Study: Tall trees and shade boost bat diversity on Africa’s cocoa farms

Mongabay
Aug 17, 2023, 7:54 pm121 ptsTrending
Insect-eating bats that prey on pests in cocoa farms prefer farms that retain large, old-growth trees that shade the plantations. Researchers aiming to find a “sweet spot” in agroforestry systems that supports maximum biodiversity surveyed bat diversity on 28 cocoa farms in south central Cameroon. They…

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