非洲蝙蝠数据库:对撒哈拉以南蝙蝠的发生,分布和保护指标的精选数据
Ara Monadjem1,2, Cecilia Montauban3,4, Paul W Webala5
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Eswatini. ara@uniswa.sz.
Scientific data
|December 2, 2024
概括
本研究介绍了非洲蝙蝠数据库,这是撒哈拉以南非洲17285个蝙蝠记录的全面资源. 该数据库通过改善对蝙蝠物种分布和生态作用的理解,有助于保护.
科学领域:
- 动物学 动物学
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
背景情况:
- 准确的物种分布数据对于有效的保护至关重要,但蝙蝠的分布范围定义不佳,特别是在非洲.
- 快速发现物种和对博物馆标本的有限访问阻碍了非洲蝙蝠研究.
- 蝙蝠在生态系统运行中发挥着至关重要的作用,但由于数据缺口,它们的生态重要性被低估了.
研究的目的:
- 创建非洲蝙蝠数据库,这是一个对撒哈拉以南非洲蝙蝠本地记录的精心策划的集合.
- 开发分布模型并计算非洲蝙蝠物种的IUCN红色名单指标.
- 提供一个开源资源,以推进蝙蝠生态学和保护研究.
主要方法:
- 编制了17285个独特的本地记录,记录了撒哈拉以南非洲266种蝙蝠物种.
- 记录通过标本和/或基因测序来证明,与当前的分类学保持一致.
- 用于物种分布建模的使用最大值,并计算出发生范围和占用面积.
主要成果:
- 建立了非洲蝙蝠数据库,这是蝙蝠研究的一个重要的开源资源.
- 为非洲蝙蝠生成物种分布模型和IUCN红色名单指标.
- 该数据库和工具有望加强生态研究和保护工作.
结论:
- 非洲蝙蝠数据库是了解和保护撒哈拉以南非洲蝙蝠种群的重要资源.
- 改进的分布数据和建模能力将支持基于证据的保护策略.
- 这一举措有望在蝙蝠生态学和生物多样性保护领域取得重大进展.
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