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Carvalho WD, Miguel JD, da Silva Xavier B, López-Baucells A, de Castro IJ, Hilário RR, de Toledo JJ, Rocha R, Palmeirim JM. Complementarity between mist-netting and low-cost acoustic recorders to sample bats in Amazonian rainforests and savannahs. COMMUNITY ECOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42974-022-00131-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Appel G, Capaverde UD, de Oliveira LQ, do Amaral Pereira LG, Cunha Tavares VD, López-Baucells A, Magnusson WE, Baccaro FB, Bobrowiec PED. Use of Complementary Methods to Sample Bats in the Amazon. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2022. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2021.23.2.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Giulliana Appel
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), 69080-971, Manaus, Brazil
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- Companhia Independente de Policiamento Ambiental (CIPA) da Polícia Militar de Roraima (PMRR), 69304-360, Boa Vista, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), 69080-971, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Biológica, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), 69080-900, Manaus, Brazil
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 31270-010, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), 69080-971, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), 69080-971, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), 69080-971, Manaus, Brazil
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Liposki Biassi D, Baldissera R, Galiano D, Souza Rezende R. Effect of forestry (
Pinus
sp.) on the bat community (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Neotropical region. AUSTRAL ECOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.13111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- David Liposki Biassi
- Programa de Pós‐graduação em Ciências Ambientais Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó (UNOCHAPECÓ) ChapecóBrazil
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- Programa de Pós‐graduação em Ciências Ambientais Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó (UNOCHAPECÓ) ChapecóBrazil
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- Laboratório de Zoologia Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Campus Realeza (UFFS) Realeza Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐graduação em Ciências Ambientais Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó (UNOCHAPECÓ) ChapecóBrazil
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López-Baucells A, Yoh N, Rocha R, Bobrowiec PED, Palmeirim JM, Meyer CFJ. Optimizing bat bioacoustic surveys in human-modified Neotropical landscapes. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2021; 31:e02366. [PMID: 33938592 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
During the last decades, the use of bioacoustics as a non-invasive and cost-effective sampling method has greatly increased worldwide. For bats, acoustic surveys have long been known to complement traditional mist-netting, however, appropriate protocol guidelines are still lacking for tropical regions. Establishing the minimum sampling effort needed to detect ecological changes in bat assemblages (e.g., activity, composition, and richness) is crucial in view of workload and project cost constraints, and because detecting such changes must be reliable enough to support effective conservation management. Using one of the most comprehensive tropical bat acoustic data sets, collected in the Amazon, we assessed the minimum survey effort required to accurately assess the completeness of assemblage inventories and habitat selection in fragmented forest landscapes for aerial insectivorous bats. We evaluated a combination of 20 different temporal sampling schemes, which differed regarding number of hours per night, number of nights per site, and sampling only during the wet or dry season, or both. This was assessed under two different landscape scenarios: in primary forest fragments embedded in a matrix of secondary forest and in the same forest fragments, but after they had been re-isolated through clearing of the secondary forest. We found that the sampling effort required to achieve 90% inventory completeness varied considerably depending on the research aim and the landscape scenario evaluated, averaging ~80 and 10 nights before and after fragment re-isolation, respectively. Recording for more than 4 h per night did not result in a substantial reduction in the required number of sampling nights. Regarding the effects of habitat selection, except for assemblage composition, bat responses in terms of richness, diversity, and activity were similar across all sampling schemes after fragment re-isolation. However, before re-isolation, a minimum of four to six sampling hours per night after dusk and three to five nights of sampling per site were needed to detect significant effects that could otherwise go unnoticed. Based on our results, we propose guidelines that will aid to optimize sampling protocols for bat acoustic surveys in the Neotropics.
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- Adrià López-Baucells
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal
- Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Av/Francesc Macià 51, Granollers, Catalonia, 08402, Spain
- Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (PDBFF), National Institute for Amazonian Research and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Manaus, AM, 69011-970, Brazil
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- Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre (EERC), School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT, United Kingdom
- Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology (DICE), University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal
- Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (PDBFF), National Institute for Amazonian Research and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Manaus, AM, 69011-970, Brazil
- CIBIO-InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
- CIBIO-InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 1349-017, Portugal
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- Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (PDBFF), National Institute for Amazonian Research and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Manaus, AM, 69011-970, Brazil
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal
- Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (PDBFF), National Institute for Amazonian Research and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Manaus, AM, 69011-970, Brazil
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre (EERC), School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT, United Kingdom
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Chhaya V, Lahiri S, Jagan MA, Mohan R, Pathaw NA, Krishnan A. Community Bioacoustics: Studying Acoustic Community Structure for Ecological and Conservation Insights. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.706445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The diversity of animal acoustic signals has evolved due to multiple ecological processes, both biotic and abiotic. At the level of communities of signaling animals, these processes may lead to diverse outcomes, including partitioning of acoustic signals along multiple axes (divergent signal parameters, signaling locations, and timing). Acoustic data provides information on the organization, diversity and dynamics of an acoustic community, and thus enables study of ecological change and turnover in a non-intrusive way. In this review, we lay out how community bioacoustics (the study of acoustic community structure and dynamics), has value in ecological monitoring and conservation of diverse landscapes and taxa. First, we review the concepts of signal space, signal partitioning and their effects on the structure of acoustic communities. Next, we highlight how spatiotemporal ecological change is reflected in acoustic community structure, and the potential this presents in monitoring and conservation. As passive acoustic monitoring gains popularity worldwide, we propose that the analytical framework of community bioacoustics has promise in studying the response of entire suites of species (from insects to large whales) to rapid anthropogenic change.
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Katunzi T, Soisook P, Webala PW, Armstrong KN, Bumrungsri S. Bat activity and species richness in different land‐use types in and around Chome Nature Forest Reserve, Tanzania. Afr J Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Thomas Katunzi
- Department of Biology Faculty of Science Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Thailand
- Same District Council Kilimanjaro Tanzania
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- Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Thailand
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management Maasai Mara University Narok Kenya
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
- South Australian Museum Adelaide SA Australia
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- Department of Biology Faculty of Science Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Thailand
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Bat Ensembles Differ in Response to Use Zones in a Tropical Biosphere Reserve. DIVERSITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/d12020060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Biosphere reserves, designated under The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Man and Biosphere Programme, aim to sustainably integrate protected areas into the biological and economic landscape around them by buffering strictly protected habitats with zones of limited use. However, the effectiveness of biosphere reserves and the contribution of the different zones of use to protection is poorly known. We assessed the diversity and activity of bats in the Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve (CRBR) in Sabah, Malaysia, using harp traps, mist nets and acoustic surveys in each zone—core, buffer, transition and in agricultural plots outside of the reserve. We captured 30 species, bringing the known bat fauna of CRBR to 50 species, half of Borneo’s bat species. Species composition and acoustic activity varied among zones and by foraging ensemble, with the core and buffer showing particular importance for conserving forest-dependent insectivorous bats. Frugivorous bats were found in all zones but were the most abundant and most species-rich ensemble within agricultural sites. Although sampling was limited, bat diversity and activity was low in the transition zone compared to other zones, indicating potential for management practices that increase food availability and enhance biodiversity value. We conclude that, collectively, the zones of the CRBR effectively protect diversity, but the value of the transition zone can be improved.
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Ongole S, Sankaran M, Karanth KK. Responses of aerial insectivorous bats to local and landscape-level features of coffee agroforestry systems in Western Ghats, India. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201648. [PMID: 30114276 PMCID: PMC6095497 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Shade coffee has shown great promise in providing crucial habitats for biodiversity outside formal protected areas. Insectivorous bats have been understudied in coffee, although they may provide pest control services. We investigated the influence of local and landscape-level features of coffee farms on aerial insectivorous bats in Chikmagalur district in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India. Bats were monitored in 20 farm sites using ultrasound detectors, and the response of bat species richness and activity to changes in tree density, proportion of built-up area in the neighborhood, and distance of farm from forest areas quantified. We examined if models built to explain the species richness and activity could also predict them in nine additional sites. We detected nine phonic types/species in the study area. The quantified predictors had no effect on assemblage-level species richness and activity of bats. Responses of edge-space and cluttered-space forager guilds mirrored those of the overall assemblage, but some species vulnerable to forest conversion like Rhinolophus beddomei were detected rarely. Best models explained up to 20% and 15% variation in assemblage-level species richness and activity respectively, and were poor predictors of both response variables. We conclude that coffee farms in our study area offer an important commuting space for insectivorous bats across a gradient of shade management. Further research should include species-specific responses to management decisions for at-risk species and quantification of ecosystem services like natural pest control to inform biodiversity conservation initiatives in the Western Ghats coffee landscapes.
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- Shasank Ongole
- Post-graduate Program in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society – India Program & National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, New York, United States of America
- Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Environmental Science and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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