Bat species assemblage predicts coronavirus prevalence

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: April 4, 2024

Anthropogenic disturbances and the subsequent loss of biodiversity are altering species abundances communities. Since vary in their pathogen competence, spatio-temporal changes host assemblages may lead to disease dynamics. We explore how longitudinal bat affect dynamics coronaviruses (CoVs) more than 2300 cave-dwelling bats captured over two years from five caves Ghana. This reveals uneven CoV infection patterns between closely related species, with alpha-CoV 229E-like SARS-related beta-CoV 2b emerging as multi-host pathogens. Prevalence likelihood for both phylogenetically distinct CoVs is influenced by abundance competent naïve subadults. Broadly, highly common less diverse communities, leading increased prevalence assemblages. In line One Health framework, our work supports notion that conservation be most proactive measure prevent spread pathogens zoonotic potential.

Language: Английский

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Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of aerial insectivorous bats decay on forest islands created by a mega Amazonian dam

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e03488 - e03488

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Biodiversity responses to insular fragmentation in Amazonia: two decades of research in the Balbina Hydroelectric Reservoir

Zoological research: diversity and conservation., Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(2), P. 106 - 116

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

As hydropower development expands across lowland tropical forests, flooding and concomitant insular fragmentation have become important threats to biodiversity.Newly created landscapes serve as natural laboratories investigate biodiversity responses fragmentation.One of these most iconic is the Balbina Hydroelectric Reservoir in Brazilian Amazonia, occupying >400 000 ha comprising >3 500 forest islands.Here, we synthesise current knowledge on a wide range biological groups at Balbina.Sampling has largely concentrated set 22 islands three mainland sites.In total, 39 studies were conducted over nearly two decades, covering 17 vertebrate, invertebrate, plant taxa.Although species varied according taxonomic group, island area was consistently included played pivotal role 66.7% all examining patterns diversity.Species persistence further affected by traits, mostly related capacity use/traverse aquatic matrix or tolerate habitat degradation, noted for vertebrates orchid bees.Further research needed improve our understanding such effects wider ecosystem functioning.Environmental Impact Assessments must account changes both remaining amount configuration, subsequent long-term losses.

Language: Английский

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Functional responses of amazonian frogs to flooding by a large hydroelectric dam

Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(6-7), P. 2055 - 2070

Published: April 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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Better together: integrating mist-nets and bioacoustics reveals large-scale native vegetation as a key predictor of bat community conservation in a fragmented landscape

Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(4), P. 1503 - 1521

Published: March 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Island area and diet predict diversity and distribution of bats in a Pacific Northwest archipelago

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.

Language: Английский

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Listening to the bats of Caraj&aacutes: Applied bioacoustics for species inventory and environment use in a mosaic of forests, savannas, and industrial mining in the Brazilian Amazonia

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 26, 2024

Abstract Bats emit echolocation calls for orientation, foraging, and social interactions. These are mostly species-specific, reliable inventories to assess habitat use, characteristics useful large, species-rich but poorly sampled areas. This is the case of Carajás, in Brazilian Amazonia, a mosaic cave-rich dense forests unique metalophilous savannas (known as canga ), harboring rich bat fauna also industrial iron ore mining, stressing need preserve biodiversity. We used bioacoustics (142,000 minutes recording) inventory bats at 61 points Carajás identified 43 sonotypes seven families, including species rarely recorded with capture nets. Eleven were first time Carajás. Species richness varied among environments – being richest cangas had greater stability more distinct composition. All areas imminent mining high richness. Richness post-mined area increased, possibly indicating resilience some species. By providing reference sound library we proved usefulness biacoustics improve environmental licensing processes involving biodiversity-rich areas, not only Amazonia other tropical

Language: Английский

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Listening to the Bats of Carajás: Applied Bioacoustics for Species Inventory and Environmental Use in a Mosaic of Forests, Savannas, and Industrial Mining in the Brazilian Amazonia

Published: Oct. 4, 2024

Bats emit echolocation calls for orientation, foraging, and social interactions. These are mostly species-specific, reliable inventories to assess habitat use, characteristics useful large, species-rich but poorly sampled areas. This is the case of Carajás, in Brazilian Amazonia, a mosaic cave-rich dense forests unique metalophilous savannas (known as _canga_), harboring rich bat fauna also industrial iron ore mining, stressing need preserve biodiversity. We used bioacoustics (142,000 minutes recording) inventory bats at 61 points Carajás identified 43 sonotypes seven families, including species rarely recorded with capture nets. Eleven were first time Carajás. Species richness varied among environments – being richest _cangas_ had greater stability more distinct composition. All areas imminent mining high richness. Richness post-mined area increased, possibly indicating resilience some species. By providing reference sound library we proved usefulness biacoustics improve environmental licensing processes involving biodiversity-rich areas, not only Amazonia other tropical

Language: Английский

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Functional diversity and trait-environment relationships of bat assemblages in an Amazonian forest-savannah mosaic

Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(10), P. 2757 - 2774

Published: June 5, 2024

Language: Английский

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