Bat distribution in Central Spain determined by acoustic surveys: applications for conservation
Bats are the second largest mammalian order and they have an important role in the ecosystem. However, their taxon is seriously threatened and difficult to sample. Nowadays, the development of bat detectors offers a way to explore bat richness and activity patterns in different environmental setting...
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| Formato: | tesis doctoral |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/11574 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/11574 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | 599.4(043.2) Bats Bat distribution in Central Spain Conservation Murciélagos Distribución de los murciélagos de España Central Conservación Ecología (Biología) Mamíferos 2401.06 Ecología animal 2401.18 Mamíferos |
| Resumo: | Bats are the second largest mammalian order and they have an important role in the ecosystem. However, their taxon is seriously threatened and difficult to sample. Nowadays, the development of bat detectors offers a way to explore bat richness and activity patterns in different environmental settings to aid bat conservation. Mountains are an important target for conservation actions as they depict altitudinal gradients where variation in climate and vegetation occurs which produces changes in species richness. In this context, the Guadarrama Mountains represent an elevation gradient in the Mediterranean region under the strong effect of climate and global change. The area is considered the richest hotspot for bats on the Iberian Peninsula, but information in bat distribution is still scarce. Consequently, the aim of this Doctoral Thesis is to disentangle the main drivers of bat richness and distribution in Central Spain to aid in developing more effective conservation and management strategies... |
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