The ghost vampire: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of the largest bat in the Americas

Alvarez, Facundo; Silva, Sergio Gomes da; Guevara-Chumacero, Luis Manuel; Ferreira, Francimeire Fernandes; Borla, L. Alvarez; Sousa, Ricardo Firmino de; Silva, D. P.

doi:10.1007/s10531-021-02311-7

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“…Regardless of spatial sympatry or reproductive modes, climate change could promote microendemism and the extinction of species currently classified as "Least-concern", with stable populations (Burger et al, 2019;IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, 2022;Lavilla et al, 2004). Spatial distribution patterns and their temporal fluctuations vary; therefore, it is important to consider the different temporal scenarios to manage and apply appropriate conservation actions to each species (Alvarez et al, 2021;Alvarez et al, 2022).…”

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“…Our target species could respond to these landscape characteristics, associating with lowlands with historical climatic and hydrological stability (Andrade-Díaz et al, 2021;Menéndez-Guerrero et al, 2020). Climate change in synergy with anthropic actions could cause alarming declines not only in the environmental niches of these species but also in anuran biodiversity and their critical habitats (Alvarez et al, 2021;Alvarez et al, 2022;Exbrayat, 2018;Menéndez-Guerrero et al, 2020).…”

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Environmental sympatry through time: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of two sympatric anuran species (Leptodactylidae) in South America

Acosta,

Alvarez,

Figueira

et al. 2024

Rev. Biol. Trop.

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Introduction: Leptodactylus latinasus and Physalaemus cuqui are sympatric anuran species with similar environmental requirements and contrasting reproductive modes. Climatic configuration determines distribution patterns and promotes sympatry of environmental niches, but specificity/selectivity determines the success of reproductive modes. Species distribution models (SDM) are a valuable tool to predict spatio-temporal distributions based on the extrapolation of environmental predictors. Objectives: To determine the spatio-temporal distribution of environmental niches and assess whether the protected areas of the World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA) allow the conservation of these species in the current scenario and future. Methods: We applied different algorithms to predict the distribution and spatio-temporal overlap of environmental niches of L. latinasus and P. cuqui within South America in the last glacial maximum (LGM), middle-Holocene, current and future scenarios. We assess the conservation status of both species with the WDPA conservation units. Results: All applied algorithms showed high performance for both species (X̅TSS = 0.87, X̅AUC = 0.95). The L. latinasus predictions showed wide environmental niches from LGM to the current scenario (49 % stable niches, 37 % gained niches, and 13 % lost niches), suggesting historical fidelity to stable climatic-environmental regions. In the current-future transition, L. latinasus would increase the number of stable (70 %) and lost (20 %) niches, suggesting fidelity to lowland regions and a possible trend toward microendemism. P. cuqui loses environmental niches from the LGM to the current scenario (25 %) and in the current-future transition (63 %), increasing the environmental sympathy between both species; 31 % spatial overlap in the current scenario and 70 % in the future. Conclusion: Extreme drought events and rainfall variations, derived from climate change, suggest the loss of environmental niches for these species that are not currently threatened but are not adequately protected by conservation units. The loss of environmental niches increases spatial sympatry which represents a new challenge for anurans and the conservation of their populations.

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Environmental sympatry through time: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of two sympatric anuran species (Leptodactylidae) in South America

Acosta,

Alvarez,

Figueira

et al. 2024

Rev. Biol. Trop.

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“…Ampliar estudos com morcegos em reservas de conservação no Brasil, como a Rebio Guaporé, é fundamental, uma vez que esses espaços são um mosaico da vegetação nativa que resiste aos impactos do uso da terra (Paiva et al, 2020). As reservas de conservação podem garantir espaços presente e futuro para preservação da diversidade de morcegos (Alvarez et al, 2021), por isso é fundamental inventariar a diversidade presente, bem como aplicar pesquisas aplicadas com os morcegos, de forma a compreender seus papéis ecossistêmicos nesses ambientes.…”

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Expedição científica Rebio Guaporé

Fernandes Ferreira,

Gomes da Silva,

De Sena Marinho

et al. 2023

Biodivers. Bras.

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Estudos rápidos ou inventários de morcegos são a chave para o conhecimento da diversidade desse grupo de grande importância ambiental nas Reservas Biológicas brasileiras. Aqui descrevemos os resultados de um estudo rápido na Reserva Biológica do Guaporé, no estado de Rondônia, que se trata de uma Reserva de alta relevância ambiental devido seu tamanho e variação de fitofisionomias. Em duas noites de amostragem com redes de neblina registramos sete espécies de morcegos das famílias Phyllostomidae e Noctilionidae. Destaca-se o registro da espécie Noctilio leporinus que até então possuía apenas um registro para o estado de Rondônia. Novas amostragens no interior da Rebio Guaporé devem revelar ampla diversidade e denotar o impacto positivo dessa reserva na conservação e manutenção da comunidade de morcegos neotropicais.

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“…They improve the accuracy and range of species distributions by incorporating ecological data such as climate and functional traits, along with fine‐scale aggregated data like specimen records, surveys, and experiments (López‐Aguilar et al., 2024 ; Silva et al., 2020 ). SDMs bridge the gap between fine‐scale precision and global representativeness, thus aiding in predicting and conserving biodiversity (Alvarez et al., 2021 ).…”

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Potential distribution patterns and species richness of avifauna in rapidly urbanizing East China

Chen,

Wang,

Cai

et al. 2024

Ecology and Evolution

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In recent years, increased species extinction and habitat loss have significantly reduced biodiversity, posing a serious threat to both nature and human survival. Environmental factors strongly influence bird distribution and diversity. The potential distribution patterns and species richness offer a conservation modeling framework for policymakers to assess the effectiveness of natural protected areas (PAs) and optimize their existing ones. Very few such studies have been published that cover a large and complete taxonomic group with fine resolution at regional scale. Here, using birds as a study group, the maximum entropy model (MaxEnt) was used to analyze the pattern of bird species richness in Jiangsu Province. Using an unparalleled amount of occurrence data, we created species distribution models (SDMs) for 312 bird species to explore emerging diversity patterns at a resolution of 1 km2. The gradient of species richness is steep, decreasing sharply away from water bodies, particularly in the northern part of Jiangsu Province. The migratory status and feeding habits of birds also significantly influence the spatial distribution of avian species richness. This study reveals that the regions with high potential bird species richness are primarily distributed in three areas: the eastern coastal region, the surrounding area of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the surrounding area of Taihu Lake. Compared with species richness hotspots and existing PAs, we found that the majority of hotspots are well‐protected. However, only a small portion of the regions, such as coastal areas of Sheyang County in Yancheng City, as well as some regions along the Yangtze River in Nanjing and Zhenjiang, currently have relatively weak protection. Using stacked SDMs, our study reveals effective insights into diversity patterns, directly informing conservation policies and contributing to macroecological research advancements.

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The ghost vampire: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of the largest bat in the Americas

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Environmental sympatry through time: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of two sympatric anuran species (Leptodactylidae) in South America

Environmental sympatry through time: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of two sympatric anuran species (Leptodactylidae) in South America

Expedição científica Rebio Guaporé

Potential distribution patterns and species richness of avifauna in rapidly urbanizing East China

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