1/5 #WBTC1 #MoveEco1 Part of my PhD in @EEOBatOSU with @GibbsLabOSU and @bryanccarstens on #bats. While wind energy (WE) is beneficial, we need to consider its impact on wildlife like bats. We explored the interplay of seasonality, movement and WE using distribution models.
2/5 #WBTC1 #MoveEco1 To accomplish this, we used @GBIF data for 3 species of bats (L. borealis, L. cinereus, L. noctivagans) and modeled SDM using an ensemble approach, allowing us to track seasonal movements, compare suitability at WE locations, and model migration corridors.
3/5 #WBTC1 #MoveEco1 We found strong seasonal patterns that reinforce the migration of these species and that suitability at WE peaks when most bat mortality occurs, and grounded this with kill data from a wind farm in the US. And we predicted how this will change into the future