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Smith, Alain
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Schoeman, M. Corrie
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Keith, Mark
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Erasmus, Barend Frederik Nel
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Monadjem, Ara
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Moilanen, Atte
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Minin, Enrico Di
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2016-06-06T09:33:03Z |
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2016-10 |
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Bats are considered important bioindicators and deliver key ecosystem services to humans. However, it is not clear how the individual and combined effects of climate change and land-use change will affect their conservation in the future. We used a spatial conservation prioritization framework to determine future shifts in the priority areas for the conservation of 169 bat species under projected climate and land-use change scenarios across Africa. Specifically, we modelled species distribution models under four different climate change scenarios at the 2050 horizon. We used land-use change scenarios within the spatial conservation prioritization framework to assess habitat quality in areas where bats may shift their distributions. Overall, bats’ representation within already existing protected areas in Africa was low (∼5% of their suitable habitat in protected areas which cover ∼7% of Africa). Accounting for future land-use change resulted in the largest shift in spatial priority areas for conservation actions, and species representation within priority areas for conservation actions decreased by ∼9%. A large proportion of spatial conservation priorities will shift from forested areas with little disturbance under present conditions to agricultural areas in the future. Planning land use to reduce impacts on bats in priority areas outside protected areas where bats will be shifting their ranges in the future is crucial to enhance their conservation and maintain the important ecosystem services they provide to humans. |
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Centre for Wildlife Management |
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Mammal Research Institute |
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Zoology and Entomology |
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2017-10-31 |
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hb2016 |
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http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolind |
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Smith, A, Schoeman, MC, Keith, M, Ersamus, BFN, Monadjem, A, Moilanen, A & Minin, ED 2016, 'Synergistic effects of climate and land-use change on representation of African bats in priority conservation areas', Ecological Indicators, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 276-283. |
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1470-160X |
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10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.04.039 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52881 |
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en |
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Elsevier |
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dc.rights |
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Ecological Indicators. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to This article since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Ecological Indicators, vol. 69, no.10, pp. 276-283, 2016. doi : 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.04.039. |
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dc.subject |
Land-use change |
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Climate change |
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Chiroptera |
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Conservation |
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Zonation |
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Africa |
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Connectivity |
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dc.title |
Synergistic effects of climate and land-use change on representation of African bats in priority conservation areas |
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Postprint Article |
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