Recent Scientific Developments in Bat Conservation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2023) | Viewed by 354
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bat physiology and ecotoxicology; bat conservation
Interests: systematics and evolution of neotropical mammals; phenotypic evolution
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bat conservation efforts are currently recognized as critical due to the rapid development of deadly diseases affecting bats (such as white-nose syndrome), loss of habitat, and increasing environmental pollution, all of which pose a serious threat to bat populations. Bats provide several environmental ecosystem services representing incalculable benefits to humans, such as pollination, insect population control, and seed dispersal. Although acknowledged as urgent, science-based conservationist actions are still scarce, and new strategies remain to be proposed. This Special Issue aims to present an overview of the recent scientific contributions to bat conservation and its developments in broad-spectrum areas, such as environmental pollution affecting bat populations, bat diseases and threats caused by human activities, such as mining and wind turbines. We also encourage articles exploring new techniques and their application to improve bat conservational efforts.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Pesticide pollution;
- Environmental metal exposure;
- Bats in urban areas;
- Human–bat conflicts;
- Loss of habitat and anthropogenic activities;
- Habitat disturbance;
- Wind turbines and bats;
- Disturbance and demolition of roosting sites;
- Climate change;
- Bat Emerging diseases;
- Future perspectives for bat conservation areas.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mariella Bontempo Freitas
Dr. Guilherme S. T. Garbino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bat conservation
- bats in urban areas
- human–bat conflicts
- bat emerging diseases
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