Assertion: bat | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in seed dispersal
type: TEMPORAL
value: in regulating insect populations
type: LOCATION
value: in ecology
type: LOCATION
value: in controlling many insect pests
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: As the only major predators of night flying insects, bats play an important role in controlling many insect pests.
text: Thus, bats play an important role in regulating insect populations; in those places where bat populations have been severely reduced by human activity, the numbers of fruit flies and other pests have risen dramatically.
text: Bats play an important role in ecology because they help control the insect population, pollinate plants and spread fruit seeds.
text: Owing to its frugivorous feeding habits and rapid digestion (a mere 15–20 minutes from ingestion to excretion), this bat plays an important role in seed dispersal and the regeneration of New World tropical forests.