Quantifying phyllostomid bats at different taxonomic levels as ecological indicators in a disturbed tropical forest

• Autorzy: Castro-Luna A.A. , Sosa V. J. , Castillo-Campos G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

With the aim of quantitatively evaluating the usefulness of phyllostomid bats as ecological indicators, we compared intra-family levels and feeding guilds between tropical old-growth forest and patches of secondary vegetation growing where the land had been used for shifting agriculture. There were significant differences between vegetation types in bat species composition, with the frugivore guild most abundant in secondary vegetation and the animalivore guild most abundant in the old-growth forest. These results are congruent with the findings for other Neotropical zones and appear to be associated with the type of soil management that allows secondary vegetation to grow. Using the Indicator Value method, two subfamilies, five genera and five species were found to have a significant indicator value. However, these numbers only represent a small proportion of the five subfamilies, 20 genera and 28 species recorded, indicating that under the disturbance conditions that characterize the study area, phyllostomid bats were poor ecological indicators. Even so, some species and subfamilies are useful as disturbance detectors.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

phyllostomid bat; bat; taxonomy; ecological indicator; tropical forest; assemblage; Phyllostomidae

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 09
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.219-228,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Castro-Luna A.A.

• Departamento de Ecologia Aplicada, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., A.P. 63, Xalapa 91000, Veracruz, Mexico

autor

Sosa V. J.

autor

Castillo-Campos G.

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