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Smartphones as a Non-Invasive Surveying Tool to Monitor Bats

Smartphones as a Non-Invasive Surveying Tool to Monitor Bats

Bats are important keystone species which provide ecosystem services by consuming a variety of insects and agricultural pests. Many native bat species are currently threatened with either habitat loss or emerging infectious diseases, including White Nose Syndrome. Therefore, there is a need to develop survey approaches which increase accessibility to citizen scientists and researchers alike to monitor populations, such as with emerging, affordable smartphone enabled technologies.