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ArticleConservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology2025

Changes in community composition and functional diversity of European bats under climate change.

Penelope C Fialas, Luca Santini, Danilo Russo, Francisco Amorim, Hugo Rebelo, Roberto Novella-Fernandez, Francisco Marques, Adi Domer, Adriana Vella, Adriano Martinoli and 71 more

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Penelope C FialasDepartment of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9408-9506
Luca SantiniDepartment of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1934-7130
Danilo RussoLaboratory of Animal Ecology and Evolution (AnEcoEvo), Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1481-3750
Francisco AmorimCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3120-4802
Hugo RebeloCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.
Roberto Novella-FernandezDepartment of Global Change Ecology, Universitat Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany.
Francisco MarquesCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Adi DomerDepartment of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Adriana VellaConservation Biology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Adriano MartinoliUnità di Analisi e Gestione delle Risorse Ambientali - Giuso Tosi Research Group, Dipartimento di Scienze Teoriche e Applicate, Università degli Studi dell'insubria, Varese, Italy.
Aleksandra FigurekFaculty of Agriculture, Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Asaf TsoarMitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel.
Attila SandorDepartment of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napocac, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Carlos IbanezDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, Estacion Biologica Doñana (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain.
Carmi KorineMitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel.
Christian KerbiriouCentre d'´Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Christian VoigtLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
Claire MifsudConservation Biology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Csaba JéreMyotis Bat Conservation Group, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
Dalhoumi RidhaLaboratory of Environmental Biomonitoring, Bizerte Faculty of Science, University of Carthage, Zarzouna, Tunisia.
Damiano PreatoniUnità di Analisi e Gestione delle Risorse Ambientali - Giuso Tosi Research Group, Dipartimento di Scienze Teoriche e Applicate, Università degli Studi dell'insubria, Varese, Italy.
Daniela HamidovićInstitute for Environment and Nature, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Zagreb, Croatia.
Eeva-Maria TidenbergFinnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Emrah ÇoramanEurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Turkey.
Fiona MathewsSchool of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Fulgencio LisonWildlife Ecology and Conservation Lab, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Furmankiewicz JoannaFaculty of Behavioural Ecology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
Gunars PetersonsFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava, Latvia.
Hiba LoumassineNaturalia Environnement, Avignon, France.
Inazio GarinDepartment of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Facultyof Science and Technology, University of the BasqueCountry UPV/EHU, Sarriena Z.G., The Basque Country, Leioa, Spain.
István CsőszMyotis Bat Conservation Group, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
Jaan LiiraInstitute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Javier JusteDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, Estacion Biologica Doñana (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain.
Jean François JulienCentre d'´Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Jeroen van der KooijNature Education, Research and Consultancy van der Kooij, Slattum, Norway.
Josić DarijaMuseum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany.
Joxerra AihartzaDepartment of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Facultyof Science and Technology, University of the BasqueCountry UPV/EHU, Sarriena Z.G., The Basque Country, Leioa, Spain.
Katrine EldegardEnvironmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
Kendra PhelpsEcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York, USA.
Kevin J OlivalEcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York, USA.
Kipson MarinaDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Leonardo AncillottoInstitute for the Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
Lesiński GrzegorzInstitute of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland.
Levente BartiMyotis Bat Conservation Group, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
Lisette Cantú SalazarLuxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Luciano BossoInstitute for Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, National Research Council of Italy, Portici, Italy.
Luisa RodriguesInstituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, Lisbon, Portugal.
Luke HamelEcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York, USA.
Marcel UhrinDepartment of Zoology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Košice, Slovakia.
Maria MasBiBio Research Group, Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Granollers, Spain.
Natasa CerekovicFaculty of Agriculture, Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nia ToshkovaNational Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Niamh RocheBat Conservation Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Oliver KaldaInstitute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Ostaizka AizpuruaCenter for Evolutionary Hologenomics, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Panagiotis GeorgiakakisNatural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Peter KanuchInstitute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Zvolen, Slovakia.
Primož PresetnikCentre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora, Ljubljana Office, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Rasit BilginEcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York, USA.
Reed April McKayEnvironmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
Rnjak DinaGeonatura Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia.
Rnjak GoranGeonatura Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia.
Ruczyński IreneuszMammal Research Institute PAS, Białowieża, Poland.
Rune SøråsDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Solène RobertPatriNat (Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN)), Paris, France.
Stéphane AulagnierComportement et Ecologie de la Faune sauvage, Auzeville-Tolosane, France.
Stephanie Kramer-SchadtLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
Suren GazaryanUNEP/EUROBATS Secretariat, Bonn, Germany.
Szilárd-Lehel BücsCentre for Bat Research and Conservation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Tarkan YorulmazProgram of Hunting and Wildlife, Department of Forestry, Food and Agriculture Vocational School, University of Çankırı Karatekin, Çankırı, Turkey.
Torsten StjernbergFinnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Ulla-Maija LiukkoFinnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
Victoria NistreanuInstitute of Zoology, Moldova State University, Chisinau, Moldova.
Viesturs VintulisInstitute of Biology, University of Latvia, Salaspils, Latvia.
Viktoriia RadchukLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
Xavier Puig-MontserratBiBio Research Group, Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Granollers, Spain.
Yves BasCentre d'´Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Maja ZagmajsterUniversity of Ljubljana, Subterranean Biology Lab (SubBioLab) Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, Kongresni, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Marcin ZegarekMammal Research Institute PAS, Białowieża, Poland.
Zrnčić VidaInstitute for Environment and Nature, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Zagreb, Croatia.
Orly RazgourDepartment of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

Funding

COST ACTION CA18107 'Climate change and bats: from science to conservation - ClimBats' (https://climbats.eu/)Natural Environment Research CouncilNE/M018660/1, NE/S007504/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate change is predicted to drive geographical range shifts that will result in changes in species diversity and functional composition and have potential repercussions for ecosystem functioning. However, the effect of these changes on species composition and functional diversity (FD) remains unclear, especially for mammals, specifically bats. We used species distribution models and a comprehensive ecological and morphometrical trait database to estimate how projected future climate and land-use changes could influence the distribution, composition, and FD of the European bat community. Future bat assemblages were predicted to undergo substantial shifts in geographic range and trait structure. Range suitability decreased substantially in southern Europe and increased in northern latitudes. Our findings highlight the potential for climate change to drive shifts in bat FD, which has implications for ecosystem function and resilience at a continental scale. It is important to incorporate FD in conservation strategies. These efforts should target species with key functional traits predicted to be lost and areas expected to experience losses in FD. Conservation strategies should include habitat and roost protection, enhancing landscape connectivity, and international monitoring to preserve bat populations and their ecosystem services.

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Animal DistributionBiodiversityChiropteraClimate ChangeConservation of Natural ResourcesAnimalsEcosystemEuropebatsCambio globalcommunity compositioncomposición de la comunidadcomposición funcionalfunctional compositionglobal changemodelización de la distribución de especiesmurciélagosspecies distribution modeling

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