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DOI	10.1111/jzs.12520
	Biogeography of bats in Iran: Mapping and disentangling environmental and historical drivers of bat richness
	Kafash, Anooshe; Ashrafi, Sohrab; Yousefi, Masoud
通讯作者	Ashrafi, S (corresponding author), Univ Tehran, Dept Environm Sci, Daneshkadeh Ave, Karaj 7787131587, Iran.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH
ISSN	0947-5745
EISSN	1439-0469
出版年	2021
卷号	59 期号:7 页码:1546-1556
英文摘要	Bats are facing several threats like land-use change, habitat loss, overexploitation for food, mortality at wind energy turbine installations, disease, and climate change worldwide. Defining biodiversity of bat species can help conservation biologists to prioritize areas for bat conservation. In this study, we assembled distribution records of all bats of Iran to generate the first richness map of bats, as no richness map is available for bat species in the country. By constructing generalized linear models, we determined which historical and environmental factors drive the richness of bat species across the country. Results of richness mapping showed that Zagros Mountains host the highest number of species in Iran. We found that precipitation is the most influential variable in shaping bat richness in Iran by explaining 26% of variation in species richness. Topographic heterogeneity, with 19% of explained variance, was the second most important determinant of bat richness. We also estimated bat assemblage similarity among the biomes in the country. Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands biome was the most distinct biome based on bat assemblage. On the other hand, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands and Deserts and Xeric Shrublands were the most similar biomes based upon distributions of the bat species. Areas that were identified to have higher species diversity were regions with high priority for the conservation of bat biodiversity in the country. Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands, which host the most unique assemblage of bat species, have high importance for conservation. Therefore, to enhance the conservation of bats and maintain the important ecosystem services which they provide, we must have a clear knowledge of their richness and essential needs.
英文关键词	bat hotspot bat richness biome conservation Iran
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000719851400013
WOS关键词	FERRUMEQUINUM CHIROPTERA RHINOLOPHIDAE ; MAMMAL SPECIES RICHNESS ; GREATER HORSESHOE BAT ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY ; HYRCANIAN FORESTS ; GLOBAL PATTERNS ; BIODIVERSITY ; CONSERVATION ; SCALE
WOS类目	Evolutionary Biology ; Zoology
WOS研究方向	Evolutionary Biology ; Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/373661
作者单位	[Kafash, Anooshe; Ashrafi, Sohrab] Univ Tehran, Fac Nat Resources, Dept Environm Sci, Tehran, Iran; [Yousefi, Masoud] Univ Tehran, Sch Biol, Coll Sci, Tehran, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kafash, Anooshe,Ashrafi, Sohrab,Yousefi, Masoud. Biogeography of bats in Iran: Mapping and disentangling environmental and historical drivers of bat richness[J],2021,59(7):1546-1556.
APA	Kafash, Anooshe,Ashrafi, Sohrab,&Yousefi, Masoud.(2021).Biogeography of bats in Iran: Mapping and disentangling environmental and historical drivers of bat richness.JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH,59(7),1546-1556.
MLA	Kafash, Anooshe,et al."Biogeography of bats in Iran: Mapping and disentangling environmental and historical drivers of bat richness".JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH 59.7(2021):1546-1556.