Bat fauna and conservation assessment of Kurdistan caves, Iran

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-02-18 DOI:10.3897/subtbiol.42.73282

Vahid Akmali, S. Abedini, Zahra Malekpour Fard

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The populations of cave-dwelling bat species are encountering a remarkable decline all over the world. To plan effective conservation projects for bats and their cave roosts, collecting data on their distribution in a particular region is essential. Furthermore, developing an applicable index that incorporates both biotic and abiotic parameters relevant to caves is useful to prioritize caves for conservation management. Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying bat fauna of Iran. The Kurdistan province in west of the country is entirely mountainous, having a suitable geological substratum for formation of caves. Previously, five bat species were reported from Kurdistan. The current study has improved the data by doubling the number of cave-dwelling bat species of the province. A total number of 61 records of 10 species were documented. Overall, of 28 caves studied, 26 caves were used by bats. Each cave hosted one to six bat species. To prioritize Kurdistan caves for conservation programs, the Bat Cave Vulnerability Index (BCVI) was employed for 26 caves explored in this study. Four caves, including Karaftu, Kamtaran, Darvish Ouliya, and Kouna Sham-Sham, were highlighted due to their highest BCVI value. The other 22 caves received medium or low priority values. In the current study, we provided data on the bat fauna of Kurdistan caves, in addition to evaluate their conservation priorities by applying an assessing index for the first time in the country.

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Bat伊朗库尔德斯坦洞穴的动物群和保护评估

洞穴蝙蝠的数量在世界各地都在显著下降。为了规划有效的蝙蝠及其洞穴栖息地保护项目，收集蝙蝠在特定地区的分布数据至关重要。此外，制定一个包含与洞穴相关的生物和非生物参数的适用指数，有助于优先考虑洞穴的保护管理。最近，人们对研究伊朗蝙蝠动物群越来越感兴趣。该国西部的库尔德斯坦省完全是山区，有适合形成洞穴的地质基底。此前，据报道，库尔德斯坦有五种蝙蝠。目前的研究通过将该省洞穴蝙蝠的数量增加一倍来改进数据。共记录了10个物种的61个记录。总的来说，在研究的28个洞穴中，有26个洞穴是蝙蝠使用的。每个洞穴都有一到六种蝙蝠。为了优先考虑库尔德斯坦洞穴的保护计划，蝙蝠洞穴脆弱性指数（BCVI）被用于本研究中探索的26个洞穴。四个洞穴，包括Karaftu、Kamtaran、Darvish Ouliya和Kouna Sham Sham，因其BCVI值最高而受到关注。其他22个洞穴获得了中等或低优先级值。在目前的研究中，我们提供了库尔德斯坦洞穴蝙蝠动物群的数据，并通过在该国首次应用评估指数来评估其保护重点。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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﻿Bat fauna and conservation assessment of Kurdistan caves, Iran

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Bat fauna and conservation assessment of Kurdistan caves, Iran