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The Bats and Lighting Research Project was initiated in 2007 by Dr Emma Stone from the the University of Bristol with the Bat Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab and the Mammal Research Unit , in collaboration with Professor Gareth Jones and Professor Stephen Harris. The aim of the project is to assess the impact of lighting on bats and insects. Find out about our current projects here.
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The ecological effect of artificial lighting in the countryside is a topic of increasing concern. Recent estimates have shown a 24% increase in light pollution in the UK between 1993 and 2000 (CPRE 2003). Lighting schemes can damage bat foraging habitat directly through loss of land and fragmentation, or indirectly by severing commuting routes from roosts, polluting watercourses, and water-bodies (Racey 2006). As yet there are no established protocols defining when surveys and mitigation are required for sc
The Gareth Jones Lab - University of Bristol - England