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ArticleMovement ecology2025

Spaceborne and UAV-LiDAR reveal hammer-headed bat preference for intermediate canopy height and diverse structure in a Central African rainforest.

Nicholas J Russo, Jean Michel Takuo, Valorian Tegebong, Matthew LeBreton, Morgan Dean, António Ferraz, Nicolas Barbier, Martin Wikelski, Elsa M Ordway, Sassan Saatchi and 1 more

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Nicholas J RussoDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. nickrusso@ucla.edu.
Jean Michel TakuoCongo Basin Institute, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Valorian TegebongDepartment of Animal Biology and Conservation, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Matthew LeBretonCongo Basin Institute, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Morgan DeanDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
António FerrazCenter for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Nicolas BarbierAMAP, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, INRAE, CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
Martin WikelskiDepartment of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Germany.
Elsa M OrdwayDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sassan SaatchiCenter for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Thomas B SmithDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundAnimals with key ecological roles, such as seed-dispersing fruit bats, rely to varying degrees on habitat structure to indicate the locations of resources and risks.

methodsTo understand how variation in vegetation structure influences fruit bat habitat selection, we related movement steps of hammer-headed bats (Hypsignathus monstrosus) to attributes of canopy height, vertical and horizontal vegetation structure, and habitat type in a mature rainforest of southern Cameroon. Vegetation structural metrics were measured with UAV-LiDAR at 10 m resolution for a 25 km

resultsAt the site level, hammer-headed bats preferred areas of intermediate canopy height (13.9-32.0 m) close to large canopy gaps (≥ 500 m

conclusionsThese results highlight the importance of structurally diverse landscapes for the nightly movements of hammer-headed bats. Our results show how remote sensing methods and animal tracking data can be integrated to understand habitat selection and movement behavior in tropical ecosystems.

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FrugivoreGEDIHypsignathus monstrosusMovement ecologyPteropodidaeStep selection functionUAV-LiDARVegetation structure

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