Book chapter
Indicator Bats Program: A System for the Global Acoustic Monitoring of Bats
Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation: Bridging the Gap between Global Commitment and Local Action, pp.211-247
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
2013
Abstract
Bats are an important component of mammalian biodiversity and fill such a wide array of ecological niches that they may offer an important multisensory bioindicator role in assessing ecosystem health. There is a need to monitor population trends of bats for their own sake because many populations face numerous environmental threats related to climate change, habitat loss, fragmentation, hunting, and emerging diseases. To be able to establish bat ultrasonic biodiversity trends as a reliable indicator, it is important to standardize monitoring protocols, data management, and analyses. This chapter discusses the main issues to be considered in developing a bat ultrasonic indicator. It focuses on the results from indicator bats program (iBats), a system for the global acoustic monitoring of bats, in Eastern Europe. Finally, the chapter reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the Program and considers the opportunities and threats that it may face in the future.
Details
- Title
- Indicator Bats Program: A System for the Global Acoustic Monitoring of Bats
- Authors
- Kate E Jones (Author) - University College LondonJon A Russ (Author) - Bat Conservation TrustAndriy‐Taras Bashta (Author) - National Academy of Sciences of UkraineZoltálan Bilhari (Author) - National Academy of Sciences of UkraineColin Catto (Author) - Bat Conservation TrustIstván Csősz (Author) - Romanian Bat Protection AssociationAlexander Gorbachev (Author) - Bryansk State UniversityPáleter Győrfi (Author) - Nature Foundation SAAlice Hughes (Author) - University of BristolIgor Ivashkiv (Author) - National Academy of Sciences of UkraineNatalia Koryagina (Author) - Bryansk State Academy of AgricultureAnikálo Kurali (Author) - Nature Foundation SASteve Langton (Author) - Bat Conservation TrustAlanna Collen (Author) - Institute of ZoologyGeorgiana Margiean (Author) - Romanian Bat Protection AssociationIvan Pandourski (Author) - Institute of ZoologyStuart Parsons (Author) - University of AucklandIgor Prokofev (Author) - Bryansk State Academy of AgricultureAbigel Szodoray‐Paradi (Author) - Romanian Bat Protection AssociationFarkas Szodoray‐Paradi (Author) - Romanian Bat Protection AssociationElena Tilova (Author) - Bratya Daskalovi MunicipalityCharlotte L Walters (Author) - Institute of ZoologyAidan Weatherill (Author) - Institute of ZoologyOleg Zavarzin (Author) - Bryansk State Academy of Agriculture
- Contributors
- Ben Collen (Editor) - Zoological Society of LondonNathalie Pettorelli (Editor) - Zoological Society of LondonJonathan Baillie (Editor) - Zoological Society of LondonSarah Durant (Editor)
- Publication details
- Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation: Bridging the Gap between Global Commitment and Local Action, pp.211-247
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1002/9781118490747.ch10; 10.1002/9781118490747
- ISBN
- 9781118490747
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99575104802621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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