Structure and roles in pollination networks between phyllostomid bats and flowers: a systematic review for the Americas

K Gonzalez-Gutierrez, JH Castaño, J Perez-Torres… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
The Phyllostomidae family contains specialists and facultative nectarivorous bats that visit
hundreds of plants. Understanding the topology of bat–flower networks is fundamental to …

Animal seed dispersal recovery during passive restoration in a forested landscape

S Estrada-Villegas, PR Stevenson… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Seed dispersal by animals is key for restoration of tropical forests because it maintains plant
diversity and accelerates community turnover. Therefore, changes in seed dispersal during …

[HTML][HTML] Forest loss and habitat changes reduce hummingbird functional diversity and the specialization of their interactions with plants in the tropical Andes

JA Carranza-Quiceno, JH Castaño… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The expansion of agricultural landscapes is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss
around the world; the environmental gradients resulting from these landscape changes …

Wing morphology is related to niche specialization and interaction networks in stenodermatine bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

LV García-Herrera, LA Ramírez-Fráncel… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Plant–animal interactions constitute some of the most important ecological processes for the
maintenance of tropical forests. Bats are the only group of mammals capable of true flight …

A new centrality index designed for multilayer networks

N Lotfi, HS Requejo, FA Rodrigues… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since its inception, the keystone species concept has become a central theoretical
framework in ecology. Among many approaches, keystones have been operationalized in …

Current climate and latitude shape the structure of bat-fruit interaction networks throughout the Neotropical region

EJ Corro, F Villalobos, A Lira-Noriega, R Guevara… - Écoscience, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
How ecological interactions vary across spatial and environmental gradients has received
increasing attention in recent years, contributing to the revelation of the drivers of …

Forest fragmentation drives liana community structure but not the patterns of liana–tree interaction network in two forest ecosystems in Ghana

P Addo‐Fordjour, I Marfo… - Ecological Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We assessed fragmentation impact on liana community structure and patterns of liana–tree
interaction network structure, and edge effects on liana community structure in a rainforest …

Seed dispersal networks in Neotropical forest areas of the Amazon, Cerrado, and associated ecotone: abundance as the driver of bat roles

FF Ferreira, SG Silva, BD Vitorino… - Acta …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Frugivory and seed dispersal are fundamental processes for biodiversity, especially in forest
environments, which are increasingly fragmented and scarce. Bats are crucial seed …

Effect of forestry (Pinus sp.) on the bat community (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Neotropical region

D Liposki Biassi, R Baldissera, D Galiano… - Austral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Different land uses can influence the way species are distributed across the landscape,
which can generate arguments and justifications for conservation and the management of …

[HTML][HTML] Interacción entre murciélagos frugívoros y plantas en el Bosque seco Tropical del Valle del Cauca, Colombia

T Velásquez Roa, CC Calvache-Sánchez… - Biota …, 2023 - scielo.org.co
Resumen El Bosque seco Tropical (BsT) es uno de los ecosistemas más amenazados del
planeta dada la pérdida de cobertura vegetal causada por actividades antropogénicas …