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. 2019 Jul 29;17(7):e05758. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5758

Table C.1.

Evidence of bat foraging in farmland across Europe classified according to species, agricultural type and management

Species Country Agricultural type Degree of intensification/description of sites Reference
Rhinolophus euryale Italy Olive groves Patches of olive groves managed traditionally interspersed with broadleaf forest Russo et al. (2002)
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (Olea europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Italy Olive groves Olive groves: Olive Olea europea L. groves Russo and Jones (2003)
Rhinolophus hipposideros Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Rhinolophus mehelyi Spain Traditional ‘dehesas’ Open oak forest managed traditionally for agriculture and livestock breeding Russo et al. (2005a,b)
Rhinolophus total UK Conifer plantation Not described Vaughan et al. (1997)
Greece Organic and conventional olive groves Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps) Davy et al. (2007)
Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray Davy et al. (2007)
Barbastella barbastellus Germany Meadow, forest edge (species was only observed 3× in total in the study)

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Eptesicus nilssonii Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: Apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Sweden Farmland Not described Rydell (1986)
Finland Grassland (grouped data; including meadows, arable land and pasture) Agricultural land covered approximately 8% of the total study site. Intensification degree not described Wermundsen and Siivonen (2008)
Eptesicus serotinus Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: Apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Germany Orchard Orchard: mature commercial apple orchard (Braeburn variety). With approximate size of 4 ha. The entire 4 ha of the orchard were sprayed with Reldan (Dow AgroSciences) at a rate of 337 g a.i./ha against on one occasion (20 May 2009) and with Insegar (Syngenta Agro) at 150 g a.i./ha on two occasions (1 and 15 July 2009) Stahlschmidt and Brühl (2012)
UK Arable land Not described Vaughan et al. (1997)
UK Pasture (organic and conventional), Arable land (conventional) Organic fields according to Soil Association and UK Register of Organic Food Standard Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
The Netherlands Agricultural fields (only type of land assessed in the study) Old agricultural landscape type with many linear elements. Meadows and fields are separated by a network of hedgerows and tree lanes. Agricultural intensification not specified Verboom and Huitema (1997)
Italy Arable land Arable land: generally characterised by a relatively complex mosaic of fields separated by tree lines, hedges, canals, etc. Russo and Jones (2003)
Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Poland Arable land Arable fields: large‐scale arable fields as a main land use type. Degree of intensification is not described Pluciński et al. (2015)
Poland Arable land, meadows/pastures, Orchards Arable land: Land outside settlements, used for growing any crop including rye, barley, wheat, rapeseed, maize, beet, potatoes, cucumbers or carrots (including fallows) Ciechanowski (2015)
Meadow/Pasture: Grassland outside settlements used for hay production (mowed) or livestock grazing
Orchards: Area used for growing vegetables, flowers or fruit, with at least 50% planted by fruit trees or bushes
Eptesicus/Nyctalus total Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: Apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest.

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Hypsugo savii Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Italy Chestnut woodlands, arable land, olive grove, conifer plantations

Chestnut woodlands: Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa Miller woodlands managed for chestnut production; traditional form of chestnut woodland management, often characterised by mature trees

Arable land: generally characterised by a relatively complex mosaic of fields separated by tree lines, hedges, canals, etc.

Olive groves: Olive O. europea L. groves

Conifer plantation: Conifer (Pinus spp.) plantations

Russo and Jones (2003)
Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Myotis bechsteinii Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, vegetable field

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest.

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
UK Pasture (conventional) Not described Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
Myotis blythii Switzerland Meadows, pasture fields, orchards

Meadows: freshly cut, or among hedgerows in meadows

Pasture: along hedgerows in pasture fields

Orchards: intensively cultivated

Arlettaz (1996)
Myotis brandtii/mystacinus Germany Forest edge, meadows, vineyards, orchards, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadows: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchards: Apple orchard

Forest edges: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Finland Grassland (grouped data; including meadows, arable land and pasture) Agricultural land covered approximately 8% of the total study site. Intensification degree not described. Wermundsen and Siivonen (2008)
Myotis capaccinii Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practise ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Myotis daubentonii Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities.

Orchard: apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
UK Arable land, conifer plantation Not described Vaughan et al. (1997)
UK Pasture (organic and conventional), Arable land (conventional) Organic fields according to Soil Association and UK Register of Organic Food Standard Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
Myotis emarginatus Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Myotis myotis Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Germany Meadows, fields Not described Zahn et al. (2005)
Switzerland Meadows, pasture fields, orchards

Meadows: freshly cut, or among hedgerows in meadows.

Pasture: along hedgerows in pasture fields

Orchards: intensively cultivated

Arlettaz (1996)
Portugal Agricultural fields Agricultural field: sites with short ground vegetation. Degree of intensification not specified Zahn et al. (2007)
Italy (South Tyrol) Apple orchards Orchards: Intensively cultivated Drescher (2004)
Myotis mystacinus Germany Orchard Orchard: mature commercial apple orchard (Braeburn variety). With approximate size of 4 ha. The entire 4 ha of the orchard were sprayed with Reldan (Dow AgroSciences) at a rate of 337 g a.i./ha against on one occasion (20 May 2009) and with Insegar (Syngenta Agro) at 150 g a.i./ha on two occasions (1 and 15 July 2009) Stahlschmidt and Brühl (2012)
UK Pasture (organic and conventional), arable land (conventional) Organic fields according to Soil Association and UK Register of Organic Food Standard Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
Myotis nattereri Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Germany Orchard Orchard: mature commercial apple orchard (Braeburn variety). With approximate size of 4 ha. The entire 4 ha of the orchard were sprayed with Reldan (Dow AgroSciences) at a rate of 337 g a.i./ha against on one occasion (20 May 2009) and with Insegar (Syngenta Agro) at 150 g a.i./ha on two occasions (1 and 15 July 2009) Stahlschmidt and Brühl (2012)
Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Myotis total Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Myotis and Plecotus spp. UK Arable land, conifer plantations Not described Vaughan et al. (1997)
Nyctalus leisleri Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
UK Arable land, conifer plantation Not described Vaughan et al. (1997)
UK Pasture (organic and conventional), Arable land (conventional) Organic fields according to Soil Association and UK Register of Organic Food Standard Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
Italy Chestnut woodlands, olive grove (only 1 pass recorded) Chestnut woodlands: Sweet chestnut C. sativa Miller woodlands managed for chestnut production; traditional form of chestnut woodland management, often characterised by mature trees Russo and Jones (2003)
Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Nyctalus noctula Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Germany Orchard Orchard: mature commercial apple orchard (Braeburn variety). With approximate size of 4 ha. The entire 4 ha of the orchard were sprayed with Reldan (Dow AgroSciences) at a rate of 337 g a.i./ha against on one occasion (20 May 2009) and with Insegar (Syngenta Agro) at 150 g a.i./ha on two occasions (1 and 15 July 2009) Stahlschmidt and Brühl (2012)
Germany Arable fields Arable fields: cultivated with the locally prevailing crop types corn (N = 27), canola (N = 34) and wheat (N = 32) Heim et al. (2016)
UK Arable land, conifer plantations Not described Vaughan et al. (1997)
UK Pasture (organic and conventional), Arable land (conventional) Organic fields according to Soil Association and UK Register of Organic Food Standard Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
Poland Arable land Arable fields: large‐scale arable fields as a main land use type. Degree of intensification is not described Pluciński et al. (2015)
Poland Arable land, meadows/pastures, Orchards

Arable land: land outside settlements, used for growing any crop including rye, barley, wheat, rapeseed, maize, beet, potatoes, cucumbers or carrots (including fallows)

Meadow/Pasture: grassland outside settlements used for hay production (mowed) or livestock grazing

Orchards: area used for growing vegetables, flowers or fruit, with at least 50% planted by fruit trees or bushes

Ciechanowski (2015)
Nyctalus sp. Greece Organic olive groves Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps) Davy et al. (2007)
Pipistrellus kuhlii Greece Organic and conventional olive groves Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps) Davy et al. (2007)
Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray  
Italy Chestnut woodlands, arable land, olive grove, conifer plantations

Chestnut woodlands: sweet chestnut C. sativa Miller woodlands managed for chestnut production; traditional form of chestnut woodland management, often characterised by mature trees

Arable land: generally characterised by a relatively complex mosaic of fields separated by tree lines, hedges, canals, etc.

Olive groves: Olive Olea europea L. groves

Conifer plantation: Conifer (Pinus spp.) plantations

Russo and Jones (2003)
Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Pipistrellus nathusii Germany Meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields, forest edge

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Germany Arable fields Arable fields: cultivated with the locally prevailing crop types corn (N = 27), canola (N = 34) and wheat (N = 32) Heim et al. (2016)
Poland Arable land Arable fields: large‐scale arable fields as a main land use type. Degree of intensification is not described Pluciński et al. (2015)
UK Organic pasture Organic fields according to Soil Association and UK Register of Organic Food Standard Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Pipistrellus kuhlii/nathusii Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Pipistrellus pipistrellus Germany Meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields, forest edge

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification of agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Germany Orchard Orchard: mature commercial apple orchard (Braeburn variety). The approximate size of the orchard was 4 ha. The entire 4 ha of the orchard were sprayed with Reldan (Dow AgroSciences) at a rate of 337 g a.i./ha against the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) on one occasion (20 May 2009) and with Insegar (Syngenta Agro) against the codling moth (Cydia pomonella) at 150 g a.i./ha on two occasions (1 and 15 July 2009) Stahlschmidt and Brühl (2012)
Germany Arable fields Arable fields: cultivated with the locally prevailing crop types corn (N = 27), canola (N = 34) and wheat (N = 32) Heim et al. (2016)
UK Arable land, conifer plantations Not described Vaughan et al. (1997)
Italy Chestnut woodlands, arable land, olive grove, conifer plantations

Chestnut woodlands: sweet chestnut Csativa Miller woodlands managed for chestnut production; traditional form of chestnut woodland management, often characterised by mature trees

Arable land: generally characterised by a relatively complex mosaic of fields separated by tree lines, hedges, canals, etc.

Olive groves: Olive Olea europea L. groves

Conifer plantation: Conifer (Pinus spp.) plantations

Russo and Jones (2003)
Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Poland Arable land Arable fields: large‐scale arable fields as a main land use type. Degree of intensification is not described Pluciński et al. (2015)
Poland Arable land (although the availability of this habitat was very high, only a few bat passes recorded), meadows/pastures, Orchards

Arable land: Land outside settlements, used for growing any crop including rye, barley, wheat, rapeseed, maize, beet, potatoes, cucumbers or carrots (including fallows)

Meadow/Pasture: grassland outside settlements used for hay production (mowed) or livestock grazing

Orchards: area used for growing vegetables, flowers or fruit, with at least 50% planted by fruit trees or bushes

Ciechanowski (2015)
The Netherlands Agricultural fields (only type of land assessed in the study) Old agricultural landscape type with many linear elements. Meadows and fields are separated by a network of hedgerows and tree lanes. Agricultural intensification not specified Verboom and Huitema (1997)
UK Pasture (organic and conventional), Arable land (organic and conventional) Organic fields according to Soil Association and UK Register of Organic Food Standard Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
Pipistrellus pygmaeus Germany Meadow, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest.

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Germany Cultivated and managed land Intensification not mentioned. Land cover of cultivated and managed areas was 35.5% of the whole area Kusch and Schmitz (2013)
Germany Arable fields Arable fields: cultivated with the locally prevailing crop types corn (N = 27), canola (N = 34) and wheat (N = 32) Heim et al. (2016)
Italy Chestnut woodlands, arable land, conifer plantations

Chestnut woodlands: sweet chestnut C. sativa Miller woodlands managed for chestnut production; traditional form of chestnut woodland management, often characterised by mature trees

Arable land: generally characterised by a relatively complex mosaic of fields separated by tree lines, hedges, canals, etc.

Conifer plantation: Conifer (Pinus spp.) plantations

Russo and Jones (2003)
Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Poland Arable land Arable fields: large‐scale arable fields as a main land use type. Degree of intensification is not described Pluciński et al. (2015)
Poland Arable land (although the availability of this habitat was very high, only a few bat passes recorded), meadows/pastures, orchards

Arable land: land outside settlements, used for growing any crop including rye, barley, wheat, rapeseed, maize, beet, potatoes, cucumbers or carrots (including fallows)

Meadow/Pasture: grassland outside settlements used for hay production (mowed) or livestock grazing

Orchards: area used for growing vegetables, flowers or fruit, with at least 50% planted by fruit trees or bushes

Ciechanowski (2015)
Czech Republic Pastures/meadows Not described Bartonicka and Rehak (2010)
UK Pasture (organic and conventional), arable land (organic and conventional) Organic fields according to Soil Association and UK Register of Organic Food Standard Wickramasinghe et al. (2003)
UK Arable land, conifer plantations Not described Vaughan et al. (1997)
Spain Rice paddies Large‐scale rice cultivations at the Delta de l'Ebro, where bats play a considerable role of pest suppression of the rice borer moth (Chilo suppressalis) Flaquer et al. (2006); Puig‐Montserrat et al. (2015)
Pipistrellus total Germany Meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields, forest edge

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: Apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Plecotus auritus Germany Forest edge, meadow, vineyard, orchard, vegetable fields, cereal fields

Meadow: agricultural grasslands with differing management intensities

Orchard: Apple orchard

Forest edge: cereal sampling site that were situated 100 m away from a forest

Degree of intensification for agricultural fields is not mentioned

Stahlschmidt et al. (2017)
Finland Grassland (grouped data; including meadows, arable land and pasture) Agricultural land covered approximately 8% of the total study site. Intensification degree not described Wermundsen and Siivonen (2008)
Plecotus sp. Italy Organic and conventional rice farms

Organic rice farms covered an overall surface of 310 ha and are characterised by rice paddies not treated with synthetic pesticides and certified as organic according to the Italian law

Conventional rice farms covered a surface of 272 ha and rice paddies are regularly treated with pesticides (i.e. alpha‐cypermethrin, oxadiazon, glyphosate, triciclazol)

Toffoli and Rughetti (2017)
Vespertilio murinus Switzerland/Germany Open (agricultural) fields Not defined Safi et al. (2007)
Vespertilionidae total Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Miniopterus schreibersii Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)
Italy Chestnut woodland, olive groves, conifer plantation

Chestnut woodlands: Sweet chestnut C. sativa Miller woodlands managed for chestnut production; traditional form of chestnut woodland management, often characterised by mature trees

Olive groves: Olive Olea europea L. groves

Conifer plantation: Conifer (Pinus spp.) plantations

Russo and Jones (2003)
  Southern Europe, 16 sampling sites along a W‐E transect Broad range of agricultural landscapes, also including intensive agriculture Clear evidence that bats forage in farmland – 44 pest prey found it diet, 22 of which categorised as major pests. Trophic spectrum narrows along with an increase in intensive agriculture within 30 km around each sampling site Aizpurua et al. (2018)
Tadarida teniotis Greece Organic and conventional olive groves

Organic: Olive (O. europea) plantations, not chemically treated. Two of six sites practice ‘organic’ pest control (scent and sticky traps)

Conventional: O. europea plantations comparable to the organic groves in age, density of trees and altitude, but treated yearly with an insecticide spray

Davy et al. (2007)

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