Is part-night lighting an effective measure to limit the impacts of artificial lighting on bats?

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 4333-4341

  Azam, Clémentine ^a   Kerbiriou, Christian ^a   Vernet, Arthur ^b   Julien, Jean François ^a   Bas, Yves ^a   Plichard, Laura ^b   Maratrat, Julie ^b   Le Viol, Isabelle ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Maison du Parc 20 boulevard du Maréchal Lyautey   (France)

Author keywords

Bats; Chiroptera; Land use planning; Outdoor lighting regulations; Part night lighting; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; LAND USE PLANNING; LIGHT EFFECT; URBANIZATION;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

CHIROPTERA; MYOTIS; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS; PLECOTUS;

ANIMAL; BAT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLYING; FRANCE; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; FRANCE; LIGHT; LIGHTING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84946739515     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13036     Document Type: Article

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