Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes
International audience Rural landscapes are undergoing widespread changes, of which homogenization and the installation of wind turbines are important components. To keep track of the impacts of homogenization and the presence of wind turbines on biodiversity, the responses of vulnerable organisms s...
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ftinstagro:oai:HAL:hal-04642174v1 2024-09-15T18:30:43+00:00 Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes Sotillo, Alejandro Le Viol, Isabelle Barré, Kévin Bas, Yves Kerbiriou, Christian Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement (LIVE) Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la COnservation (CESCO) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM) 2024-05 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174/document https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174/file/2024_sotillo_etal_bats.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110647 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110647 hal-04642174 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174/document https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174/file/2024_sotillo_etal_bats.pdf doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110647 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0006-3207 Biological Conservation https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174 Biological Conservation, 2024, 295, pp.110647. ⟨10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110647⟩ Wind energy Agriculture [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2024 ftinstagro https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110647 2024-07-17T23:31:58Z International audience Rural landscapes are undergoing widespread changes, of which homogenization and the installation of wind turbines are important components. To keep track of the impacts of homogenization and the presence of wind turbines on biodiversity, the responses of vulnerable organisms should be assessed considering their combined effects. We have tested the response of bat activity to the interaction between agricultural landscape gradients reflecting the degree of homogenization (parcel size, parcel diversity and density of hedges), and the presence of wind turbines. To do this, we combined acoustic sampling data gathered from 2014 to 2020 throughout continental France with land use and wind turbine siting data. GLMMs showed that each echolocation guild (LRE: long, MRE: mid, and SRE: short-range echolocators) responded to different gradients. Increasing parcel sizes and lower densities of hedges correlated negatively with the activity of MRE and SRE bats. Activity of LRE and SRE bats was lower, and that of MRE bats (mostly Common Pipistrelles Pipistrellus pipistrellus) was higher, when wind turbines were present. In landscapes containing wind turbines, hedge density correlated positively with LRE activity, and parcel diversity fostered SRE activity. Therefore, increasing hedge densities, or dividing large monocultures into more diverse cropland configurations, may compensate for negative effects of wind turbine presence on bat activity. Siting of new wind turbines should still avoid high-quality locations were bat activity and diversity are currently high, as the negative impact is bound to include not only habitat loss, but also enhanced mortality by collision. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pipistrellus pipistrellus Portail HAL Institut Agro Biological Conservation 295 110647 |
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International audience Rural landscapes are undergoing widespread changes, of which homogenization and the installation of wind turbines are important components. To keep track of the impacts of homogenization and the presence of wind turbines on biodiversity, the responses of vulnerable organisms should be assessed considering their combined effects. We have tested the response of bat activity to the interaction between agricultural landscape gradients reflecting the degree of homogenization (parcel size, parcel diversity and density of hedges), and the presence of wind turbines. To do this, we combined acoustic sampling data gathered from 2014 to 2020 throughout continental France with land use and wind turbine siting data. GLMMs showed that each echolocation guild (LRE: long, MRE: mid, and SRE: short-range echolocators) responded to different gradients. Increasing parcel sizes and lower densities of hedges correlated negatively with the activity of MRE and SRE bats. Activity of LRE and SRE bats was lower, and that of MRE bats (mostly Common Pipistrelles Pipistrellus pipistrellus) was higher, when wind turbines were present. In landscapes containing wind turbines, hedge density correlated positively with LRE activity, and parcel diversity fostered SRE activity. Therefore, increasing hedge densities, or dividing large monocultures into more diverse cropland configurations, may compensate for negative effects of wind turbine presence on bat activity. Siting of new wind turbines should still avoid high-quality locations were bat activity and diversity are currently high, as the negative impact is bound to include not only habitat loss, but also enhanced mortality by collision. |
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Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement (LIVE) Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la COnservation (CESCO) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM) |
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Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes |
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Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes |
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Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes |
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Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes |
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Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes |
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context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes |
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https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174/document https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174/file/2024_sotillo_etal_bats.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110647 |
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ISSN: 0006-3207 Biological Conservation https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04642174 Biological Conservation, 2024, 295, pp.110647. ⟨10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110647⟩ |
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