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Estimated Population Abundance of a Bat (Chiroptera) Colony at the Batukoq Water Channel Cave, Senaru, North Lombok Rahman, Fatuh; Adiansyah, Joni Safaat; Sukuryadi, Sukuryadi; Akbar, Ilham M
Reflection Journal Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): Desember
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36312/c4zmnb72

Abstract

Cave-roosting bats are highly exposed to disturbance because roost entrances are predictable and accessible, yet local management often lacks baseline population information. This study examines a cave-associated roost system in Batukoq, Senaru (North Lombok) and aims to provide a site-specific colony abundance estimate, describe emergence dynamics during the counting window, and identify the main sources of counting bias under field conditions relevant to low-resource monitoring. A Flight Line Census based on direct visual observation was implemented without thermal sensors or night-vision devices, conducted during critical movement periods (dusk and dawn) and restricted to a single large colony site to minimize cross-site variability. The colony’s mean estimated abundance was approximately ±590 individuals per night, indicating that Batukoq functions as a key day roost. Visual observations suggested two major groups (Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera) using different flight corridors, and emergence was brief (about 30–45 minutes) with an early peak period that is most sensitive to counting error. The dominant limitation was flight-path overlap under high density and low light, which tends to produce underestimation; therefore, abundance values should be treated as conservative and supported by repeated counts across multiple nights and time windows. These results support the continued use of visual flight-line counts as a non-invasive baseline method, provided that procedural standardization is emphasized and roost disturbance is reduced as a practical conservation priority.
Co-Authors -, Ibrahim - -, Mintasrihardi - Abda Abda Abdul Wahab Adi Gunawan, Adi Adi Saputra Adryan Fitrayudha Agum Muladi Agum Muladi Agum Muladi Agus Herianto Ahmad Kutbi Rais Ahmad Kutbi Rais Ahmad Zarkasi Akbar, Ilham M Akbar, Nazer Alpiana Alpiana Alpiana Alpiana Alpiana, Alpiana Amandari, Ringka Ninis Amelia, Dinda Risky Anshari, Lalu Mokh Reza Anwar Efendy Arif Wijaya Ariyanto Ariyanto Aroby, Sudhan Aryan Perdana Putra Asdiani, Harlinda Aulia Muttaqin Baehaqi Burhanuddin Burhanuddin Deviana Mayasari Diah Rahmawati Diah Rahmawati Dyan Pratiwi Erni Yustissiani Erwin Purnawansyah Fariyadin, M. Ruslin Anwar, Indradi Wijatmiko, Adiman Fathul Rakhman Fathul Rakhman Fathul Rakhman Fatman Nurjan Fatuh Rahman Fikri, M. Ali Fiqri Juniardi Ghaffar, Abdul Azizul H Hadiyanto Hafiz, Abdul Hafsah Hafsah Harry Irawan Johari Hesti, Dhita Eka Hesti, Dhita Eka Pramita Hesti, Ditha Eka Pramita Hidayat, Ari Ramdhan Ibrahim Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Ibrahim Ibrahim Ibrahim Ibrahim Ibrahim Ilmi, Muhammad Khalis Irma Setiawan, Irma Ismuhadi Ismuhadi Johari, Harry Irawan Junaidi Am Kamaluddin Kamaluddin Khosiah Khosiah Kuniawati, Ety Lalu Mokh Reza Anshari Luthfi, Ja’far M. Saleh M. Sobry M.Fathin Firaz Mahsup Mahsup Mahsup, Mahsup Mardiyah Hayati Mas'ad Mas'ad Mas,ad, Mas,ad Matrani, Bedy Fara Aga Mintasrihardi, Mintasrihardi Muhammad Bima Saputra Muhammad Sabri Muladi, Agum Muliatiningsih Muliatiningsih Muslimin Muslimin Mustiana Mustiana Mustiana Nailawati Prastiya Ningrum Novianti, Intan Nurhayati Nurhayati Nurhayati, Nurhayati Nurin Rochayati Nurjan, Fatman Nurudin Nurudin Nurul Hidayati Nurul Huda Nushrati Nushrati Palahuddin Palahuddin, Palahuddin Pramita Hesti, Dhita Eka Putri, Lulu Luciana Putu Eka Gunadi Rahman, Fatuh Rahmat, Nurul isnaeni Rais, Ahmad Kutbi Rakhman, Fathul Rangga Bayu Permana Rezi, Lalu Septiya Fahmi Sabri Sasmito Sinta Muhardini Sintayana Muhardini Siti Hasanah Sri Rejeki Sukuryadi, Sukuryadi Supriyadi Supriyadi Suryadi Syarif Hidayatullah Wahyudi, Mudji winarti, dwi Wiwit Bayu Adi Wiwit Bayu Adi Wiwit Bayu Adi Wiwit Bayu Adi Yudhi Lestanata Yulianto Suteja Yusron Saudi