通过基于社区科学的全球多标准蝙蝠优先级指数,优先考虑保护蝙蝠
David López-Bosch1,2,3,4, Krizler Tanalgo5, Xavier Puig-Montserrat1,2
1BETA Technological Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalunya (BETA-UVIC-UCC), Vic, Barcelona, Spain.
概括
我们开发了一个新的蝙蝠优先级指数 (BRP),将社区科学和数据整合起来. 这个指数有效地优先考虑了蝙蝠的保护,改进了以前的方法.
科学领域:
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 野生动物管理 野生动物管理
背景情况:
- 保护优先级对于有效的政策制定至关重要,但蝙蝠历史上一直被忽视.
- 评估蝙蝠的重要性的现有方法往往是主观的,特定于区域,或缺乏社区科学整合.
- 蝙蝠及其日间息地需要对保护工作进行系统评估.
研究的目的:
- 引入蝙蝠优先级指数 (BRP),这是一个新的工具,用于优先考虑蝙蝠的保护.
- 将社区科学数据,的季节性,独特性和脆弱性整合到标准化指数中.
- 将BRP与现有指数进行比较,并证明其在定义保护区中的应用.
主要方法:
- 开发了蝙蝠的优先级指数 (BRP),包括生物和脆弱性变量.
- 将BRP应用于来自568个蝙蝠的社区来源数据,重点关注50个样本最多的蝙蝠.
- 将BRP结果与其他三个优先级指数进行比较,并分析了优势和局限性.
主要成果:
- BRP提供了基于保护行动优先级的的线性分类.
- 它提供了对影响的威胁的客观量化,改进了基于专家的评估.
- 通过在西班牙加泰罗尼亚定义重要的蝙蝠保护区来证明BRP的实用性.
结论:
- BRP是一个可扩展和适应的工具,用于优先考虑蝙蝠,适合区域到大陆应用.
- 该指数通过提供客观的,数据驱动的蝙蝠息地的优先级来增强保护决策.
- 该BRP可通过蝙蝠监测计划在线平台进行访问,以便广泛使用.
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