A5026128074- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Rabies epidemiology and control
Finnish Museum of Natural History
2019-2025
University of Helsinki
2019-2025
Abstract Climate change is predicted to drive geographical range shifts that will result in changes species diversity and functional composition have potential repercussions for ecosystem functioning. However, the effect of these on (FD) remains unclear, especially mammals, specifically bats. We used distribution models a comprehensive ecological morphometrical trait database estimate how projected future climate land‐use could influence distribution, composition, FD European bat community....
Coronaviruses (CoVs) represent a global public health threat, exemplified by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East (MERS) outbreaks. Using fecal samples collected from five bat species between 2014 2016 in Finland RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, NGS, we identified CoVs 10 of 79 (13%) samples, including two novel species–CoV relationships. Phylogenetic analysis revealed Alphacoronavirus Betacoronavirus clustered among previously human viruses. These results expand known northern...
This atlas is based on information in museum collections, literature, databases and unpublished data. In the last 150 years, number of bat species Finland increased from six to thirteen. Of these, five are common regularly breeding (Eptesicus nilssonii, Myotis brandtii, daubentonii, mystacinus, Plecotus auritus), eight rare serotinus, dasycneme, nattereri, Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus nathusii, pipistrellus, pygmaeus, Vespertilio murinus), which two (M. P. nathusii) have been confirmed....