Potential seed dispersal of cumbaru (Dipteryx alata) by fruit-eating bats (Artibeus sp.) in a Brazilian urban context

Author:

Goebel L.G. Araujo1ORCID,Rodrigues Longo Gabriela2ORCID,Souza da Silva Jackeline Mylena3ORCID,Ribeiro Thalita3ORCID,Fernando da Silva Lara Luiz3ORCID,Dos Santos-Filho Manoel1ORCID,Bogoni Juliano A.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais (PPGCA), Laboratório de Mastozoologia , 67845 Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT) , Av. Santos Dumont, s/n, Cidade Universitária , Cáceres , Mato Grosso , Brazil

2. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ensino de Ciências , Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul – UFMS , Cidade Universitária, Instituto de Física (Bloco 5 – Setor 1) , Campo Grande , Mato Grosso do Sul , Brazil

3. Graduação em Ciências Biológicas , 67845 Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso , Cáceres , Mato Grosso , Brazil

Abstract

Abstract The rapid increase of urbanization across the tropics has transformed natural landscapes into intensely modified environments, challenging native species to thrive in human-dominated spaces. Frugivorous bats perform vital ecological roles in urban landscapes, preventing the further decline of seed dispersal dynamics. The “cumbaru” tree Dipteryx alata – a large native species widely distributed throughout Cerrado savannahs of South America – serves as an important food resource for wildlife. In this study, we documented and quantified the cumbaru potential dispersal performed by Artibeus sp. in an urban area located in the limits between Cerrado and Pantanal (Cáceres municipality, Mato Grosso, Brazil). Our results revealed that, during 21 nights of observation, individuals of Artibeus sp. transported 27 fruits at a distance of approximately 35 m. Our observations on the dynamics of seed dispersal by bats in an urban context provide preliminary, but important, insights for management actions to ensure the maintaining of species interactions and biodiversity conservation across human-dominated landscapes.

Funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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