Anna Berthinussen

University of Leeds · School of Biology

Marine and freshwater mammals are increasingly threatened due to human activity. To improve conservation practice, decisions should be informed by the available evidence on the effectiveness of conservation actions. Using a systematically collated database of studies that test the effectiveness of actions to conserve marine and freshwater mammals,...

Global evidence for the effects of actions to conserve anguillid eels

Marine and freshwater mammals are increasingly threatened due to human activity. To improve conservation practice, decisions should be informed by the available evidence on the effectiveness of conservation actions. Using a systematically collated database of studies that test the effectiveness of actions to conserve marine and freshwater mammals,...

The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. However, non-English-language science is expected to bring unique and valuable scientific information, especially in disciplines where the evidence is patchy, and for emergent...

Conservation Research, Policy and Practice - edited by William J. Sutherland April 2020

Cambridge Core - Ecology and Conservation - Conservation Research, Policy and Practice - edited by William J. Sutherland

Bats are long-lived mammals with low reproductive rates, making them susceptible to developments that reduce reproductive output or increase mortality. Roads destroy, degrade and fragment habitats, reducing the ability of bats to roost, feed and reproduce. Current mitigation techniques have not been proven to be effective at conserving bats at the...

Major roads can reduce bat abundance and diversity over considerable distances. To mitigate against these effects and comply with environmental law, many European countries install bridges, gantries or underpasses to make roads permeable and safer to cross. However, through lack of appropriate monitoring, there is little evidence to support their e...

Photographs of study sites. (ZIP)

1. It is well known that roads can have a significant impact, usually negative, on species and ecosystems. However, despite their protected status in many countries, little research has been done into the effects of roads on bats. With a view to making more informed management recommendations, we address the simple question: are bat activity and di...