flying fox; island conservation; keystone species; Pteropus; hunting; climate change; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Abstract :
[en] Large Old World fruit bats (LOWFBs), species of Pteropus, Acerodon, and related genera of large bats in the pteropodid subfamily Pteropodinae, play important roles as agents of dispersal and pollination across the Paleotropics. LOWFBs are also collectively the most threatened group of bats in the world, with 71% of extant species assessed as threatened by International Union for Conservation of Nature. As highlighted here, contrary to other bats, the vast majority of LOWFBs face multiple simultaneous threats. Most importantly, biological and ecological traits, in particular life history characteristics, diet, movement, social ecology, and physiology, intensify threats and accelerate species declines. Furthermore, we demonstrate that LOWFBs are to be considered keystone species and express concern about the erosion of this role and the cascading effects expected on native ecosystems. In response to this alarming situation, we advance general recommendations and identify overarching research and conservation actions.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Kingston, Tigga; Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA, ; Bat Specialist Group—Old World, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland
Florens, FBV; Tropical Island Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Pole of Research, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Le Réduit, Mauritius
VINCENOT, Christian ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Engineering (DoE)
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Large Old World Fruit Bats on the Brink of Extinction: Causes and Consequences
Publication date :
November 2023
Journal title :
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
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