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1. A family of process-based models to simulate landscape use by multiple taxa

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Gardner, Emma, Robinson, Robert A., Julian, Angela, Boughey, Katherine, Langham, Steve, Tse-Leon, Jenny, Petrovskii, Sergei, Baker, David J., Bellamy, Chloe, Buxton, Andrew, Franks, Samantha, Monk, Chris, Morris, Nicola, Park, Kirsty J., Petrovan, Silviu, Pitt, Katie, Taylor, Rachel, Turner, Rebecca K., Allain, Steven J. R., Bradley, Val, Broughton, Richard K., Cartwright, Mandy, Clarke, Kevin, Cranfield, Jon, Fuentes-Montemayor, Elisa, Gandola, Robert, Gent, Tony, Hinsley, Shelley A., Madsen, Thomas, Reading, Chris, Redhead, John W., Reveley, Sonia, Wilkinson, John, Williams, Carol, Woodward, Ian, Baker, John, Briggs, Philip, Dyason, Sheila, Langton, Steve, Mawby, Ashlea, Pywell, Richard F., and Bullock, James M.

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2024
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2. PROVENANCE: An Intermediary-Free Solution for Digital Content Verification

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Yousuf, Bilal, Qureshi, M. Atif, Spillane, Brendan, Munnelly, Gary, Carroll, Oisin, Runswick, Matthew, Park, Kirsty, Culloty, Eileen, Conlan, Owen, and Suiter, Jane

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Computer Science - Computers and Society
Abstract

The threat posed by misinformation and disinformation is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century. Provenance is designed to help combat this threat by warning users when the content they are looking at may be misinformation or disinformation. It is also designed to improve media literacy among its users and ultimately reduce susceptibility to the threat among vulnerable groups within society. The Provenance browser plugin checks the content that users see on the Internet and social media and provides warnings in their browser or social media feed. Unlike similar plugins, which require human experts to provide evaluations and can only provide simple binary warnings, Provenance's state of the art technology does not require human input and it analyses seven aspects of the content users see and provides warnings where necessary., Comment: 13 pages

Published
2021

4. A Disinformation Training Course Using the PROVENANCE Verification Indicator Tool

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Nussbaumer, Alexander, Ebner, Sylvia M., Dinant, Inès, Espiritusanto, Óscar, Culloty, Eileen, Park, Kirsty, Gütl, Christian, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Gomide, Fernando, Advisory Editor, Kaynak, Okyay, Advisory Editor, Liu, Derong, Advisory Editor, Pedrycz, Witold, Advisory Editor, Polycarpou, Marios M., Advisory Editor, Rudas, Imre J., Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Auer, Michael E., editor, Pachatz, Wolfgang, editor, and Rüütmann, Tiia, editor

Published
2023
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32. Supplementary Material from Acoustic activity of bats at power lines correlates with relative humidity: a potential role for corona discharges

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Froidevaux, Jérémy S. P., Jones, Gareth, Kerbiriou, Christian, and Park, Kirsty

Abstract

With the ever-increasing dependency on electric power, electrical grid networks are expanding worldwide. Bats exhibit a wide diversity of foraging and flight behaviours, and their sensitivity to anthropogenic stressors suggests this group is very likely to be affected by power lines in a myriad of ways. Yet the effects of power lines on bats remains unknown. Here we assessed the responses of insectivorous bats to very high voltage power lines (greater than 220 kV, VHVPL). We implemented a paired sampling design and monitored bats acoustically at 25 pairs, one pair consisting of one forest edge near to VHVPL matched with one control forest edge. Relative humidity mediates the effects of power lines on bats: we detected bat attraction to VHVPL at high relative humidity levels and avoidance of VHVPL by bats at low relative humidity levels. We argue that the former could be explained by insect attraction to the light emitted by VHVPL due to corona discharges while the latter may be due to the physical presence of pylons/cables at foraging height and/or because of electromagnetic fields. Our work highlights the response of bats to power lines at foraging habitats, providing new insight into the interactions between power lines and biodiversity.

Published
2023
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36. Tree size, microhabitat diversity and landscape structure determine the value of isolated trees for bats in farmland

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Froidevaux, Jérémy S P, Laforge, Alexis, Larrieu, Laurent, Barbaro, Luc, Park, Kirsty, Fialas, Penelope C, and Jones, Gareth

Subjects
Bat conservation, Scattered trees, Landscape heterogeneity, Acoustic sampling, Agricultural landscapes, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Remnant trees
Abstract

Isolated trees are increasingly recognised as playing a vital role in supporting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes, yet their occurrence has declined substantially in recent decades. Most bats in Europe are tree-dependent species that rely on woody elements in order to persist in farmlands. However, isolated trees are rarely considered in conservation programs and landscape planning. Further investigations are therefore urgently required to identify which trees – based on both their intrinsic characteristics and their location in the landscape – are particularly important for bats. We acoustically surveyed 57 isolated trees for bats to determine the relative and interactive effects of size, tree-related microhabitat (TreM) diversity and surrounding landscape context on bat activity. Tall trees with large diameter at breast height and crown area positively influenced the activity of Pipistrellus pipistrellus and small Myotis bats (Myotis spp.) while smaller and thinner trees favoured M. myotis activity. The diversity of TreMs that can be used as roosts had a positive effect on (i) Barbastella barbastellus activity only when trees were relatively close (10% within 100 radius scale). The potential benefits of isolated trees for bats result from ecological mechanisms operating at both tree and landscape scales, underlining the crucial need for implementing a multi-scale approach in conservation programs. Maintaining the largest and most TreM-diversified trees located in the most heterogeneous agricultural landscapes will provide the greatest benefits.

Published
2022

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