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Diversity and conservation of cave-roosting bats in Central Ghana
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SYSNO ASEP 0544615 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Diversity and conservation of cave-roosting bats in Central Ghana Author(s) Nkrumah, E. E. (GH)
Baldwin, H. J. (DE)
Badu, E. K. (GH)
Anti, P. (GH)
Vallo, Peter (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID
Klose, S. (DE)
Kalko, E. K. V. (DE)
Oppong, S. K. (GH)
Tschapka, M. (DE)Number of authors 9 Article number 19400829211034671 Source Title Tropical Conservation Science. - : Sage - ISSN 1940-0829
Roč. 14, č. 14 (2021)Number of pages 10 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords abundance ; Africa ; cave ; Chiroptera ; species richness Subject RIV EG - Zoology OECD category Biodiversity conservation Method of publishing Open access Institutional support UBO-W - RVO:68081766 UT WOS 000679315800001 EID SCOPUS 85111483179 DOI 10.1177/19400829211034671 Annotation Background: Ghana is one of the six bat diversity hotspots on the African continent, yet its caves have not been fully explored for the bats they host.
Research Aims: We aimed to assess the species composition and diversity of five caves in central Ghana and identified those needing immediate conservation attention.
Methods: Using mist-nets, we captured bats over 102 full nights between October 2010 and July 2012 from the Upper Guinean forest and Savannah regions in central Ghana.
Results: A total of 10,226 bats belonging to nine species were recorded. PERMANOVA suggested significant variation in species composition among the caves. A SIMPER analysis revealed Coleura afra and Hipposideros jonesi to be the main discriminating species between caves, with a dominance of Hipposideros cf. ruber in all caves. The Bat Cave Vulnerability Index (BCVI) revealed Mframabuom cave from the Upper Guinean forest region as a high priority cave hosting threatened species, yet highly disturbed. The remaining caves were identified as medium priority caves.
Conclusion: The results of the study suggest the need for further research and an immediate conservation strategy as essential for approaching national conservation goals.Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2022 Electronic address https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19400829211034671
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