Patterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon

Anthropogenic activities continue to degrade natural montane ecosystems globally. Bats communities are altered by these changes. We analyzed how bats are affected by human-induced habitat changes by comparing the bat species diversity and functional diversity in undisturbed forest habitats and distu...

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Autores principales:	Eric-Moîse BakwoFils, Manga Aaron Mongombe, Dongmo Ervis Manfothang, Aicha Gomeh-Djame, Jean Michel Takuo, Bilong Charles Felix Bilong
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	edge species bats human activities undisturbed forest disturbed forest Evolution QH359-425 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0bb1a364c28546269e5bbbc7a193a6a32021-12-02T11:46:37ZPatterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon2296-701X10.3389/fevo.2021.761969https://doaj.org/article/0bb1a364c28546269e5bbbc7a193a6a32021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.761969/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-701XAnthropogenic activities continue to degrade natural montane ecosystems globally. Bats communities are altered by these changes. We analyzed how bats are affected by human-induced habitat changes by comparing the bat species diversity and functional diversity in undisturbed forest habitats and disturbed forest habitats of the Afromontane biome of Cameroon. We recorded 244 individuals from 13 species in the undisturbed forest, while 233 individuals from 16 species were recorded in the disturbed forest. Bat diversity was higher in disturbed habitats (D = 0.84) than undisturbed habitats (D = 0.67). Jackknife 1 species richness estimator suggests 21.53 species for the disturbed forest and 19.30 in the undisturbed forest. Closed-space forager insectivorous bats made up nearly half of the species in the undisturbed forest, but this dropped to 25% in the disturbed forest, meanwhile, edge-space foragers increased in the disturbed forest. Bat community analyses by ordination revealed a distinct bat community composition between the two forest types, demonstrated as a significant difference in diversity between the two forest types. The distribution of Rousettus aegyptiacus, Myonycteris angolensis, Hipposideros cf. ruber, and Micropteropus pusillus contribute the most to the difference in bat community composition between the two forest types. Edge and open-space species were likely to benefit from additional resources provided by the disturbed area, by expanding their range and distribution. However, this may not compensate for the decline in the population of forest species caused by the loss of pristine forests, thus measures to conserve montane forest remnants should be of utmost significance.Eric-Moîse BakwoFilsManga Aaron MongombeDongmo Ervis ManfothangAicha Gomeh-DjameJean Michel TakuoBilong Charles Felix BilongFrontiers Media S.A.articleedge speciesbatshuman activitiesundisturbed forestdisturbed forestEvolutionQH359-425EcologyQH540-549.5ENFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Vol 9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	edge species bats human activities undisturbed forest disturbed forest Evolution QH359-425 Ecology QH540-549.5 Eric-Moîse BakwoFils Manga Aaron Mongombe Dongmo Ervis Manfothang Aicha Gomeh-Djame Jean Michel Takuo Bilong Charles Felix Bilong Patterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon
description	Anthropogenic activities continue to degrade natural montane ecosystems globally. Bats communities are altered by these changes. We analyzed how bats are affected by human-induced habitat changes by comparing the bat species diversity and functional diversity in undisturbed forest habitats and disturbed forest habitats of the Afromontane biome of Cameroon. We recorded 244 individuals from 13 species in the undisturbed forest, while 233 individuals from 16 species were recorded in the disturbed forest. Bat diversity was higher in disturbed habitats (D = 0.84) than undisturbed habitats (D = 0.67). Jackknife 1 species richness estimator suggests 21.53 species for the disturbed forest and 19.30 in the undisturbed forest. Closed-space forager insectivorous bats made up nearly half of the species in the undisturbed forest, but this dropped to 25% in the disturbed forest, meanwhile, edge-space foragers increased in the disturbed forest. Bat community analyses by ordination revealed a distinct bat community composition between the two forest types, demonstrated as a significant difference in diversity between the two forest types. The distribution of Rousettus aegyptiacus, Myonycteris angolensis, Hipposideros cf. ruber, and Micropteropus pusillus contribute the most to the difference in bat community composition between the two forest types. Edge and open-space species were likely to benefit from additional resources provided by the disturbed area, by expanding their range and distribution. However, this may not compensate for the decline in the population of forest species caused by the loss of pristine forests, thus measures to conserve montane forest remnants should be of utmost significance.
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author	Eric-Moîse BakwoFils Manga Aaron Mongombe Dongmo Ervis Manfothang Aicha Gomeh-Djame Jean Michel Takuo Bilong Charles Felix Bilong
author_facet	Eric-Moîse BakwoFils Manga Aaron Mongombe Dongmo Ervis Manfothang Aicha Gomeh-Djame Jean Michel Takuo Bilong Charles Felix Bilong
author_sort	Eric-Moîse BakwoFils
title	Patterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon
title_short	Patterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon
title_full	Patterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon
title_fullStr	Patterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed	Patterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon
title_sort	patterns of bat diversity in an undisturbed forest and forest mosaic habitats of the afromontane forest biome of western cameroon
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/0bb1a364c28546269e5bbbc7a193a6a3
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Patterns of Bat Diversity in an Undisturbed Forest and Forest Mosaic Habitats of the Afromontane Forest Biome of Western Cameroon

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