Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape
Despite advances in recent decades, the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil is still one of the least studied regions of the country, regarding, for instance, the bat fauna. The present study reports on the results of a rapid survey of the bat fauna of a fragmented landscape in the Atlantic Fores...
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| author | Mônica A. Pedroso Arivania S. Pereira Helon S. Oliveira J. Weverton S. Souza Francis L.S. Caldas Raone Beltrão-Mendes Juan Ruiz-Esparza Patrício A. Rocha Stephen F. Ferrari |
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| description | Despite advances in recent decades, the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil is still one of the least studied regions of the country, regarding, for instance, the bat fauna. The present study reports on the results of a rapid survey of the bat fauna of a fragmented landscape in the Atlantic Forest of eastern Sergipe, in the legal forest reserve of Fazenda Santana, a commercial sugarcane plantation located in the adjoining municipalities of Japoatã and Pacatuba. We recorded 272 bats belonging to 23 species and four families, from which 265 individuals from 18 species from two families (Phyllostomidae and Vespertilionidae) were captured in the mist-nets, and seven individuals of six species from four families (Emballonuridae, Molossidae, Phyllostomidae and Vespertilionidae) were recorded during the active searches. This species richness was higher than that found in previous studies in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Lasiurus blossevillii and Micronycteris minuta were recorded in Sergipe for the first time, increasing to 57 the number of bat species known to occur in this state. The use of alternative strategies (such as active search and sampling one night per point, seeking to areas with greater availability of resources) in rapid surveys may contribute to the compilation of a more robust sampling, reinforcing the usefulness of this approach for the inventory of the bat fauna of a given region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd36fb054064427b96f61e87100698182022-12-21T21:14:47ZengPensoft PublishersNeotropical Biology and Conservation2236-37772020-08-0115331733110.3897/neotropical.15.e5182151821Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscapeMônica A. Pedroso0Arivania S. Pereira1Helon S. Oliveira2J. Weverton S. Souza3Francis L.S. Caldas4Raone Beltrão-Mendes5Juan Ruiz-Esparza6Patrício A. Rocha7Stephen F. Ferrari8Federal University of SergipeFederal University of SergipeFederal University of SergipeFederal University of SergipeFederal University of SergipeFederal University of SergipeFederal University of SergipeFederal University of ParaibaFederal University of SergipeDespite advances in recent decades, the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil is still one of the least studied regions of the country, regarding, for instance, the bat fauna. The present study reports on the results of a rapid survey of the bat fauna of a fragmented landscape in the Atlantic Forest of eastern Sergipe, in the legal forest reserve of Fazenda Santana, a commercial sugarcane plantation located in the adjoining municipalities of Japoatã and Pacatuba. We recorded 272 bats belonging to 23 species and four families, from which 265 individuals from 18 species from two families (Phyllostomidae and Vespertilionidae) were captured in the mist-nets, and seven individuals of six species from four families (Emballonuridae, Molossidae, Phyllostomidae and Vespertilionidae) were recorded during the active searches. This species richness was higher than that found in previous studies in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Lasiurus blossevillii and Micronycteris minuta were recorded in Sergipe for the first time, increasing to 57 the number of bat species known to occur in this state. The use of alternative strategies (such as active search and sampling one night per point, seeking to areas with greater availability of resources) in rapid surveys may contribute to the compilation of a more robust sampling, reinforcing the usefulness of this approach for the inventory of the bat fauna of a given region.https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/51821/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Mônica A. Pedroso Arivania S. Pereira Helon S. Oliveira J. Weverton S. Souza Francis L.S. Caldas Raone Beltrão-Mendes Juan Ruiz-Esparza Patrício A. Rocha Stephen F. Ferrari Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape Neotropical Biology and Conservation |
| title | Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape |
| title_full | Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape |
| title_fullStr | Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape |
| title_short | Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape |
| title_sort | rapid survey of bats chiroptera in the atlantic forest in eastern sergipe brazil unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape |
| url | https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/51821/download/pdf/ |
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