1/5 #WBTC1 #BatLand2 Hi! I& #39;m a @DICE_Kent PhD student. How do https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦇" title="Bat" aria-label="Emoji: Bat">use riparian reserves in oil palmhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌴" title="Palm tree" aria-label="Emoji: Palm tree">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🪵" title="Wood" aria-label="Emoji: Wood"> at @SAFE_Project?
Thanks to @NERCscience @EnvEast for funding this research!
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00073/abstract">https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...

@KatRibbetsOn @perilsofbirding @mattstruebig @DaveSeaman86 @FrontSustain

2/5 #WBTC1 #BatLand2 In https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇲🇾" title="Flag of Malaysia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Malaysia"> 5-50m of forest (either side of a river; depending on river size) is protected by law. These reserves are beneficial for https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐦" title="Bird" aria-label="Emoji: Bird">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐜" title="Ant" aria-label="Emoji: Ant">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌿" title="Herb" aria-label="Emoji: Herb">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🪲" title="Beetle" aria-label="Emoji: Beetle">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦋" title="Butterfly" aria-label="Emoji: Butterfly">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦧" title="Orangutan" aria-label="Emoji: Orangutan"> in oil palm. We found the quality of these reserves (e.g. forest structure) was more important for https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦇" title="Bat" aria-label="Emoji: Bat"> than its width

3/5 #WBTC1 #BatLand2 We also found no difference in overall https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦇" title="Bat" aria-label="Emoji: Bat"> activity between riparian reserves in oil palm https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌴" title="Palm tree" aria-label="Emoji: Palm tree"> or logged forest https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🪵" title="Wood" aria-label="Emoji: Wood"> showing bats can persist in https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌴" title="Palm tree" aria-label="Emoji: Palm tree"> However, bats which used constant-frequency echolocation calls hunted in https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌴" title="Palm tree" aria-label="Emoji: Palm tree">< https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🪵" title="Wood" aria-label="Emoji: Wood">

4/5 #WBTC1 #BatLand2 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Upwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Upwards arrow">rugged areas are https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Upwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Upwards arrow">difficult to access, e.g. for logging https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🪓" title="Axe" aria-label="Emoji: Axe">, & were https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Upwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Upwards arrow">associated with the presence of 2 Hipposiderid species. It is likely rugged areas provide an indirect benefit to wildlife by providing a refuge for species that require mature forest https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Deciduous tree" aria-label="Emoji: Deciduous tree">

5/5 #WBTC1 #BatLand2 We will be answering more questions about how Borneo& #39;s bats are affected by #landusechange so please stay tuned for PhD updates https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinning face with smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Grinning face with smiling eyes">And a massive thank you to those who& #39;ve already contributed!
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Natalie_Yoh">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/N...
#bioacoustics #conservation