A novel citizen science approach for large-scale standardised monitoring of bat activity and distribution, evaluated in eastern England
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- 作者：Stuart E. Newson ; stuart.newson@bto.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Hazel E. Evans ; Simon Gillings
- 关键词：Bats ; Chiroptera ; Survey methods ; Bat activity ; Species distribution ; Citizen science ; Automated acoustic monitoring
- 刊名：Biological Conservation
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：191
- 期：Complete
- 页码：38-49
- 全文大小：1063 K
文摘
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We describe a novel citizen science approach for extensive standardised recording of bats.
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Over 600,000 bat recordings were generated over two years.
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A semi-automated step-wise method for assigning recordings to species is presented.
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Pronounced seasonal patterns consistent with post-breeding dispersal are shown.
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Maps of activity were produced which are likely to reflect underlying spatial variation in relative abundance.