Ecological and Economic Importance of Bats (Order Chiroptera). (10th November 2013)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Ecological and Economic Importance of Bats (Order Chiroptera). (10th November 2013)
- Main Title:
- Ecological and Economic Importance of Bats (Order Chiroptera)
- Authors:
- Kasso, Mohammed
Balakrishnan, Mundanthra - Other Names:
- Shin P. K. S. Academic Editor.
Vergara P. M. Academic Editor. - Abstract:
- Abstract : Order Chiroptera is the second most diverse and abundant order of mammals with great physiological and ecological diversity. They play important ecological roles as prey and predator, arthropod suppression, seed dispersal, pollination, material and nutrient distribution, and recycle. They have great advantage and disadvantage in economic terms. The economic benefits obtained from bats include biological pest control, plant pollination, seed dispersal, guano mining, bush meat and medicine, aesthetic and bat watching tourism, and education and research. Even though bats are among gentle animals providing many positive ecological and economic benefits, few species have negative effects. They cause damage on human, livestock, agricultural crops, building, and infrastructure. They also cause airplane strike, disease transmission, and contamination, and bite humans during self-defense. Bat populations appear to be declining presumably in response to human induced environmental stresses like habitat destruction and fragmentation, disturbance to caves, depletion of food resources, overhunting for bush meat and persecution, increased use of pesticides, infectious disease, and wind energy turbine. As bats are among the most overlooked in spite of their economical and ecological importance, their conservation is mandatory.
- Is Part Of:
- ISRN biodiversity. Volume 2013(2013)
- Journal:
- ISRN biodiversity
- Issue:
- Volume 2013(2013)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2013, Issue 2013 (2013)
- Year:
- 2013
- Volume:
- 2013
- Issue:
- 2013
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2013-2013-2013-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2013-11-10
- Subjects:
- Biodiversity -- Periodicals
577 - Journal URLs:
- https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/contents/isrn.biodiversity/ ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1155/2013/187415 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2314-6257
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