DarkCideS  1.0, a global database for  bats in karsts and caves

Tanalgo, Krizler Cejuela; Tabora, John Aries G.; Oliveira, Hernani F. M.; Haelewaters, Danny; Beranek, Chad T.; Otálora-Ardila, Aída; Bernard, Enrico; Gonçalves, Fernando; Eriksson, Alan; Donnelly, Melissa; González, Joel Monzón; Ramos, Humberto Fernández; Rivas, Alberto Clark; Webala, Paul W.; Deleva, Stanimira; Dalhoumi, Ridha; Maula, Jaycelle; Lizarro, Dennis; Aguirre, Luís F.; Bouillard, Nils; Quibod, Ma. Niña Regina M.; Barros, Jennifer; Turcios-Casco, Manfredo Alejandro; Martínez, Marcio; Ordoñez-Mazier, Diego Iván; Orellana, José Alejandro Soler; Trejo, Eduardo Javier Ordoñez; Ordoñez, Danny; Chornelia, Ada; Lu, Jian Mei; Xing, Chen; Baniya, Sanjeev; Muylaert, Renata L.; Dias-Silva, Leonardo Henrique; Ruadreo, Nittaya; Hughes, Alice C.

doi:10.22541/au.163578759.92395202/v1

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“…All analyses were in R 4.1.0 [31] (Figure S1). Then, we mined bat host species occurrences in September 2021 from: Darkcides v1 [22], Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Berkeley Ecoinformatics Engine (Ecoengine), Vertnet, Integrated Digitized Biocollections (IDigBio), iNaturalist, Obis, Vertnet, and data compiled for previous publications [11,33]. We filtered all data sources, and with iNaturalist kept only 'research quality grade' data.…”

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Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health

Muylaert

Kingston

Luo

et al. 2021

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Global changes in response to human encroachment into natural habitats and carbon emissions are driving the biodiversity extinction crisis and increasing disease emergence risk. Host distributions are one critical component to identify areas at risk of spillover, and bats act as reservoirs of diverse viruses. We developed a reproducible ecological niche modelling pipeline for bat hosts of SARS-like viruses (subgenus Sarbecovirus), given that since SARS-CoV-2 emergence several closely-related viruses have been discovered and sarbecovirus-host interactions have gained attention. We assess sampling biases and model bats’ current distributions based on climate and landscape relationships and project future scenarios. The most important predictors of species distribution were temperature seasonality and cave availability. We identified concentrated host hotspots in Myanmar and projected range contractions for most species by 2100. Our projections indicate hotspots will shift east in Southeast Asia in >2 °C hotter locations in a fossil-fueled development future. Hotspot shifts have implications for conservation and public health, as loss of population connectivity can lead to local extinctions, and remaining hotspots may concentrate near human populations.

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“…Among factors influencing bat distributions, suitable climatic limits and karst are critical for many species [20][21][22]. The presence of native habitat, especially dense forest is also vital for many species [3,23].…”

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Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health

Muylaert

Kingston

Luo

et al. 2021

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“…Then, in September 2021 we mined bat host species occurrences from: Darkcides v1 [23], Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) [36], Berkeley Ecoinformatics Engine (Ecoengine), Vertnet, Integrated Digitized Biocollections (IDigBio), iNaturalist, Obis and data compiled for previous publications [11,37]. We filtered all data sources, and with iNaturalist kept only 'research quality grade' data.…”

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“…Among factors influencing bat distributions, suitable climatic limits and karst are critical for many species [21][22][23]. The presence of native habitat, especially dense forest is also vital for many species [3,24].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health

et al. 2022

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Global changes in response to human encroachment into natural habitats and carbon emissions are driving the biodiversity extinction crisis and increasing disease emergence risk. Host distributions are one critical component to identify areas at risk of viral spillover, and bats act as reservoirs of diverse viruses. We developed a reproducible ecological niche modelling pipeline for bat hosts of SARS-like viruses (subgenus Sarbecovirus ), given that several closely related viruses have been discovered and sarbecovirus–host interactions have gained attention since SARS-CoV-2 emergence. We assessed sampling biases and modelled current distributions of bats based on climate and landscape relationships and project future scenarios for host hotspots. The most important predictors of species distributions were temperature seasonality and cave availability. We identified concentrated host hotspots in Myanmar and projected range contractions for most species by 2100. Our projections indicate hotspots will shift east in Southeast Asia in locations greater than 2°C hotter in a fossil-fuelled development future. Hotspot shifts have implications for conservation and public health, as loss of population connectivity can lead to local extinctions, and remaining hotspots may concentrate near human populations.

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“…Similarly, we incorporated 83 papers extracted from the DarkCideS database (Tanalgo, Tabora, et al, 2022). The papers in the DarkCideS database include bat cave studies, particularly georeferenced species occurrence from field surveys.…”

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Effective conservation of subterranean‐roosting bats

Meierhofer,

Johnson,

Perez‐Jimenez

et al. 2023

Conservation Biology

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Bats frequently inhabit caves and other subterranean habitats and play a critical role in subterranean food webs. With escalating threats to subterranean ecosystems, identifying the most effective measures to protect subterranean‐roosting bats is critical. We conducted a meta‐analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of conservation and management interventions for subterranean‐roosting bats. We used network analyses to determine to what extent interventions for bats overlap those used for other subterranean taxa. We conducted our analyses with data extracted from 345 papers recommending a total of 910 conservation interventions. Gating of roost entrances was applied to preserve bat populations in 21 studies, but its effectiveness was unclear. Habitat restoration and disturbance reduction positively affected bat populations and bat behavior, respectively, in ≤4 studies. Decontamination was assessed in 2 studies and positively affected bat populations, particularly in studies focused on reducing fungal spores associated with white‐nose syndrome in North America. Monitoring of bat populations as an effective conservation strategy was unclear and infrequently tested. Only 4% of bat studies simultaneously considered other subterranean organisms. However, effective interventions for bat conservation had similarities with all other organisms. If other subterranean organisms are considered when applying interventions to conserve bats, they might also benefit.

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DarkCideS 1.0, a global database for bats in karsts and caves

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Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health

Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health

Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health

Effective conservation of subterranean‐roosting bats

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