Structurally rich dry grasslands – Potential stepping stones for bats in open farmland

Agricultural intensification has caused decrease and fragmentation of European semi-natural dry grasslands. While a high biodiversity value of dry grasslands is acknowledged for plants and insects, locally and on landscape level, their relevance for mobile species, such as bats, is unknown. Here we...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sophie P. Ewert, Mirjam Knörnschild, Kirsten Jung, Karl-Heinz Frommolt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.995133/full