کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4379507 1617663 2015 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Green roofs provide habitat for urban bats
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
سقف های سبز زیستگاه را برای خفاش های شهری فراهم می کند
کلمات کلیدی
نظارت آکوستیک، خفاش ها، سقف سبز، اکولوژی شهری، حیات وحش شهری، شهرنشینی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک بوم شناسی، تکامل، رفتار و سامانه شناسی
چکیده انگلیسی

Understanding bat use of human-altered habitat is critical for developing effective conservation plans for this ecologically important taxon. Green roofs, building rooftops covered in growing medium and vegetation, are increasingly important conservation tools that make use of underutilized space to provide breeding and foraging grounds for urban wildlife. Green roofs are especially important in highly urbanized areas such as New York City (NYC), which has more rooftops (34%) than green space (13%). To date, no studies have examined the extent to which North American bats utilize urban green roofs. To investigate the role of green roofs in supporting urban bats, we monitored bat activity using ultrasonic recorders on four green and four conventional roofs located in highly developed areas of NYC, which were paired to control for location, height, and local variability in surrounding habitat and species diversity. We then identified bat vocalizations on these recordings to the species level. We documented the presence of five of nine possible bat species over both roof types: Lasiurus borealis, L. cinereus, L. noctivagans, P. subflavus,andE. fuscus. Of the bat calls that could be identified to the species level, 66% were from L. borealis. Overall levels of bat activity were higher over green roofs than over conventional roofs. This study provides evidence that, in addition to well documented ecosystem benefits, urban green roofs contribute to urban habitat availability for several North American bat species.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Global Ecology and Conservation - Volume 4, July 2015, Pages 349–357
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