Monitoring Bat Biodiversity: Indicators of Sustainable Development in Eastern Europe
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £179,029
WHERE Romania, Bulgaria
Summary
To generate long-term population data on biodiversity indicators to assess the impact of global change by developing bat biodiversity monitoring programmes for two countries in Eastern Europe.
Establishment of statistically defensible long-term monitoring protocols for Romania and Bulgaria
Network of host country personnel trained in monitoring techniques, equipment and analysis.
Ongoing online international spatial and temporal database on bat species abundances and distributions alongside road networks.
Knowledge on how road design and the change in human development and climate impacts bat biodiversity.
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