Drivers affecting habitat use in Afrotropical hipposiderid and pteropodid bats DOI
Claude Mande, Victor Van Cakenberghe, Lucinda Kirkpatrick

et al.

Biotropica, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 55(5), P. 920 - 932

Published: July 9, 2023

Abstract Assessing how bats respond to habitat attributes requires an integrative approach reliably predict direct community‐level effects. We focused on hipposiderid and pteropodid because of their diverse resource use patterns, body size ranges, dispersal abilities. combined array bat species‐level characteristics with key forest stand that may covary use. Twelve stations were sampled in the Lomami Yangambi landscapes, Democratic Republic Congo. investigated whether flight ability can affect commuting flights estimates both species detection occupancy. captured for 108 trap‐nights. Three sampling events (early evening, middle night, early morning) replicated each survey night. Hipposiderids showed evening peak, while activity pteropodids was constant throughout but increased around Species capture probability decreased higher wing loading hipposiderids negatively correlated aspect ratio pteropodids. Forest occupancy along gradient towards waterways, occurrence not directly linked measured variables. This suggests a consequence patterns at larger spatial scales, which would need clarifying through additional data collection. discuss these findings terms resource‐use strategies clutter‐tolerant clutter‐intolerant species. argue specific serve as surrogate measures ecosystem health.

Language: Английский

How to Make Your African Ecology Paper Stand Out to a Global Audience DOI
Luca Luiselli

African Journal of Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 62(4)

Published: Oct. 13, 2024

ABSTRACT The discovery of the South East Africa Montane Archipelago has unveiled a biologically significant ecoregion with high level endemism, showcasing at least 127 endemic plants and 45 vertebrates, including unique genera both reptiles. This remarkable find highlights Africa's ongoing contributions to global ecological knowledge, despite often being underrepresented in international research sphere due biases marginalisation. To address these issues enhance visibility impact African research, this Editorial outlines several key strategies. First, it emphasises importance making hypothesis‐driven studies, following Popper's philosophy science. Second, advocates for generalising findings broader contexts rather than focusing narrowly on local specifics. Additionally, underscores need use clear, generalised terminology producing detailed, context‐rich maps, so that authors can comprehensibility appeal their research. Finally, growing influence ecology, as evidenced by difference factor between AJE major general ecology journals decreased greatly. also suggests adopting strategies highlighted herein, ecologists further elevate presence contribute more substantially field.

Language: Английский

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Responses of Insectivorous Bats to Different Types of Land-Use in an Endemic-Rich Island in Central West Africa DOI
Ana Sofia Fernandes,

Ana Catarina Fernandes,

Patrícia Guedes

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

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Language: Английский

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Responses of insectivorous bats to different types of land-use in an endemic-rich island in Central West Africa DOI Creative Commons
Ana Sofia Castro-Fernandes, Ana Catarina Araújo-Fernandes, Patrícia Guedes

et al.

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 302, P. 110910 - 110910

Published: Dec. 3, 2024

Language: Английский

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Drivers affecting habitat use in Afrotropical hipposiderid and pteropodid bats DOI
Claude Mande, Victor Van Cakenberghe, Lucinda Kirkpatrick

et al.

Biotropica, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 55(5), P. 920 - 932

Published: July 9, 2023

Abstract Assessing how bats respond to habitat attributes requires an integrative approach reliably predict direct community‐level effects. We focused on hipposiderid and pteropodid because of their diverse resource use patterns, body size ranges, dispersal abilities. combined array bat species‐level characteristics with key forest stand that may covary use. Twelve stations were sampled in the Lomami Yangambi landscapes, Democratic Republic Congo. investigated whether flight ability can affect commuting flights estimates both species detection occupancy. captured for 108 trap‐nights. Three sampling events (early evening, middle night, early morning) replicated each survey night. Hipposiderids showed evening peak, while activity pteropodids was constant throughout but increased around Species capture probability decreased higher wing loading hipposiderids negatively correlated aspect ratio pteropodids. Forest occupancy along gradient towards waterways, occurrence not directly linked measured variables. This suggests a consequence patterns at larger spatial scales, which would need clarifying through additional data collection. discuss these findings terms resource‐use strategies clutter‐tolerant clutter‐intolerant species. argue specific serve as surrogate measures ecosystem health.

Language: Английский

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0