Frontiers in Forests and Global Change,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6
Published: July 27, 2023
Tropical
dry
forests
are
among
the
most
threatened
ecosystems
worldwide.
Bats'
role
in
those
is
critical
because
of
multiple
bat-mediated
processes.
Such
processes
strongly
related
to
bats'
functional
traits.
However,
it
poorly
known
which
bat's
traits
could
relate
variations
environmental
conditions
tropical
forests.
In
this
study,
we
tested
hypotheses
that
bat
would
be
significantly
associated
with
landscape
variables,
climatic
and
land-use
intensity.
For
testing
these
hypotheses,
used
data
from
phyllostomid
mormoopid
bats
captured
mist
nets
non-phyllostomid
insectivorous
species
registered
by
passive
acoustic
monitoring.
We
considered
six
for
bats,
added
two
echolocation
parameters.
measured
five
local
climate
(daily
maximum
temperature
wind
speed)
three
features
(total
area
water
closeness,
probability
finding
caves,
conservation
status).
The
relationships
between
variables
were
evaluated
using
RLQ
fourth-corner
analysis.
360
individuals
belonging
14
(Phyllostomidae
Mormoopidae),
identified
18
sonotypes
sampling
(Emballonuridae,
Mormoopidae,
Molossidae,
Natalidae,
Noctilionidae,
Vespertilionidae).
found
pulse
structure,
diet,
vertical
foraging
stratification,
trophic
level,
although
varied
ecological
roles.
hematophagous
bodies'
animalivorous
mostly
mormoopids,
showed
a
relationship
caves.
Insectivorous
forage
on
canopy
emit
qCF
calls
more
conserved
sites,
pulses
less
covered
water.
Our
findings
provide
insights
into
how
vary
their
harsh
environments
such
as
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 29, 2024
Abstract
Land-use
change
poses
a
significant
threat
to
biodiversity,
particularly
in
insular
ecosystems
where
species
exhibit
higher
levels
of
specialisation.
Despite
the
importance
tropical
islands
for
biodiversity
conservation,
impacts
land-use
on
diel
activity
remain
poorly
understood.
We
addressed
this
gap
by
investigating
patterns
insectivorous
bats
response
São
Tomé
Island,
Central
West
Africa.
Using
passive
acoustic
detectors,
we
surveyed
across
forests,
shaded
plantations,
oil
palm
agricultural
and
urban
areas.
examined
(1)
how
intraspecific
varies
between
forest
human-altered
types,
(2)
interspecific
within
same
type,
quantifying
overlap
coefficients
activity.
Based
19,383
bat
passes
from
four
species,
found
that
degree
species-specific
forests
types
varied
with
least
being
observed
areas
Miniopterus
newtoni,
plantations
Chaerephon
spp..
Overlap
different
was
lower
less
or
not
disturbed
(forests
plantations),
more
were
present.
Overall,
altered
according
magnitude
structural
change.
Such
responses
might
be
eventually
due
temporal
prey
availability
competition
types.
These
findings
comprise
baseline
knowledge
informing
evidence-based
management
actions
island
systems.
Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(7)
Published: July 1, 2024
Abstract
Alien
species
invasion
and
habitat
destruction
are
among
the
primary
threats
to
native
animal
communities,
particularly
for
predator–prey
systems.
However,
when
predator
co‐occur,
it
remains
unclear
whether
their
respective
systems
compensate
each
other
or
accumulate,
as
well
how
these
effects
respond
different
characteristics
of
destruction.
In
this
study,
we
developed
a
spatially
explicit
simulation
model
with
one
prey
exposed
invasive
predators
properties.
The
results
revealed
following
insights:
(1)
Habitat
can
from
global
only
possess
predation
capability
similar
those
invaders.
scenarios,
cumulative
arise
(2)
Low
levels
occurring
at
faster
rate,
in
conjunction
substantial
number
being
present,
better
than
scenarios.
These
findings
provide
valuable
insights
into
situations
where
alien
coincide.
They
raise
question
leverage
interaction
between
them
reduce
biodiversity.
Journal of Mammalogy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
105(5), P. 976 - 987
Published: July 18, 2024
Abstract
The
island
biogeography
theory
predicts
that
species
richness
in
islands
and
island-like
systems
is
the
ultimate
result
of
isolation
area.
Species
with
high
dispersal
capabilities
are
predicted
to
be
less
affected
by
these
factors
because
their
capacity
move
more
efficiently
between
or
habitats,
here
we
test
this
idea
bats,
only
mammals
capable
flight.
We
conducted
mist
net
acoustic
surveys
across
21
San
Juan
Archipelago
(Washington
State,
United
States)
adjacent
northwest
mainland
to:
(i)
investigate
effects
area,
distance
from
mainland,
habitat
on
bat
diversity;
(ii)
evaluate
whether
differences
morphological
(body
mass,
forearm
length,
wing
loading)
ecological
(dietary
niche
breadth,
foraging
guild)
traits
among
influence
prevalence
islands.
found
size
strongly
influenced
patterns
richness,
larger
having
a
greater
number
species.
However,
neither
nor
any
measure
availability
was
significant
predictor
at
scale
study.
Additionally,
dietary
as
opposed
trait,
best
Our
results
suggest
specialized
diets
may
vulnerable
fragmentation,
provide
insight
into
how
geographic
affect
diversity
insular
communities,
adding
growing
knowledge
about
role
mediators
responses
large-scale
landscape
structure.
Biodiversity Data Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Nov. 15, 2024
Merapoh,
Pahang,
is
an
area
rich
with
limestone
karst
located
within
the
Lipis
National
Geopark
and
home
to
Sungai
Relau
gate
of
Taman
Negara
a
totally
protected
rainforest
in
Malaysia.
Much
research
conducted
here
mainly
inside
Park,
few
published
faunal
records
for
Merapoh
caves.
This
study
compiled
data
on
bat
species
diversity
eight
caves
(March
2020
March
2022)
using
mist
nets
harp
traps.
Our
results
indicate
that
Chiroptera
at
rich,
total
32
recorded
from
865
individuals
four
new
locality
State
namely
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6
Published: July 27, 2023
Tropical
dry
forests
are
among
the
most
threatened
ecosystems
worldwide.
Bats'
role
in
those
is
critical
because
of
multiple
bat-mediated
processes.
Such
processes
strongly
related
to
bats'
functional
traits.
However,
it
poorly
known
which
bat's
traits
could
relate
variations
environmental
conditions
tropical
forests.
In
this
study,
we
tested
hypotheses
that
bat
would
be
significantly
associated
with
landscape
variables,
climatic
and
land-use
intensity.
For
testing
these
hypotheses,
used
data
from
phyllostomid
mormoopid
bats
captured
mist
nets
non-phyllostomid
insectivorous
species
registered
by
passive
acoustic
monitoring.
We
considered
six
for
bats,
added
two
echolocation
parameters.
measured
five
local
climate
(daily
maximum
temperature
wind
speed)
three
features
(total
area
water
closeness,
probability
finding
caves,
conservation
status).
The
relationships
between
variables
were
evaluated
using
RLQ
fourth-corner
analysis.
360
individuals
belonging
14
(Phyllostomidae
Mormoopidae),
identified
18
sonotypes
sampling
(Emballonuridae,
Mormoopidae,
Molossidae,
Natalidae,
Noctilionidae,
Vespertilionidae).
found
pulse
structure,
diet,
vertical
foraging
stratification,
trophic
level,
although
varied
ecological
roles.
hematophagous
bodies'
animalivorous
mostly
mormoopids,
showed
a
relationship
caves.
Insectivorous
forage
on
canopy
emit
qCF
calls
more
conserved
sites,
pulses
less
covered
water.
Our
findings
provide
insights
into
how
vary
their
harsh
environments
such
as
