Artificial light puts ecosystem services of frugivorous bats at risk

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ECOLOGY OF ORGANISMS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS Urban drivers of plant-pollinator interactions (2015, background): “The effects of light on pollination by nocturnal vertebrates are unknown, but are likely affected by light-avoidance behaviours, as demonstrated in seeddispersing bats (Lewanzik & Voigt 2014).”
Dark Matters: The Effects of Artificial Lighting on Bats (2016, background): “bat-mediated seed intake is particularly important during the early stages of succession (Medellin and Gaona 1999; Muscarella and Fleming 2007), light pollution might slow down the reforestation of cleared rainforests (Lewanzik and Voigt 2014).”
Ecological effects of artificial light at night on wild plants (2016, background): “Light can act as a barrier to movement for many species of bats (Stone, Jones & Harris 2009, 2012), effectively fragmenting landscapes and potentially acting as a barrier for gene flow or dispersal in plants (Lewanzik & Voigt 2014).”