Role of vernal pools in activity and diversity of bats and birds linked with the emergence of flying insects

Vernal pools are small temporary wetlands occurring in shallow depressions usually filled with precipitation in autumn and winter. They will dry seasonally, which makes them fishless ponds devoid of large aquatic predators. These ephemeral ponds are less studied compared to other freshwater ecosyste...

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Main Authors: Basile Marteau, Petri Nummi, Thomas M. Lilley, Janne Sundell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423003578