year were identified using the Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) approach. Additionally, we used a spatiotemporal analysis and generalized linear mixed models to evaluate the effect of local spatiotemporal variation of environmental indices and bat activity to predict the variation on roadkill hotspot locations and to asses hotspot strength over time. Between 2009 and 2011 we conducted daily surveys of bat casualties along a 51-km-long transect that incorporates different types of roads in southern Portugal. We found 509 casualties and we identified 86 statistically significant roadkill hotspots, which comprised 12% of the road network length and contained 61% of the casualties. Hotspots tended to be located in areas with higher accumulation of vegetation productivity along the three-year period, high bat activity and low temperature. Furthermore, we found that only 17% of the road network length was consistently classified as hotspots across all years; while 43% of hotspots vanished in consecutive years and 40% of new road segments were classified as hotspots. Thus, non-persistent hotspots were the most frequent category. Spatiotemporal changes in hotspot location are associated with decreasing vegetation production and increasing water stress on road surroundings. This supports our hypothesis that a decline on overall vegetation productivity and increase of roadside water deficit, and the presumed lower abundance of prey, have a significant effect on the decrease of bat roadkills. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating that freely available remote sensing data can be a powerful tool to quantify bat roadkill risk and assess its spatiotemporal dynamics.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Animals ; Animals, Wild ; Chiroptera ; Ecosystem ; Portugal ; Spatio-Temporal Analysis
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2020-10-07
    Erscheinungsland England
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111412
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  8. Artikel: Assessing road effects on bats: the role of landscape, road features, and bat activity on road-kills

    Medinas, Denis / Marques, J. Tiago / Mira, António

    Ecological research. 2013 Mar., v. 28, no. 2

    2013  

    Abstract: Recent studies suggest that roads can significantly impact bat populations. Though bats are one of the most threatened groups of European vertebrates, studies aiming to quantify bat mortality and determine the main factors driving it remain scarce. ... ...

    Abstract Recent studies suggest that roads can significantly impact bat populations. Though bats are one of the most threatened groups of European vertebrates, studies aiming to quantify bat mortality and determine the main factors driving it remain scarce. Between March 16 and October 31 of 2009, we surveyed road-killed bats daily along a 51-km-long transect that incorporates different types of roads in southern Portugal. We found 154 road-killed bats of 11 species. The two most common species in the study area, Pipistrellus kuhlii and P. pygmaeus, were also the most commonly identified road-kill, representing 72 % of the total specimens collected. About two-thirds of the total mortality occurred between mid July and late September, peaking in the second half of August. We also recorded casualties of threatened and rare species, including Miniopterus schreibersii, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, R. hipposideros, Barbastella barbastellus, and Nyctalus leisleri. These species were found mostly in early autumn, corresponding to the mating and swarming periods. Landscape features were the most important variable subset for explaining bat casualties. Road stretches crossing or in the vicinity of high-quality habitats for bats—including dense Mediterranean woodland (“montado”) areas, water courses with riparian gallery, and water reservoirs—yielded a significantly higher number of casualties. Additionally, more road-killed bats were recorded on high-traffic road stretches with viaducts, in areas of higher bat activity and near known roosts.
    Schlagwörter Pipistrellus ; Rhinolophus ; autumn ; habitats ; landscapes ; mortality ; roads ; swarming ; threatened species ; vertebrates ; water reservoirs ; woodlands ; Portugal
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2013-03
    Umfang p. 227-237.
    Erscheinungsort Springer-Verlag
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    ZDB-ID 233459-8
    ISSN 0912-3814
    ISSN 0912-3814
    DOI 10.1007/s11284-012-1009-6
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  9. Artikel ; Online: Road effects on bat activity depend on surrounding habitat type.

    Medinas, Denis / Ribeiro, Vera / Marques, João Tiago / Silva, Bruno / Barbosa, Ana Márcia / Rebelo, Hugo / Mira, António

    The Science of the total environment

    2019  Band 660, Seite(n) 340–347

    Abstract: The effects of roads on bats are still a poorly documented issue. Most of the available research focuses on large and high-traffic highways, while low-medium-traffic roads are often assumed to have negligible impacts. However, small roads are ubiquitous ... ...

    Abstract The effects of roads on bats are still a poorly documented issue. Most of the available research focuses on large and high-traffic highways, while low-medium-traffic roads are often assumed to have negligible impacts. However, small roads are ubiquitous in landscapes around the world. We examined the effects of these roads, as well as habitat types, on the activity of three bat guilds (short-, mid- and long-range echolocators) and the most common bat species Pipistrellus kuhlii. We performed three bat acoustic surveys between May and October 2015, with these surveys being performed along twenty transects that were each 1000 m long and perpendicular to three roads with different traffic volumes. The surveys were performed in dense Mediterranean woodland ("montado") and open agricultural field habitats, which were the two dominant land uses. At each transect, bat activity was simultaneously registered at 0, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 m from the road with the use of an ultrasound recorder. According to the generalized linear mixed effects models, the overall activity of bats and of the short- and mid-range echolocators increased with increased distance from the roads and was dependent on the surrounding habitats. In contrast, the long-range echolocators and P. kuhlii were more tolerant to road. Our results also show that the activity was higher in woodland areas, however road verges seem to be a significant habitat in an open agricultural landscape. The major negative effects extended to approximately 300 m from the roads in woodlands and penetrate further into the open field (>500 m). The management of roadside vegetation, combined with the bat habitat improvement in areas that are further from the roads, may mitigate the negative effects. To make road-dominated landscapes safer for bats, the transport agencies need to balance the trade-offs between habitat management and road kill risk.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Animals ; Chiroptera/physiology ; Ecosystem ; Feeding Behavior ; Portugal
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2019-01-06
    Erscheinungsland Netherlands
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.032
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  10. Artikel: Large-scale grid-based detection in occupancy surveys of a threatened small mammal: A of two non-invasive methods

    Oliveira, Alexandra / Medinas, Denis / Craveiro, Joao / Milhinhas, Catarina / Sabino-Marques, Helena / Mendes, Tiago / Spadoni, Giulia / Oliveira, André / Guilherme Sousa, Luis / Tapisso, Joaquim T. / Santos, Sara / Lopes-Fernandes, Margarida / da Luz Mathias, Maria / Mira, António / Pita, Ricardo

    Journal for nature conservation

    2023  Band 72, Heft 4, Seite(n) 126362

    Sprache Englisch
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    ZDB-ID 2077553-2
    ISSN 1617-1381
    Datenquelle Current Contents Ernährung, Umwelt, Agrar

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