Impact of climate change on the distribution of insectivorous bats: Implications for small-scale farming in southern Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Bats provide important ecosystem services for agriculture, such as pest control, a function that is particularly relevant for small-scale farmers. However, climate change is causing a decrease in bat populations. To assess the potential impacts of climate change on insectivorous bats and the implications on small-scale farming of indigenous communities in the Chiapas Highlands in southern Mexico we developed a three-step protocol: (1) projecting distribution shifts of insectivorous bats under climate change scenarios using non-dispersal and limited-full dispersal assumptions, (2) using official information to estimate the average economic value of conducting chemical pest control in crops at a state level, (3) surveying small-scale farmers to estimate the local economic value of pest contr

SUBMITTER: Ureta C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11611147 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature