Economic Importance of Bats in Agriculture

2011872 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Justin G. Boyles · University of Pretoria

Paul M. Cryan · United States Geological Survey

Gary F. McCracken · University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Abstract

Insectivorous bat populations, adversely impacted by white-nose syndrome and wind turbines, may be worth billions of dollars to North American agriculture.

Topics & Keywords

Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 332, Issue 6025, pp. 41-42

DOI: 10.1126/science.1201366

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