Ecosystem services provided by bats
Ecosystem services provided by bats
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06004.x
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2011-01-01
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Fleming, Theodore H.
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作者：
Kunz, Thomas H.;de Torrez, Elizabeth Braun;Fleming, Theodore H.
生态系统服务是指从环境中获得的可增进人类福祉的惠益。经济估值是通过衡量生态系统服务提供变化所带来的人类福利收益或损失来进行的。长期以来，蝙蝠一直被认为在抑制节肢动物、传播种子和授粉方面发挥着重要作用;然而，直到最近才开始对这些生态系统服务进行全面评估。在这里，我们回顾了现有的文献蝙蝠提供的生态系统服务的生态和经济影响。我们描述的饮食偏好，觅食行为，适应，和世界各地的食虫，食果，食蜜蝙蝠在各自的生态系统服务的背景下的系统发育史。对于每个营养系综，我们讨论了这些生态相互作用对自然和农业系统的后果。在整个审查中，我们强调了充分确定所讨论的生态系统服务所需的研究。最后，我们提供了一个全面的概述生态系统服务的经济价值。不幸的是，很少有研究估计蝙蝠提供的生态系统服务的经济价值已经进行了日期，但是，我们概述了一个框架，可用于在未来的研究，以更充分地解决这个问题。蝙蝠提供的消费品，如食物和鸟粪，经常在市场上交换，市场价格表明了经济价值。非市场估价方法可用于估计非消费性服务的经济价值，包括农业生产和娱乐活动的投入。关于蝙蝠提供的生态系统服务的生态和经济价值的信息可用于为关于何时何地保护或恢复蝙蝠种群和相关栖息地的决策提供信息，以及改善公众对蝙蝠的看法。
Ecosystem services are the benefits obtained from the environment that increase human well-being. Economic valuation is conducted by measuring the human welfare gains or losses that result from changes in the provision of ecosystem services. Bats have long been postulated to play important roles in arthropod suppression, seed dispersal, and pollination; however, only recently have these ecosystem services begun to be thoroughly evaluated. Here, we review the available literature on the ecological and economic impact of ecosystem services provided by bats. We describe dietary preferences, foraging behaviors, adaptations, and phylogenetic histories of insectivorous, frugivorous, and nectarivorous bats worldwide in the context of their respective ecosystem services. For each trophic ensemble, we discuss the consequences of these ecological interactions on both natural and agricultural systems. Throughout this review, we highlight the research needed to fully determine the ecosystem services in question. Finally, we provide a comprehensive overview of economic valuation of ecosystem services. Unfortunately, few studies estimating the economic value of ecosystem services provided by bats have been conducted to date; however, we outline a framework that could be used in future studies to more fully address this question. Consumptive goods provided by bats, such as food and guano, are often exchanged in markets where the market price indicates an economic value. Nonmarket valuation methods can be used to estimate the economic value of nonconsumptive services, including inputs to agricultural production and recreational activities. Information on the ecological and economic value of ecosystem services provided by bats can be used to inform decisions regarding where and when to protect or restore bat populations and associated habitats, as well as to improve public perception of bats.