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原文传递 "ATTENTION MOTORISTS...THE BATS HAVE LANDED ON OUR BRIDGE!".

题名：	"ATTENTION MOTORISTS...THE BATS HAVE LANDED ON OUR BRIDGE!".
作者：	Garrett-P
关键词：	BRIDGE-STRUCTURES; WILDLIFE-; HABITAT-; BATS-; BRIDGE-ELEMENTS; STRUCTURAL-DAMAGE; SAFETY-; AUSTIN-TEXAS; RESEARCH-
摘要：	The city of Austin, Texas, is home to the world's largest urban colony of bats with an estimated population of 1.5 million. The bats reside in the crevices of bridge beams at the Congress Avenue Bridge. Initially unsure about the safety of the bat habitat, the Texas Department of Transportation studied the impacts of bat colonies on bridge structures. In particular, it was thought that bat guano (accumulated bat feces) may be detrimental to the bridge structure in terms of corrosive effects. This is not the case. This article describes the bat colony at the Congress Avenue Bridge and shares information on various bat species and their habits.
总页数：	Public Roads. 1996. Winter 59(3) pp12-14 (2 Phot.)
报告类型：	科技报告