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DOI	10.3390/biology12081116
	Guild Vertical Stratification and Drivers of Bat Foraging in a Semi-Arid Tropical Region, Kenya
	Rainho, Ana; Ferreira, Diogo F.; Makori, Beryl; Bartonjo, Michael; Repas-Goncalves, Miguel; Kirakou, Stanley; Maghuwa, Florah; Webala, Paul W.; Tome, Ricardo
通讯作者	Rainho, A
来源期刊	BIOLOGY-BASEL
EISSN	2079-7737
出版年	2023
卷号	12 期号:8
英文摘要	Africa faces significant challenges in reconciling economic and social development while preserving its natural resources. Little is known about the diverse bat community on the continent, particularly in drier ecosystems. A better understanding of the bat community will help improve and inform the management of these ecosystems. Our study aimed to provide detailed information on the main drivers of bat richness and activity at three different heights above the ground in a semi-arid region of Kenya. We assessed how bat activity varied with space and height using acoustic sampling and complementary methods. We sampled 48 sites at ground level and two sites on meteorological masts at 20 m and 35 m above the ground. We recorded more than 20 bat species, including one species of concern for conservation. Our models showed that the use of space varies with bat guild, creating trade-offs in the variables that affect their activity. Low-flying bat species are mostly associated with habitat variables, whereas high-flying species are more dependent on weather conditions. Our study highlights the richness of bat assemblages in semi-arid environments and emphasizes the need for management measures to protect bat diversity in the face of habitat degradation caused by climate change, land management, and development projects.
英文关键词	Africa bat conservation drylands landscape management species richness
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001056840600001
WOS关键词	INSECTIVOROUS BATS ; ECHOLOCATION CALLS ; ACTIVITY PATTERNS ; WING MORPHOLOGY ; AFRICAN ; BIODIVERSITY ; ABUNDANCE ; IMPACTS ; LAND ; DEGRADATION
WOS类目	Biology
WOS研究方向	Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/395566
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rainho, Ana,Ferreira, Diogo F.,Makori, Beryl,et al. Guild Vertical Stratification and Drivers of Bat Foraging in a Semi-Arid Tropical Region, Kenya[J],2023,12(8).
APA	Rainho, Ana.,Ferreira, Diogo F..,Makori, Beryl.,Bartonjo, Michael.,Repas-Goncalves, Miguel.,...&Tome, Ricardo.(2023).Guild Vertical Stratification and Drivers of Bat Foraging in a Semi-Arid Tropical Region, Kenya.BIOLOGY-BASEL,12(8).
MLA	Rainho, Ana,et al."Guild Vertical Stratification and Drivers of Bat Foraging in a Semi-Arid Tropical Region, Kenya".BIOLOGY-BASEL 12.8(2023).