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DOI	10.1111/1749-4877.12800
	Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations
	Allegrini, Claudia; Korine, Carmi; Krasnov, Boris R.
通讯作者	Korine, C
来源期刊	INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY
ISSN	1749-4877
EISSN	1749-4869
出版年	2024
英文摘要	Biotic and abiotic factors can act as filters for determining the species composition of biological communities. We aimed to identify abiotic factors driving the assembly of bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations along a north-south climatic gradient, as they are crucial forest habitats for the assessment and conservation of these communities. We expected that bat communities are predominantly shaped by environmental filtering. We conducted acoustic sampling in 35 pine plantations in Israel and analyzed recordings for species identification. We used the ESLTP analysis, an extension of the three-table ordination (RLQ analysis), to explore relationships between environmental characteristics, species occurrences, and functional traits of species while accounting for phylogenetic relationships between species and spatial distribution of the communities. Communities showed phylogenetic and trait clustering. Climatic conditions and forest vegetation composition shaped communities of bats, affecting the distribution of traits related to foraging behaviors, vegetation clutter, and the ability of bats to maneuver in it. Maneuverable species were associated with the northern Mediterranean climatic zone, with a scarce cover of drought-tolerant small shrubs and grassland. Fast flyers were associated with the center-south semi-arid area, with abundant drought-tolerant small shrubs and grassland. These forces might have a predominant role in the assembly of these communities, presumably due to the stressful climatic conditions of the study area. The ESLTP approach can be extended to other taxa and environments to predict species responses to disturbance and environmental changes and give insights into environmental management. Bat communities along a natural gradient of temperature and precipitation in pine forests were studied. Bat communities showed phylogenetic and trait clustering. These communities are shaped by climate conditions and forest vegetation composition. The field and the modeling approach can be extended to other taxa and environments to predict species responses to disturbance and environmental changes.image
英文关键词	assembly rules bats environmental filtering Mediterranean ecosystem pine forest
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001138646000001
WOS关键词	TRAIT ; ECHOLOCATION ; DIVERSITY ; PATTERNS ; ECOLOGY ; SPACE ; WATER ; BIODIVERSITY ; ASSEMBLAGES ; INFORMATION
WOS类目	Zoology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/404183
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Allegrini, Claudia,Korine, Carmi,Krasnov, Boris R.. Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations[J],2024.
APA	Allegrini, Claudia,Korine, Carmi,&Krasnov, Boris R..(2024).Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations.INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY.
MLA	Allegrini, Claudia,et al."Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations".INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY (2024).