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The Impact of Light Pollution on Bats Varies According to Foraging Guild and Habitat Context

Voigt, Christian C. ; Dekker, Jasja ; Fritze, Marcus ; Gazaryan, Suren ; Hölker, Franz ; Jones, Gareth ; Lewanzik, Daniel ; Limpens, Herman J.G.A. ; Mathews, Fiona and Rydell, Jens LU , et al. (2021) In BioScience 71(10). p.1103-1109
Abstract

We Review How Different Bat Guilds Respond To Artificial Light At Night (Alan) And Assess How The Impacts Can Vary According To Ecological Context. All Studied European Species Respond Negatively To Alan Close To Roosts And Drinking Sites, And The Impacts Occur Across A Wide Range Of Light Colors And Intensities. Most Bat Species Are Sensitive To Alan When Commuting And Foraging. Although Narrow-Space-Foraging Bat Species Consistently Avoid Alan When Foraging, Open And Edge-Space-Foraging Species May Exploit Insects Lured By Alan. Therefore, Alan Acts As An Environmental Filter On Bat Assemblages. Considering The Detrimental Effect Of Alan On Insects, We Conclude That Alan Probably Has Negative Impacts On All Bat Species, Even On Those... (More)

We Review How Different Bat Guilds Respond To Artificial Light At Night (Alan) And Assess How The Impacts Can Vary According To Ecological Context. All Studied European Species Respond Negatively To Alan Close To Roosts And Drinking Sites, And The Impacts Occur Across A Wide Range Of Light Colors And Intensities. Most Bat Species Are Sensitive To Alan When Commuting And Foraging. Although Narrow-Space-Foraging Bat Species Consistently Avoid Alan When Foraging, Open And Edge-Space-Foraging Species May Exploit Insects Lured By Alan. Therefore, Alan Acts As An Environmental Filter On Bat Assemblages. Considering The Detrimental Effect Of Alan On Insects, We Conclude That Alan Probably Has Negative Impacts On All Bat Species, Even On Those Foraging At Streetlights. The Sprawl Of Alan May Be A Key Factor Driving The Decline Of Bat Diversity Globally, And The Current Trajectory Of Increasing Alan Is Therefore Of Considerable Concern For Bat Conservation.

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Alan, Artificial Light At Night, Ecological Niche, Illumination, Nocturnal Animals
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BioScience
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71
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10
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7 pages
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Oxford University Press
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0006-3568
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10.1093/biosci/biab087
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English
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Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
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  abstract     = {{<p>We Review How Different Bat Guilds Respond To Artificial Light At Night (Alan) And Assess How The Impacts Can Vary According To Ecological Context. All Studied European Species Respond Negatively To Alan Close To Roosts And Drinking Sites, And The Impacts Occur Across A Wide Range Of Light Colors And Intensities. Most Bat Species Are Sensitive To Alan When Commuting And Foraging. Although Narrow-Space-Foraging Bat Species Consistently Avoid Alan When Foraging, Open And Edge-Space-Foraging Species May Exploit Insects Lured By Alan. Therefore, Alan Acts As An Environmental Filter On Bat Assemblages. Considering The Detrimental Effect Of Alan On Insects, We Conclude That Alan Probably Has Negative Impacts On All Bat Species, Even On Those Foraging At Streetlights. The Sprawl Of Alan May Be A Key Factor Driving The Decline Of Bat Diversity Globally, And The Current Trajectory Of Increasing Alan Is Therefore Of Considerable Concern For Bat Conservation.</p>}},
  author       = {{Voigt, Christian C. and Dekker, Jasja and Fritze, Marcus and Gazaryan, Suren and Hölker, Franz and Jones, Gareth and Lewanzik, Daniel and Limpens, Herman J.G.A. and Mathews, Fiona and Rydell, Jens and Spoelstra, Kamiel and Zagmajster, Maja}},
  issn         = {{0006-3568}},
  keywords     = {{Alan; Artificial Light At Night; Ecological Niche; Illumination; Nocturnal Animals}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{1103--1109}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{BioScience}},
  title        = {{The Impact of Light Pollution on Bats Varies According to Foraging Guild and Habitat Context}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab087}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/biosci/biab087}},
  volume       = {{71}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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