Urban Sprawl, Food Subsidies and Power Lines: An Ecological Trap for Large Frugivorous Bats in Sri Lanka?

Urban Sprawl, Food Subsidies and Power Lines: An Ecological Trap for Large Frugivorous Bats in Sri Lanka?

Electrocution is one of the less known anthropogenic impacts likely affecting the bat population. We surveyed 925 km of overhead distribution power lines that supply energy to spreading urbanized areas in Sri Lanka, recording 300 electrocuted Indian flying foxes (<i>Pteropus giganteus</i>...

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Main Authors: José L. Tella, Dailos Hernández-Brito, Guillermo Blanco, Fernando Hiraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
anthropogenic food subsidies
ecological traps
ecosystem services
electrocution
exotic plants
fruit bats
power lines
seed dispersal
urbanization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/3/94

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