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A couple of factors led to a major shift in bat mortality rates. The largest was industrial wind turbines. https://www.ncbi.nlm.n…
A couple of factors led to a major shift in bat mortality rates. The largest was industrial wind turbines. https://www.ncbi.nlm.n…
Many chiropteran species are gregarious and thus, potentially vulnerable to “die-offs,” i.e., multiple mortality events (MMEs).
O'Shea, T. J., Cryan, P. M., Hayman, D. T.S., Plowright, R. K. and Streicker, D. G. (2016), Multiple mortality events in bats…
Multiple mortality events in bats: a global review. A more indepth look of the causes of bat mortality from the Mammal Review.