BIOLOGIA SUBTERRÂNEA
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Item Is banning Persistent Organic Pollutants efficient? A quantitative and qualitative systematic review in bats(2024-07-11) Monteiro-Alves, Priscila Stéfani; Lourenço, Elizabete Captivo; Meire, Rodrigo Ornellas; Bergallo, Helena GodoyAmong the several noxious characteristics of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a low environmental degradation rate, as they remain in the environment for decades. One of the measures adopted to mitigate environmental contamination is the imposition of bans and restrictions to several chemical compounds. But are bans being efficient to reduce the amount of such chemicals in the environment? In this systematic review, we analyzed the efficacy of banning POPs using bats as biomonitors in terrestrial habitats. Although bats provide relevant ecosystem services, these animals are highly exposed to chemical organic pollutants such as POPs due to their feeding and behavioral habits. POP concentrations were observed in biological tissues of bats in the genus Myotis (United States), with levels decreasing over the years since the ban. We also noticed a shortage of studies in neotropical regions, where the information gap on several POPs in tropical systems is still a concern in terms of history and intensive use of these toxic chemicals. Few studies were found on emerging POPs or on POPs recently included in the Stockholm Convention. Besides, the specimens in the analyses in the studies reviewed were not separated by sex or age, which may conceal the potential risk of POPs to the conservation of bat populations. We recommend that future research extends beyond chronic POP contamination in bats to also include risk assessment trials, as wild populations may be affected in the long-term, as well as their role in the ecosystem and the economy, requiring long-term studies.Item Comparativo entre métodos de amostragens e estudo da composição da comunidade de quirópteros do carste do munícipio de Matozinhos, Minas Gerais(2024-01) Souza, Marco Túlio Magalhães; Silva, Jackson SouzaApesar do Brasil possuir um rico patrimônio espeleológico e uma grande diversidade de quirópteros, poucos estudos foram realizados sobre as comunidades de morcegos presentes em cavidades naturais subterrâneas. O principal objetivo deste estudo é realizar a comparação entre os métodos de amostragens mais empregados em estudos de morcegos que utilizam cavernas, bem como analisar a estrutura da comunidade de Chiroptera que faz uso da área cárstica, presente no município de Matozinhos, estado de Minas Gerais, inserida no Carste de Lagoa Santa. No presente estudo dois métodos foram aplicados ao longo de quatro eventos de amostragens distintos, sendo aplicada a busca ativa por abrigos diurnos durante os meses de agosto/setembro e dezembro de 2016, e método de espera com uso de redes de neblina (mist nets) nos meses de setembro e dezembro de 2020. Foram capturados, ao todo, 164 indivíduos, sendo nove espécies pertencentes à Família Phyllostomidae, duas à Família Vespertilionidae e uma à Família Emballonuridae. De modo geral, o emprego do método de espera com uso de redes de neblina, neste comparativo, provou ser mais apropriado para amostragens de quirópteros, uma vez que, foi mais eficiente em demonstrar a estrutura da comunidade de morcegos que utilizam as áreas cársticas na região de Matozinhos-MG.Item Chiropterofauna (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from the Altamiro de Moura Pacheco State Park, Goiás, Brazil(2024-01-09) Carvalho, Erica Santos de; Pena, Simone Almeida; Alexandre, Rafaela Jemely Rodrigues; Dias-Silva, Karina; Bastos, Rogério Pereira; Oprea, Monik; Brito, Daniel; Silva, Jessica Conceição da; Vieira, Thiago BernardiThe Brazilian Cerrado is undergoing important changes. It is estimated that 70% of its natural area has converted to human use. The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is considered the main cause of species loss in ecosystems. However, the lack of knowledge of biodiversity makes it difficult to design effective conservation measures. This article presents a list and an estimate of the richness of bats in the Parque Estadual Altamiro de Moura Pacheco (PEAMP) in Goiás. All collected bats belong to the Phyllostomidae family, with Carollia perspicillata (67%) and Artibeus planirostris (18%) representing 86% of the captured individuals.Item Predation of a mustached bat, Pteronotus sp. (Mormoopidae), by an Amazon tree boa, Corallus hortulanus (Boidae), in the Brazilian Amazon(2023) Barbier, Eder; Pimentel, Narjara Tércia; Bernard, EnricoSeveral bat species use caves as roosts and some of these caves can harbor high concentrations of individuals. Such caves may represent opportunities for certain predators, benefiting from the concentration of potential prey. Here, we report the predation of a Pteronotus bat by a Corallus hortulanus in the Brazilian Amazon. On three occasions over a year, individuals of C. hortulanus were observed around a cave that harbors populations containing tens of thousands of bats. On one occasion, an individual of this snake species was observed preying on a Pteronotus sp. as it left the cave. Our record extends the known diet for C. hortulanus, documenting the predation of a mormoopid bat by this snake species for the first time. This record reinforces the need for longitudinal studies at sites with exceptional bat populations to gain a deeper understanding of the ecological predator-prey relationships involving this diverse group of mammals.Item Change in the composition of cave-dwelling bats after a 53-year interval at the Gruta do Limoeiro (Espírito Santo, Brazil)(2022-11-23) Ditchfield, Albert David; Hoppe, João Paulo Maires; Andrade, Gabriella Marchezi; Tahara, Arthur Setsuo; Martins, Felipe de Melo; Scabello, Mirela; Oprea, Monik; Coutinho, Rafael Zerbini; Pimenta, Vinícius Teixeira; Vieira, Thiago BernardiAn especially interesting question is “How many species of bats can be found simultaneously in the same cave?” This information is surprisingly rare in the literature, mainly in the Neotropics. The aim of this study was to sample bats in Gruta do Limoeiro cave, Municipality of Castelo, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil after a 53-year interval of the first survey, by the naturalist Augusto Ruschi. Four surveys were conducted in 2005 and 2006, capturing bats with mist-nets and actively exploring the cave. We recorded eleven species of three families, Phyllostomidae, Vespertilionidae and Molossidae, making Gruta do Limoeiro cave one of the most diverse caves in the World for bats. Of the 14 species found by Ruschi, seven were still present, and four species were added. The seven species lost from Ruschi’s list are mainly Emballonuridae and some Phyllostomidae, probably due to landscape changes. We recommend the long-term monitoring of the Gruta do Limoeiro cave to understand the loss in diversity, and consequently in ecosystem services.Item Bat species diversity from Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a compilation of two decades of sampling(2023-11-25) Pires, Rayssa S.A.; Soares, Gabriella; Souza, Renan F.; Teixeira, Tiago S.M.; Monteiro-Alves, Priscila S.; Lourenço, Elizabete C.; Bergallo, Helena G.; Costa, Luciana M.; Santori, Ricardo T.; Esbérard, Carlos E.L.; Moratelli, Ricardo; Novaes, Roberto L.M.Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA) is a private, protected area inside a remnant of the Atlantic Forest with high biodiversity. Although the bats of the reserve have been sampled for more than two decades, few studies have been published about them. Based on a compilation of data from several surveys, we present an updated list of the bat species there and compare it with surveys from other locations in the Atlantic Forest. From August 1998 to September 2021, at least 194 sampling nights were carried out at REGUA by different research groups from various institutions, totaling 448,092 m2.h of sampling. A total of 4,069 individuals were captured, belonging to 47 species and six families. Additionally, our results indicate that it is possible that some species that occur at REGUA have not been recorded yet. REGUA has the greatest num ber of bat species known for the Atlantic Forest. This most likely results from the fact that the reserve includes large areas of mature, continuous forest connected with other protected areas in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Another factor contributing to the high diversity of bat species at REGUA is that the area has been intensely sampled for many years. Given that the bat assemblage there appears to be a good proxy to ascertain the ecological patterns of biodiversity in well-preserved forests, we consider REGUA to be an important area for long-term ecological research. The basic knowledge about the ecological interactions of bats with different food resources and zoonotic microorganisms offers a unique opportunity to carry out research in several areas of knowledge, making it possible to address questions about bat assemblage structure, bat-parasite ecology, competition, niche partitioning, and other related studies.Item Streblid flies parasitizing cave bats in Carajás, Amazonia, with a new record for Brazil(2023) Barbier, Eder; Bernard, EnricoStreblid flies (Diptera: Streblidae) are hematophagous and highly specialized parasitic insects, found only on bats (Chiroptera). Caves are important roosts for bats but, despite harboring high bat richness, relatively few studies exist on the ecology and biology of streblid flies in cave environments, especially in Amazonia, the largest domain in northern Brazil, with >140 bat species and thousands of caves. To fill some of the gaps in the geographical distribution and interspecific relationships for streblid flies in the region, we sampled bats in six caves in Carajás National Forest, a protected area in Pará state (Brazil). Thirteen of the 14 streblid species found are new records for Carajás, with three new records for Pará state and two for the northern region of Brazil. Nycterophilia fairchildi was recorded for the first time in Brazil. Most streblids had host-specific behavior, however, N. fairchildi, Trichobius caecus, and T. johnsonae were less host-specific, parasitizing different Pteronotus bat species. The gregarious behavior of Pteronotus species and the spatial distribution of their colonies within the caves may be important factors in the flies’ exchange among congener hosts and deserve special attention in future studies. Furthermore, studies on ecological interaction networks between bats and their ectoparasitic flies in caves will be useful for a broader understanding of how this relationship is structured over time and space, as well as its impact on both bats and flies.Item An Exceptionally High Bat Species Richness in a Cave Conservation Hotspot in Central Brazil(2021-07-09) Barros, Jennifer de Sousa; Bernard, Enrico; Ferreira, Rodrigo LopesCaves are among the most used and important roosts for hundreds of bat species worldwide. However, caves remain some of the least known and most threatened environments globally. Documenting the richness of bat species in caves is important not only to draw attention to the uniqueness and relevance of these roosts, but it also contributes to the identification of priority sites for the conservation of bats and the cave fauna dependent upon them. Here, we assessed and described an exceptionally high bat richness in a group of caves in southeastern Tocantins, central Brazil. Inventories carried out in 19 caves resulted in seven families and 31 bat species, of which three were new regional records. Twelve caves were used by threatened and endangered bat species, eight had high diversity indices, and seven caves had high species richness, including one cave that may hold a world record with 26 bat species found inside. The variation in beta diversity is mainly due to species turnover, which indicates that protecting the largest possible number of caves would be ideal for the most efficient conservation of local bat assemblages. The sampled region stands out for its high potential for the conservation of endangered species, and we strongly recommend the full protection of 15 caves classified as a priority for conservation.Item Estimates of insect consumption and guano input in bat caves in Brazil(2022-03-12) Pimentel, Narjara Tércia; da Rocha, Patrício Adriano; Pedroso, Mônica Aparecida; Bernard, EnricoBat caves harbor exceptional populations of insectivorous bats. Those bats play an important role as insect suppressors and produce large quantities of guano, which is essential for maintaining cave ecosystems since entire highly specialized cave biotas may heavily rely on bat guano as their main energy input. Although ecologically relevant, few studies have estimated insect consumption and guano input in Neotropical bat caves. We provide estimates for five bat caves used by Pteronotus gymnonotus and P. personatus (Mormoopidae) in northeastern Brazil. Using a non-invasive automated system, we counted bats, then captured and weighted individuals to estimate insect consumption, and, with collectors and rulers, estimated the amount and speed of guano accumulation in cave sectors. Bat abundance varied between and within caves, up to 158,884 bats, indicating highly dynamic occupation patterns. Insect consumption varied from 0.6 to 2.5 g/bat for P. gymnonotus (~5 to 20% of their body weight) and 0.8 to 2.0 g/bat for P. personatus (~10 to 28% of their body weight). Guano deposition was spatially and temporally heterogeneous (from 0 to 738 g/m2/96h). Some caves showed a 15-cm increase in guano deposits on the cave floor in 7 months. Bulky guano deposits in those caves stressed the bat role as insect suppressors. The present study provides baseline quantitative data on the contributions of bats to cave ecosystems and valuable data for estimates of ecosystem services provided by bats.Item Análise de relevância de cavernas: uma revisão da IN 02/2017 sob a perspectiva dos morcegos(2020-11) Barros, Jennifer; Da Cunha Tavares, Valeria; Henrique Dias-Silva, Leonardo; Milagres, AugustoA relação entre várias espécies de morcegos e ecossistemas cavernícolas é altamente especializada, complexa e frágil. Comunidades de invertebrados cavernícolas são, frequentemente, dependentes do guano dos morcegos para sua sobrevivência, assim como os próprios morcegos dependem também destes abrigos para atividades sociais, proteção, descanso e reprodução. No Brasil, espécies associadas a cavernas tornaram-se mais susceptíveis a impactos decorrentes da destruição de seus abrigos, principalmente após alterações na legislação que flexibilizaram a proteção desses ambientes. A atual legislação determina que cavernas inseridas em áreas passíveis de licenciamento ambiental devem passar por um processo de classificação quanto ao seu grau de relevância. Estas regras estão incluídas na Instrução Normativa 02/2017 do Ministério do Meio Ambiente. Avaliamos aqui as disposições na IN 02/2017 considerando o grupo dos morcegos como foco específico, e considerando a clareza, objetividade, e aplicabilidade prática da normativa, bem como pontos frágeis e critérios subjetivos que necessitam de modificações. Identificamos trechos cuja redação é subjetiva, vaga ou imprecisa, tornando alguns dos critérios apontados para a designação de relevância problemáticos quando analisados sob o enfoque do grupo dos morcegos. Sugerimos que a IN passe por extensa atualização, com alterações de redação, exclusão de alguns critérios (e.g., espécies com função ecológica importante; troglóxenos obrigatório) e inclusão de outros (e.g., presença de fêmeas grávidas e filhotes).