Historical Fortresses as Hot Roosts for Bats in Urban Environments of the Colombian Caribbean
ABSTRACT Thermal stability of bat roosts in tropical urban structures remains understudied despite its conservation relevance. We monitored two Colombian Caribbean fortresses, finding chambers with reproductive mormoopid colonies were 5°C–9°C warmer than unoccupied, peaking at 39°C. This first documented tropical urban ‘hot roost’ is critical for conserving cave‐specialist bats in cities.
Authors
- O. A. Montenegro
- Carolina Gómez‐Posada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0150-4935)
- Fábio Z. Farneda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6765-2861)
- Aída Otálora‐Ardila
- Hugo F. López‐Arévalo
- Juliana Margarita Gómez
- María Camila Valdés‐Cardona
- Camila A. Díaz‐B
- Selene Hernandez‐Muñoz
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute (CO)
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotropica
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70175
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 67.46