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Guano morphology has the potential to inform conservation strategies in British bats

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Ware, Roselyn, Garrod, Benjamin, Macdonald, Hannah and Allaby, Robin G. (2020) Guano morphology has the potential to inform conservation strategies in British bats. PLoS One, 15 (4). e0230865. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0230865 ISSN 1932-6203.

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Abstract

Bats are primary consumers of nocturnal insects, disperse nutrients across landscapes, and are excellent bioindicators of an ecosystem’s health, however four of the seventeen Great British species are listed as declining. In this study we aim to investigate the link between bat guano morphology and diet, specifically looking at the ability to predict 1) species, 2) dietary guild, and 3) bat size, using guano morphology alone. Guano from 16 bat species sampled from across Great Britain were analysed to determine various morphological metrics. These data were coupled with diet data obtained by an extensive literature review. It was found that guano morphology overlapped too much to make predictions on the species of bat which deposited the guano, however, in some cases, it could be used to indicate the dietary guild to which the bat belonged. In general, guano morphology seems more correlated to diet than species. This enables the identification of the most important prey taxa within a local environment; a crucial step for informing conservation strategies.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Bats, Bats -- Great Britain, Bats -- Conservation -- Great Britain, Guano -- Morphology
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS One
Publisher: Public Library of Science
ISSN: 1932-6203
Official Date: 9 April 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
9 April 2020Published
10 April 2020Accepted
Volume: 15
Number: 4
Article Number: e0230865
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230865
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 21 April 2020
Date of first compliant Open Access: 21 April 2020
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
1228377[NERC] Natural Environment Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000270
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