Community and species-level responses of phyllostomid bats to a disturbance gradient in the tropical Andes

Montaño‐Centellas, Flavia; Moya, M. Isabel; Aguirre, Luís F.; Galeón, Raquel; Palabral, Oswaldo; Hurtado, Rosember; Galarza, I. Sola; Tordoya, Julieta

doi:10.1016/j.actao.2014.11.002

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“…argued that the few records reported for G. koepckeae might reflect the lack of sampling in montane forest, but we disagree because fieldwork carried out in Bolivia has not resulted in more specimens. Examples of bat surveys at the Yungas ecoregion in the last 15 years include: 1) short 5-night evaluations carried out by one of us at two localities at 900 and 2070 m, with 13 and 8 phyllostomid species captured in each site, respectively (LS unpublished data, 2005-6); 2) a 4-month survey at approximately 1400 m with 17 phyllostomid species reported by Montaño-Centellas et al (2015); 3) a 2-year project carried out between 1400 and 1650 m by Moya et al (2008), which reported 20 phyllostomid species. Also, in Identidad Madidi we surveyed 3 additional Yungas sites at 1870, 1600, and 1160 m for a total of 23 nights, which yielded 6, 14, and 19 phyllostomid species, respectively (Wallace et al 2017;Wallace et al 2019;Wallace et al 2020).…”

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First record of the rare bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner & Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Bolivia

Siles¹,

Wallace²

2021

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The phyllostomid bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner & Patton, 1972) was considered endemic to Peru and restrict to only two localities, until it was recently collected in a new locality in Colombia. Now we report G. koepckeae for the first time in Bolivia, based on a specimen collected in a well-preserved montane forest inside the Parque Nacional y Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Madidi. The site of capture is at 2280 m, which is the highest elevational record for the species. Gardnerycteris koepckeae is a rare species restricted to a fragile ecosystem threatened by mining and other changes in land use.

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First record of the rare bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner & Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Bolivia

Siles¹,

Wallace²

2021

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“…Los murciélagos pequeños como Sturnira, por lo general, tienden a prosperar en áreas perturbadas (Montaño et al 2015). Este es el caso en Carpish, debido a que registramos alta diversidad y abundancia de ese género.…”

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Diversidad de mamíferos en el bosque montano de Carpish, Huánuco, Perú

Pacheco

Noblecilla

2019

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A pesar de la alta diversidad de mamíferos conocidos para el Perú, son pocos los estudios en las yungas centrales, lo que no permite un adecuado conocimiento de su diversidad. Aquí se da a conocer los resultados de una evaluación de la diversidad de mamíferos de Carpish, Huánuco, un bosque montano en estado crítico de conservación. El estudio se realizó entre 2001 y 2002 con cinco expediciones en las localidades de Carpish de Mayobamba (2730 – 3080 m) y San Pedro de Carpish (1780 – 2400 m). Se emplearon métodos de captura, avistamientos y entrevistas, los que representan un esfuerzo de 28500 trampas noche y 190 redes noche. Registramos 35 especies de mamíferos en el área de estudio. Los órdenes más diversos fueron los murciélagos y roedores (74.3 %), estos incluyen cuatro especies endémicas para el país, cuatro especies en alguna categoría de conservación y el primer registro de la marmosita grácil Gracilinanus aceramarcae para Huánuco. La riqueza y los índices de diversidad (H' y Simpson) para roedores no muestran correlación significativa con respecto a la elevación. El roedor Thomasomys ischyrus y el murciélago Anoura aequatoris fueron las especies con mayor abundancia relativa. Nuestros registros, más los de la literatura y la revisión de colecciones científicas, sustentan la ocurrencia de 45 especies de mamíferos en el bosque de Carpish. Esta riqueza de especies, los endemismos y la acelerada pérdida de bosque son base para recomendar el establecimiento de un área de conservación que garantice la protección de los bosques montanos de Carpish.

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“…Species respond distinctively at population, species, guild, and community levels with an array of mid and long-term strategies (AvilaCabadilla et al 2012;García-Estrada et al 2012). These are mediated by differential resource use or interspecific relationships (Cisneros et al 2016) and changes in behavioral activity patterns (Montaño-Centellas et al 2015). After 30 years of protection, the understory bat community of PAF-FASIT has probably reached a steady state that is actually sustainable.…”

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“…Still another possibility is that they may be an indicator of the responses of bats to the habitat fragmentation of the Los Tuxtlas landscape. We know that species use of various landscape elements depends on the spatial-temporal distribution of resources, connectivity, and configuration of structural landscape elements (Frey-Ehrenbold et al 2013;Montaño et al 2015). Either enhancement or decline in species richness can be anticipated.…”

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The understory bat community in a fragmented landscape in the lowlands of the Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Lucho

Coates‐Estrada

Christen

2017

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Bat species in Neotropical regions are known to reach a high diversity. The Chiropteran fauna contributes significantly to the ecological dynamics of tropical forests and are excellent indicators of the state of conservation. The Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz has suffered severe habitat degradation and forest fragmentation in the last four decades, mostly due to anthropogenic activities. The main objective of the present study was to describe in terms of species richness, feeding guild, biomass, and dominance, the little known bat community of the Parque de Flora and Fauna Silvestre Tropical (PAFFASIT) in the municipality of Catemaco, Veracruz. We expected that after nearly 30 years of ambient protection that this study site would maintain its functional diversity, as well as complexity in the bat understory assemblage. Since the relationship between richness and abundance is regulated by area size and the structural complexity of the vegetation, we hypothesize that in the PAFFASIT, a small number of species in the understory are dominant in terms of abundance and biomass. Fieldwork was conducted from November 2007 to November 2008. Sixteen mist nets were operated on four consecutive nights monthly from dusk until 0300 hours. All bats captured were processed and released in the field. We estimate the overall species diversity. A species accumulation curve over time was constructed. All species were assigned a feeding guild. Sampling effort totaled 1344 net/hours. We captured a total of 509 individuals, which represented 22 species. The Phyllostomidae family accounted for 98% of the total captures. Four species of this family, Sturnira parvidens, Carollia sowelli, Artibeus jamaicensis and Glossophaga soricina, alone accounted for 79 % of the total captures. The frugivore guild had the highest number of species (68 % of total captures). Two species, S. parvidens and C. sowelli, represented 57 % of the total gross biomass of the sample. The ShannonWiener Index value was 1.97 for the overall sample. New species were added slowly each month, but after nine months the accumulation curve tended to reach an asymptote. Nine species were added to the bat inventory for this site. In PAFFASIT due to the slow accumulation of species the number of bat species may increase as more surveys are carried out. In our study, we initially hypothesized a dominance by a few species. Our results concur with our prediction; as we found four species, S. parvidens, C. sowelli, A. jamaicensis and G. soricina that dominated the bat assemblage. In agreement with our hypothesis, results revealed the presence of a rich understory assemblage of bat species, which is similar to other findings in neotropical forests, but with a different species composition. The four species, belonging to the Phyllostomidae family accounted for 79 % of all captures, as well as 68 % of the total captures of the frugivore guild. The PAFFASIT forest reserve probably serves as an important link between two large areas of relatively well-preserved rainforest immersed in an ant...

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Community and species-level responses of phyllostomid bats to a disturbance gradient in the tropical Andes

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First record of the rare bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner & Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Bolivia

First record of the rare bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner & Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Bolivia

Diversidad de mamíferos en el bosque montano de Carpish, Huánuco, Perú

The understory bat community in a fragmented landscape in the lowlands of the Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

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Community and species-level responses of phyllostomid bats to a disturbance gradient in the tropical Andes

Cited by 17 publications

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First record of the rare bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner &amp; Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Bolivia

First record of the rare bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner &amp; Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Bolivia

Diversidad de mamíferos en el bosque montano de Carpish, Huánuco, Perú

The understory bat community in a fragmented landscape in the lowlands of the Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

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First record of the rare bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner & Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Bolivia

First record of the rare bat Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner & Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Bolivia