Our new paper led by ECRL researchers studying the impacts of music festivals on nocturnal wildlife is out now available in Ecological Solutions and Evidence https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.12250
Using an experimental approach, we provide the first evidence of negative impacts of music festivals on bat activity in a habitat that represents a typical festival setting i.e. woodland edge.
In light of the paucity of research or guidance into acute noise impacts on nocturnal biodiversity, we outline the potential negative impacts of music festivals for bats. We show that music alone can reduce the activity of bats even in the absence of other anthropogenic factors commonly associated with music festivals which could potentially fragment important habitats for certain species, leading to a degradation of functional connectivity across the landscape.
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