Lothar Bach

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed published and unpublished written reports on bat mortality at wind farms in northwestern Europe and found that the species killed almost exclusively belonged to a group (Nyctalus, Pipistrellus, Vespertilio and Eptesicus spp.) adapted for open-air foraging.

TL;DR: In this paper, evidence-based action plans are urgently needed to mitigate the negative effects of the operation of wind energy facilities on wildlife populations in order to reconcile environmental and conservation goals.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors suggest that mortality of bats at wind turbines may be linked to high-altitude feeding on migrating insects that accumulate at the turbine towers, and they also discuss other current hypotheses concerning the mortality of the birds.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compiled the available information on the occurrence and timing of migratory bat activity across the Baltic Sea and south-eastern North Sea coasts and islands, based on ultrasonic monitoring projects at 19 localities in 2007-2009.

TL;DR: The findings demonstrate the benefit of using complementary isotopic tracers for analysing the migratory pathways of bats and potentially also other terrestrial vertebrate species and suggest an offset of fur strontium isotope ratios in relation to local bedrock.