| 项目编号: | 1501823
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| 项目名称: | DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Bats in the agricultural matrix: impacts on diversity, distribution and ecosystem services |
| 作者: | Stacy Philpott
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| 承担单位: | University of California-Santa Cruz
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| 批准年: | 2014
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| 开始日期: | 2015-06-01
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| 结束日期: | 2017-05-31
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| 资助金额: | USD16054
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| 资助来源: | US-NSF
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| 项目类别: | Standard Grant
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| 国家: | US
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 特色学科分类: | Biological Sciences - Environmental Biology
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| 英文关键词: | bat
; research
; insectivorous bat
; bat conservation
; research finding
; bat diet
; bat diversity
; bat removal
; bat-insect interaction
; entire bat community
; bat-mediated pest suppression
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| 英文摘要: | Agricultural land use change transforms landscapes from complex, natural habitat to simple, agricultural systems. These landscape changes negatively affect bats, and may result in the loss of agricultural pest suppression by insectivorous bats. In California's Central Coast, the fertile soil and temperate climate are ideal for growing high-value crops, such as fruits and vegetables, but the region is also important habitat for wildlife, including 16 species of bats. Bats are voracious insect predators and protecting bats in agricultural areas can help to control pests and reduce the need for pesticides. This research investigates which farm management practices are bat-friendly and could promote bat-mediated pest suppression, and which practices may deter bats from visiting certain farms.
The researchers will use meta-analysis, observational and experimental field methods, and new lab technologies to examine the multi-scalar effects of agricultural intensification on insectivorous bats and bat-insect interactions. Ultrasonic recorders will be used to reveal patterns of bat diversity, and a novel technique (removal of tethered moths) will be tested and described to document bat removal of pests in the field. Bats will be tracked using radio telemetry to map home ranges and understand foraging ecology. Fecal DNA analysis will be used to characterize bat diets and identify trophic linkages between bats and agriculturally important insect pests. Understanding spillover effects between natural and managed systems is relevant to conservation biologists, agroecologists, and land managers. This research will allow for relative valuation of entire bat communities, and the knowledge generated will promote conservation of these charismatic organisms. Research findings will be shared with scientists and the public through scientific journals, conferences, and outreach to local farming communities about bat conservation. In addition, the research will incorporate individual mentoring of women and minority students, and high-school curriculum development for students in a migrant, Latino community. Undergraduate assistants from UC Santa Cruz's diverse student body will be encouraged to develop synergies between this research and potential thesis projects. |
| 资源类型: | 项目
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/94472
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| Appears in Collections: | 影响、适应和脆弱性
气候减缓与适应
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Stacy Philpott. DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Bats in the agricultural matrix: impacts on diversity, distribution and ecosystem services. 2014-01-01.
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