Shedding light on bat behaviour: conservation research project

Publications & reports

Stone, E.L. (2013). Bats and lighting: Overview of current evidence and mitigation. University of Bristol, UK (Download a copy of this guidance document here).

Stone, E.L., Jones, G., & Harris, S. (2012) Conserving energy at a cost to biodiversity? Impacts of LED lighting on bats. Global Change Biology. 18 (8) doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02705 x.

Stone, E.L., Jones, G., & Harris, S. (2009) Street lighting disturbs commuting bats. Current Biology 19:1-5 Also covered by BBC News Online, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph , Daily Mail, Science Daily, and several overseas papers, e.g. Reformatorish Dagblad and Herald de Paris.

Baker, P.J., Molony, S.E., Stone, E.L., Cuthill, I.C., & Harris, S. (2008) Cats about town: is predation by free-ranging pet cats Felis catus likely to affect urban bird populations?. Ibis. 150, p86-99.

Poulton, S.M, Stone, E.L., & Woods, M,. (2008) Pilot Study for a National Monitoring Scheme for Small Mammals in the United Kingdom and Republic of Eire, Research Report No. 8. The Mammal Society.

Stone, E.L. (2002) The Evolution of Environmental Education at Munda Wanga Environmental Park. Journal of the International Association of Zoo Educators, 38.

Stone, E.L. & Scott, D.M. (2000) Survey of the bird species inhabiting lake Itezhi Tezhi Zambia, its shoreline and islands with comments on population dynamics and species ecology. ZAWA and Greenforce publications.

Scott, D.M. & Stone, E.L. (2000). Kafue National Park Biodiversity Research Programme (Southern Sector) Zambia: Phase 4 Report (April - September 2000). ZAWA and Greenforce publications.

Scott, D.M., Stone, E.L. & Raine, A. (2000). Avi-faunal assemblages of Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. ZAWA and Greenforce publications.

Scott, D.M. & Stone, E.L. (2000) Comparative survey of the hippopotamus and crocodile populations inhabiting Lake Itezhi Tezhi, Zambia. ZAWA and Greenforce publications.

Scott, D.M. & Stone, E.L. (2000). Population structure, activity patterns and diet of elephants (Loxodonta africana) inhabiting Ngoma Forest, Kafue National Park, Zambia: Status, abundance, population structure and habitat associations. ZAWA and Greenforce publications.

Raine, A. & Stone, E.L. (1999) Kafue National Park Biodiversity Research Programme (Southern Sector) Zambia: Phase 3 Report (September 1998 to April 1999). ZAWA and Greenforce publications.

Conference papers

Stone, E.L. (2009) Shedding light on bat behaviour. (9th Eurpoean Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky, Armagh, Northern Ireland) Invited paper.

Stone, E.L. (2009) Shedding light on bat behaviour. (Mammal Society Easter Conference, Winchester, UK) Awarded Acorn Ecology Prize for best paper.

Stone, E.L., Yarnell, R.W., Scott, D.M., & Momberg, M. (2005) Estimating the abundance of brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnae) using playbacks, scat counts and spotlight surveys - a critique of methods. (9th International Mammal Conference, Japan).

Stone, E.L., Yarnell, R.W., Scott, D.M., & Momberg, M. (2005) Estimating the abundance of brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnae) using playbacks, scat counts and spotlight surveys. (Mammal Society Easter Conference, Southampton, UK)

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