Dramatic decline in bat species richness in Singapore, with implications for Southeast Asia

By D. Lane, Tigga Kingston, B. Lee. 2006

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Urbanisation and Its Effects on Bats—A Global Meta-Analysis (2016, background): “…have been stated as a likely cause of dramatic declines of many bat species (including pteropodids) in Singapore (Pottie et al. 2005; Lane et al. 2006), where it is suggested the reported declines may reflect the declining status of bats in Southeast Asia more broadly (Lane et al. 2006).”
Movements and Resource Selection of the Northern Long-eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) in a Forest–Agriculture Landscape (2008, background): “In contrast, forest specialists require specific forest features for multiple aspects of life histories (e.g., foraging and roosting), and thus are more likely to be vulnerable to forest loss and fragmentation (Lane et al. 2006).”
Research priorities for bat conservation in Southeast Asia: a consensus approach (2008, background): “Forestdependent bats are particularly vulnerable (Kingston et al. 2003; Lane et al. 2006), but declines resulting from habitat loss are exacerbated by unregulated hunting of several species, most notably the plant-visiting Xying foxes [Pteropus and Acerodon (Pteropodidae)].”
The Potential for Species Conservation in Tropical Secondary Forests (2009, background): “Many large-seeded tree species characteristic of old-growth forests in Singapore have failed to regenerate in secondary forests due to local extinction of frugivorous birds and bats that disperse their seeds (Corlett 1992; Lane et al. 2006).”