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Species richness estimated from harp trap capture nights (Fig 3) was highest in forest, followed by polyculture coffee plantations, and then monoculture coffee plantations. However,
the low capture rate in the two plantation types made it impossible to distinguish among habitats when species richness estimates were adjusted for bat density (Fig 4).
Table 1. Number of individuals and species (in parentheses) of all ensembles of bats captured in and around Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
FC: forest-foraging &cave-roosting; FF: forest-foraging & foliage-roosting; OE: open space-foraging. New records
according to Simmons (2005), Corbet & Hill (1992) , Prastianingrum (2008). HT = Harp trap; MN = Mist net.
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Impacts of Coffee Agriculture Intensification on Rainforest Bat Assemblages in Sumatra, Indonesia
Huang, Joe Chun-Chia1, Elly L. Rustiati2, Syaiful Bahrie2, Koko Yustian2, Krisantus U. E. Kusuma2 , Miswandi B. Katinu 2, Jani Master2, Hesti Prastianingrum3, Meyner Nusalawo4, and Tigga Kingston1
1Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, USA; 2Department of Biology, University of Lampung, Indonesia; 3SMAN South Sumatra, Spapoerna Academy, Indonesia; 4Wildlife Conservation Society-Indonesia Program, Indonesia
We used harp traps and mist nets to study the changes in bat assemblages along a gradient of agriculture intensification for coffee production in and around Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia from July to August 2010. 1,382 bats of 36 species were captured; 7 are potentially new to Sumatra. Insectivorous bat abundance was highest in forest, followed by polyculturecoffee plantations, and then monoculture plantations, and this pattern was driven largely by two forest-dependent insectivorous ensembles. The study indicates the importance of intact rainforest to bat biodiversity in this area.
Southeast Asia is likely to experience severe losses of bat diversity as a result of rapid deforestation (Lane et al. 2006, Kingston 2010).
In Sumatra, Indonesia, land-conversion for coffee production is one of the greatest threats to rainforests and local biodiversity.
In this study, we ask how bat assemblages and different ensembles respond to different levels of agricultural intensification for coffee production.
Sumber Jaya (SJ)
Way Heni (WH)Way Canguk (WC)
Bukit BarisanSelatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia
•We thank RISTEK and BBSNP for permission of this project. We also thank Dr. Hai-YIn Wu, Dr. Yiching Ling, Dr. Gene-Sheng Tung, and Chun-Yu Huang for equipment supporting, farmers in WH and SJ villages, Aji Aja, Dr. ArjanBoonman, Fikty Aprilinayati, Janji Ralhman, Taufiq P. Nugraha and Yuli S. Fitriyanafor for various helps.
•This project is funded by awards from Bat Conservation International and American Society of Mammalogists to JCCH, and Texas Tech University to TK.
Abundance of insectivorous bats declined greatly from forest to both types of coffee plantations, and this pattern was driven largely by two forest-dependent insectivorous ensembles , FF and FC bats.
The decrease in abundance of the forest-dependent species in both plantation types indicates the significant value of rainforest to bat diversity in this area.
Polyculture plantations did support a moderately high bat diversity and more plant-visiting species than monocultural operations.
This was a pilot study. Future efforts will focus on sampling at replicate
sites for each land-use to increase sample sizes to clarify the patterns of species richness among land-use types.
1,382 bats of 36 species were recorded (Table 1), and 7 are potentially new to Sumatra, including Cynopterus speices, Murina rozendaali, Myotis siligorensis, 2 Kerivoula species, and 2 unknown Vespertilioninae species.
Figure 4. Rescaled rarefaction curves for harp traps in each of the three habitats.
Figure 1. Capture rate of all insectivorous bats and ensembles of insectivorous species by harp traps in all habitats. FC: forest-foraging & cave-roosting; FF: forest-foraging & foliage-roosting; OE: open space-foraging.
Figure 3. Sample-based rarefaction curves for harp traps in each of the three habitats.
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Total Capture Number 1180 186 16
Total Species Richness 22 16 6
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Bat abundance (Fig 1) by harp traps of all insectivorous bats and two forest ensembles (FF and FC) was highest in forest, followed by polyculturecoffee plantations, then monoculture plantations.
Bat abundance (Fig 2) by mist nets of all bats and two foraging ensembles (P and I) was higher in polyculture coffee plantations than in monoculture coffee plantations.
The green bushes represent coffee trees. After http://www.coffeehabitat.com
Primary Forest (WC)
Polyculture Coffee Plantation (WH)
Monoculture Coffee Plantation (SJ)
Ensemble Assignment Plant-visiting (P) Insectivorous (I), classified further to reflect their
dependence on forests for foraging and roosting: Forest-foraging and foliage-roosting (FF) Forest-foraging and cave-roosting (FC) Open space/edge-foraging (OE)
Diversity SurveyHarp Trap: forest and plantationsMist Net: plantation only
Data AnalysisAbundance: capture rate at each habitat.Species Richness: sample-based rarefaction curve for each habitat (Colwell 2009).
Cynopterus brachyotis (P)
Macroglossus sobrinus (P)
Hipposideros larvatus (FC)
Rhinolophus boreenesis (FC) Kerivoula sp. 2 (FF)
Murina rozendaali (FF) Vespertilioninae sp.1 (OE)
Myotis muricola (OE)