Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe

Abstract As practitioners of mitigation and conservation of bats, we think use of artificial bat roosts contribute to bat conservation and should be encouraged. Problems with boxes identified by Reed and O'Keefe also exist with natural roosts, and they are more readily studied and managed with...

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Autores principales: Virgil Brack Jr, Dale W. Sparks
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7902ba6002e047f3a69a23de9c56cc512021-12-01T10:20:57ZAvoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe2578-485410.1111/csp2.563https://doaj.org/article/7902ba6002e047f3a69a23de9c56cc512021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.563https://doaj.org/toc/2578-4854Abstract As practitioners of mitigation and conservation of bats, we think use of artificial bat roosts contribute to bat conservation and should be encouraged. Problems with boxes identified by Reed and O'Keefe also exist with natural roosts, and they are more readily studied and managed with artificial than natural roosts. Use of boxes also provides an opportunity for citizen science, but more importantly engenders citizen conservation.Virgil Brack JrDale W. SparksWileyarticleartificial roostbat boxendangered speciesIndiana batmicroclimateMyotis septentrionalisEcologyQH540-549.5General. Including nature conservation, geographical distributionQH1-199.5ENConservation Science and Practice, Vol 3, Iss 12, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
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topic artificial roost
bat box
endangered species
Indiana bat
microclimate
Myotis septentrionalis
Ecology
QH540-549.5
General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
QH1-199.5
spellingShingle artificial roost
bat box
endangered species
Indiana bat
microclimate
Myotis septentrionalis
Ecology
QH540-549.5
General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
QH1-199.5
Virgil Brack Jr
Dale W. Sparks
Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe
description Abstract As practitioners of mitigation and conservation of bats, we think use of artificial bat roosts contribute to bat conservation and should be encouraged. Problems with boxes identified by Reed and O'Keefe also exist with natural roosts, and they are more readily studied and managed with artificial than natural roosts. Use of boxes also provides an opportunity for citizen science, but more importantly engenders citizen conservation.
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title Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe
title_short Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe
title_full Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe
title_fullStr Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe
title_full_unstemmed Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe
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