Can someone help me interpret the data that I have recently collected? I am studying bat diversity in three selected mangrove forests in Misamis Oriental and Northern Mindanao. Here are the data from the three sampling sites:
In Barangay Molugan, six (6) different bat species were captured by twelve (12) individuals. Still, during the sampling period, there was heavy rain. Also, this area is characterized as residential and commercial, and the study sites are remnants of previously depleted and disturbed ecosystems. Also, most of the mangroves here are newly planted; only a few species of mangroves have been found, but other mangroves have flowers and fruits.
Four (4) different species of bats were recorded in Barangay Baybay, with 21 individuals during the sampling, despite heavy rain and a disco party in the neighboring sites. There were a lot of different types of mangroves found, and there are homes and businesses in the area.
In barangay Tubajon, four (4) different species were recorded, and thirty-one (31) individuals captured the entire mangrove species. The mangrove forest here is not natural. Also, there were few homes or businesses near the mangrove forest it was. Also, most of the mangroves are flowering and fruiting.
You can use PCA and PERMANOVA to determine relationships, but we can never know 'why', since it is teleological. Only God or the bats themselves (if they could speak) can answer 'why' :)
In general mangroves are grow on the stable and sheltered coast. only in frost condition it was not grow. Therefore, it was mostly distribute in tropical region. To understand the presence and absence of mangrove you need to check all abiotic parameters of water and soil also with tidal amplitudes. As you mention in your description that there were few homes or businesses near the mangrove forest then in that case analysis of abiotic parameter is must. overfishing, urbanization, agriculture , cyclones also affect the mangrove distribution. Propagules which produced from mangrove forest is not disperse, established and survive then there is a difficulties for natural regeneration for current species and new species. concentration of oil in soil sediments also affect the diversity of mangroves.
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