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dc.creatorReuter, KE
dc.creatorWills, AR
dc.creatorLee, RW
dc.creatorCordes, EE
dc.creatorSewall, BJ
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-27T21:54:24Z
dc.date.available2021-01-27T21:54:24Z
dc.date.issued2016-04-01
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/5049
dc.identifier.other27097316 (pubmed)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/5067
dc.description.abstract© 2016 Reuter et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted se, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Human-modified habitats are expanding rapidly; many tropical countries have highly fragmented and degraded forests. Preserving biodiversity in these areas involves protecting species-like frugivorous bats-that are important to forest regeneration. Fruit bats provide critical ecosystem services including seed dispersal, but studies of how their diets are affected by habitat change have often been rather localized. This study used stable isotope analyses (δ15N and δ13C measurement) to examine how two fruit bat species in Madagascar, Pteropus rufus (n = 138) and Eidolon dupreanum (n = 52) are impacted by habitat change across a large spatial scale. Limited data for Rousettus madagascariensis are also presented. Our results indicated that the three species had broadly overlapping diets. Differences in diet were nonetheless detectable between P. rufus and E. dupreanum, and these diets shifted when they co-occurred, suggesting resource partitioning across habitats and vertical strata within the canopy to avoid competition. Changes in diet were correlated with a decrease in forest cover, though at a larger spatial scale in P. rufus than in E. dupreanum. These results suggest fruit bat species exhibit differing responses to habitat change, highlight the threats fruit bats face from habitat change, and clarify the spatial scales at which conservation efforts could be implemented. Copyright:
dc.format.extente0153192-e0153192
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.haspartPLoS ONE
dc.relation.isreferencedbyPublic Library of Science (PLoS)
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectCarbon Isotopes
dc.subjectChiroptera
dc.subjectConservation of Natural Resources
dc.subjectDiet
dc.subjectEcosystem
dc.subjectForests
dc.subjectMadagascar
dc.subjectNitrogen Isotopes
dc.subjectSpecies Specificity
dc.subjectTemperature
dc.titleUsing stable isotopes to infer the impacts of habitat change on the diets and vertical stratification of frugivorous bats in Madagascar
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.genreJournal Article
dc.relation.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0153192
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dc.creator.orcidCordes, Erik|0000-0002-6989-2348
dc.date.updated2021-01-27T21:54:21Z
refterms.dateFOA2021-01-27T21:54:25Z


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