Resources

October 29, 2025 > Session 1

Featuring Danilo Russo, PhD, Jo Ann Baumgartner, Sam Earnshaw, and Tony Able [See bios here]

Danilo Russo, PhD, Professor of Ecology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

• Russo, D., & Dechmann, D. K. N. (2025). A call to protect common species: Bats as a case study. Conservation Letters, 18(3), e13113.
• Russo, D., Tanalgo, K., Rebelo, H., & Cistrone, L. (2024). To improve or not to improve? The dilemma of “bat-friendly” farmland potentially becoming an ecological trap. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 375, 109215.
• Russo, D., & Fenton, M. B. (Eds.). (2023). A natural history of bat foraging: Evolution, physiology, ecology, behavior, and conservation. Academic Press.
• Russo, D., Bosso, L., & Ancillotto, L. (2018). Novel perspectives on bat insectivory highlight the value of this ecosystem service in farmland: Research frontiers and management implications. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 266, 31–38.
• Cistrone, L., Schofield, H. W., & Russo, D. (2025). Ground cover promotes enhanced bat activity in high-value insular vineyards. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 397, 109867
• Ancillotto, L., Borrello, M., Caracciolo, F., Dartora, F., Ruberto, M., Rummo, R., Scaramella, C., Odore, A., Garonna, A. P., & Russo, D. (2024). A bat a day keeps the pest away: Bats provide valuable protection from pests in organic apple orchards. Journal for Nature Conservation, 78, 126558.

Jo Ann Baumgartner, Executive Director, Wild Farm Alliance, Watsonville, CA

• Wild Farm Alliance. (2025). Protecting birds in agricultural landscapes: Reduce risks to beneficial birds on the farm. Wild Farm Alliance. https://www.wildfarmalliance.org/protectbirds.

Sam Earnshaw, Author, Expert in Hedgerow and Farmscape Installation and Management, Watsonville, CA 

• Earnshaw, S. (2018). Hedgerows and farmscaping for California agriculture: A resource guide for farmers (2nd ed.). Community Alliance with Family Farmers.