Bats use live fences to move between tropical dry forest remnants

Linear features can benefit wildlife by assisting animal movement. We captured bats along barbed-wire and live-tree fences connecting Tropical Dry Forest patches in Nicaragua. Bat species richness and captures were higher along live fences but we noted differences in sex ratios, richness, and species composition compared to surrounding natural forests., , Supporting information: Spanish language abstract Figure S1. Study area with sites sampled for bat use of live and standard fences (Fencerow sites), May-Aug 2015, Rivas, Nicaragua. Figure S2. Example of a site (Site 24) sampled for bat use of live (solid line, 400 m) and standard (dotted line, 420 m) fences, May-Aug 2015, Rivas, Nicaragua.,线性廊道可通过辅助动物移动为野生动物带来益处。我们在尼加拉瓜连接热带旱林（Tropical Dry Forest）斑块的带刺铁丝网围栏与活树围栏沿线捕捉蝙蝠。研究结果显示，活树围栏沿线的蝙蝠物种丰富度及捕获量均更高，但与周边天然林相比，其种群性别比例、物种丰富度与物种组成均存在差异。 支持性资料： 西班牙语摘要 图S1：2015年5月至8月尼加拉瓜里瓦斯地区，针对蝙蝠利用活围栏与标准围栏（围栏廊道样点）的情况开展采样的研究区域。 图S2：2015年5月至8月尼加拉瓜里瓦斯地区采样样点24的示例，该样点对活围栏（实线，长度400米）与标准围栏（虚线，长度420米）的蝙蝠利用情况进行了采样。