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dc.contributor.authorPark, Kirstyen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-17T23:28:29Z-
dc.date.available2016-08-17T23:28:29Z-
dc.date.issued2015-05en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/24048-
dc.description.abstractAgriculture is a dominant land use worldwide with approximately 40% of the land's surface used for farming. In many countries, particularly parts of Europe, this figure is substantially higher and most agricultural land is under intensive practices aimed at maximising the production of food. The intensification and expansion of modern agricultural practices led to the biological simplification of the farmed environment, which has resulted in declines in farmland biodiversity during the last century. As with other taxa, many bat species have suffered severe population declines during the 20th century, with agriculture believed to be one of the main drivers reducing roost availability and foraging habitat. Lower intensity farming methods, and the creation or management of habitat features on farmland could potentially mitigate some of these negative impacts but the effects of this on bats, in comparison to other taxa, have received relatively little attention. Here, I review evidence on the impacts of efforts to increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes on bat populations, and explore whether responses of bats to agricultural activities are similar to those of other taxa, a necessary requirement if they are to be used as bioindicator species.  There are relatively few studies with which to assess the effects of management interventions on bats in agricultural landscapes, and these are restricted to only a few countries. Nevertheless, there is evidence that bats benefit from lower intensity agricultural systems, specifically organic farming and shaded agroforestry: these systems tend to be associated with higher bat abundance, species richness and diversity, and are more heavily utilised by foraging bats. Whilst very few studies have explicitly tested the utility of bats as bioindicators in agricultural landscapes, overall, the response of bats to lower intensity agricultural systems also reflects responses by other taxa. These studies have been largely restricted to temperate regions, however. The review highlights several major gaps in our knowledge of bats in agricultural landscapes and where future research could be usefully directed including: (1) a broader geographical range of studies examining both the efficacy, and the underlying mechanisms through which lower intensity agricultural systems may benefit bats; (2) the potential for lower intensity systems in key crops such as oil-palm; (3) studies of the demographic effects of conservation management on bats; (4) in order to assess the potential of bats as bioindicators, studies quantifying the response of both bats and other taxa to environmental change in a wider range of biomes and regions are needed.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.relationPark K (2015) Mitigating the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity: bats and their potential role as bioindicators. Mammalian Biology, 80 (3), pp. 191-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2014.10.004en_UK
dc.rightsAccepted refereed manuscript of: Park K (2015) Mitigating the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity: bats and their potential role as bioindicators, Mammalian Biology, 80 (3), pp. 191-204. DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2014.10.004 © 2015, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectChiropteraen_UK
dc.subjectAgricultureen_UK
dc.subjectConservationen_UK
dc.subjectBioindicator speciesen_UK
dc.titleMitigating the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity: bats and their potential role as bioindicatorsen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.mambio.2014.10.004en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleMammalian Biologyen_UK
dc.citation.issn1616-5047en_UK
dc.citation.volume80en_UK
dc.citation.issue3en_UK
dc.citation.spage191en_UK
dc.citation.epage204en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusAM - Accepted Manuscripten_UK
dc.type.statusAM - Accepted Manuscripten_UK
dc.author.emailk.j.park@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date29/10/2014en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000356738900007en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84930435605en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid553085en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-6080-7197en_UK
dc.date.accepted2014-10-18en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2014-10-18en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2016-08-16en_UK
rioxxterms.apcnot requireden_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionAMen_UK
local.rioxx.authorPark, Kirsty|0000-0001-6080-7197en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2016-08-16en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/|2016-08-16|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameAgribats_bioindicators_ms_revised_011014.pdfen_UK
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local.rioxx.source1616-5047en_UK
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