Publications by authors named "Giulliana Appel"
Article Synopsis
- Previous research on vertical space use in forests is limited, especially regarding tropical forests, which necessitates investigation into how animals, like bats, utilize these three-dimensional spaces differently over time.
- The study employed canopy towers and acoustic monitoring in French Guiana to observe Neotropical bat activity over nine nights, using advanced statistical models to analyze their spatial patterns.
- Results indicate that bats exhibit varying levels of activity both above the canopy and in the understory, with preferences changing throughout the night and influenced by factors like moonlight, emphasizing the importance of considering daily cycles in habitat usage studies.
