Animal functional traits: Towards a trait‐based ecology for whole ecosystems
Functional traits and associated trait‐based concepts have driven rapid innovation in
ecology over recent years, with most progress based on insights from plants. However …
ecology over recent years, with most progress based on insights from plants. However …
Aerial insectivorous bat responses to 30 years of forest insularization in a dam-created Amazonian archipelagic landscape
Mega dams result in habitat loss and fragmentation in lowland tropical forests,
compromising the diversity and ecosystem functioning in remnant habitat islands. We …
compromising the diversity and ecosystem functioning in remnant habitat islands. We …
Foraging guild modulates insectivorous bat responses to habitat loss and insular fragmentation in peninsular Malaysia
Despite mounting evidence on the ecological impacts of damming for biodiversity, little is
known regarding its consequences in the hyper-diverse Southeast Asian tropical forests …
known regarding its consequences in the hyper-diverse Southeast Asian tropical forests …
Trait-mediated filtering predicts phyllostomid bat responses to habitat disturbance in the Orinoco Llanos
A Otálora-Ardila, FZ Farneda, CFJ Meyer… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Which functional traits allow a bat species to survive habitat disturbance? Empirical
evidence regarding this question remains limited for many tropical regions despite their …
evidence regarding this question remains limited for many tropical regions despite their …
Secondary forest buffers the effects of fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bat species following 30 years of passive forest restoration
S Rowley, A López‐Baucells, R Rocha… - Restoration …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Passive forest restoration can buffer the effects of habitat loss on biodiversity. We
acoustically surveyed aerial insectivorous bats in a whole‐ecosystem fragmentation …
acoustically surveyed aerial insectivorous bats in a whole‐ecosystem fragmentation …
Better together: integrating mist-nets and bioacoustics reveals large-scale native vegetation as a key predictor of bat community conservation in a fragmented …
MCS Mancini, PED Bobrowiec, LL Oliveira… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Habitat loss, fragmentation, and land conversion for human use are currently the main
drivers of biodiversity loss in the Neotropics. Agropastoral and silvicultural activities are …
drivers of biodiversity loss in the Neotropics. Agropastoral and silvicultural activities are …
Fear or food? Prey availability is more important than predation risk in determining aerial insectivorous bat responses across a disturbed tropical forest landscape
Habitat disturbance affects, directly or indirectly, the predation risk and food available to
animals. One group of animals that may be negatively affected by habitat disturbance are …
animals. One group of animals that may be negatively affected by habitat disturbance are …
[HTML][HTML] Little things, big consequences
JC Bicca-Marques - Primates, 2023 - Springer
You are in the forest, habituating a nonhuman primate group for your research. It is late in
the morning on a typical hot and humid tropical day. Clothes soaked, you are under the tree …
the morning on a typical hot and humid tropical day. Clothes soaked, you are under the tree …
[HTML][HTML] Bat functional traits associated with environmental, landscape, and conservation variables in Neotropical dry forests
CA Díaz-B, A Otálora-Ardila… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tropical dry forests are among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. Bats' role in
those ecosystems is critical because of multiple bat-mediated processes. Such processes …
those ecosystems is critical because of multiple bat-mediated processes. Such processes …
Functional diversity and trait-environment relationships of bat assemblages in an Amazonian forest-savannah mosaic
NM Kinap, FZ Farneda, RM Rabelo, E Bernard… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Understanding the effects of long-term habitat fragmentation on functional diversity and trait
distributions is fundamental for effective conservation plans. In this study, we investigated …
distributions is fundamental for effective conservation plans. In this study, we investigated …