Large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats
The distribution ranges and spatio-temporal patterns in the occurrence and activity of boreal bats are yet largely unknown due to their cryptic lifestyle and lack of suitable and efficient study methods. We approached the issue by establishing a permanent passive-acoustic sampling setup spanning the...
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crwinnower:10.22541/au.166826490.04895229/v1 2024-06-02T08:13:19+00:00 Large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats Kotila, Miika Suominen, Kati Vasko, Ville Blomberg, Anna Lehikoinen, Aleksi Andersson, Tommi Aspi, Jouni Cederberg, Tony Hänninen, Jari Inkinen, Jasmin Koskinen, Janne Lundberg, Göran Mäkinen, Katja Rontti, Markku Snickars, Martin Solbakken, Jostein Sundell, Janne Syvänperä, Ilkka Vuorenmaa, Silja Ylönen, Jari Vesterinen, Eero Lilley, Thomas 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.166826490.04895229/v1 unknown Authorea, Inc. posted-content 2022 crwinnower https://doi.org/10.22541/au.166826490.04895229/v1 2024-05-07T14:19:26Z The distribution ranges and spatio-temporal patterns in the occurrence and activity of boreal bats are yet largely unknown due to their cryptic lifestyle and lack of suitable and efficient study methods. We approached the issue by establishing a permanent passive-acoustic sampling setup spanning the area of Finland to gain an understanding on how latitude affects bat species composition and activity patterns in northern Europe. The recorded bat calls were semi-automatically identified for three target taxa; Myotis spp., Eptesicus nilssonii or Pipistrellus nathusii and the seasonal activity patterns were modeled for each taxa across the seven sampling years (2015–2021). We found an increase in activity since 2015 for E. nilssonii and Myotis spp. For E. nilssonii and Myotis spp. we found significant latitude -dependent seasonal activity patterns, where seasonal variation in patterns appeared stronger in the north. Over the years, activity of P. nathusii increased during activity peak in June and late season but decreased in mid season. We found the passive-acoustic monitoring network to be an effective and cost-efficient method for gathering bat activity data to analyze spatio-temporal patterns. Long-term data on the composition and dynamics of bat communities facilitates better estimates of abundances and population trend directions for conservation purposes and predicting the effects of climate change. Other/Unknown Material Pipistrellus nathusii The Winnower |
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The distribution ranges and spatio-temporal patterns in the occurrence and activity of boreal bats are yet largely unknown due to their cryptic lifestyle and lack of suitable and efficient study methods. We approached the issue by establishing a permanent passive-acoustic sampling setup spanning the area of Finland to gain an understanding on how latitude affects bat species composition and activity patterns in northern Europe. The recorded bat calls were semi-automatically identified for three target taxa; Myotis spp., Eptesicus nilssonii or Pipistrellus nathusii and the seasonal activity patterns were modeled for each taxa across the seven sampling years (2015–2021). We found an increase in activity since 2015 for E. nilssonii and Myotis spp. For E. nilssonii and Myotis spp. we found significant latitude -dependent seasonal activity patterns, where seasonal variation in patterns appeared stronger in the north. Over the years, activity of P. nathusii increased during activity peak in June and late season but decreased in mid season. We found the passive-acoustic monitoring network to be an effective and cost-efficient method for gathering bat activity data to analyze spatio-temporal patterns. Long-term data on the composition and dynamics of bat communities facilitates better estimates of abundances and population trend directions for conservation purposes and predicting the effects of climate change. |
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Kotila, Miika Suominen, Kati Vasko, Ville Blomberg, Anna Lehikoinen, Aleksi Andersson, Tommi Aspi, Jouni Cederberg, Tony Hänninen, Jari Inkinen, Jasmin Koskinen, Janne Lundberg, Göran Mäkinen, Katja Rontti, Markku Snickars, Martin Solbakken, Jostein Sundell, Janne Syvänperä, Ilkka Vuorenmaa, Silja Ylönen, Jari Vesterinen, Eero Lilley, Thomas |
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Kotila, Miika Suominen, Kati Vasko, Ville Blomberg, Anna Lehikoinen, Aleksi Andersson, Tommi Aspi, Jouni Cederberg, Tony Hänninen, Jari Inkinen, Jasmin Koskinen, Janne Lundberg, Göran Mäkinen, Katja Rontti, Markku Snickars, Martin Solbakken, Jostein Sundell, Janne Syvänperä, Ilkka Vuorenmaa, Silja Ylönen, Jari Vesterinen, Eero Lilley, Thomas Large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats |
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Kotila, Miika Suominen, Kati Vasko, Ville Blomberg, Anna Lehikoinen, Aleksi Andersson, Tommi Aspi, Jouni Cederberg, Tony Hänninen, Jari Inkinen, Jasmin Koskinen, Janne Lundberg, Göran Mäkinen, Katja Rontti, Markku Snickars, Martin Solbakken, Jostein Sundell, Janne Syvänperä, Ilkka Vuorenmaa, Silja Ylönen, Jari Vesterinen, Eero Lilley, Thomas |
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Large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats |
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Large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats |
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Large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats |
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Large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats |
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Large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats |
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large-scale long-term passive-acoustic monitoring reveals spatio-temporal activity patterns of boreal bats |
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2022 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.166826490.04895229/v1 |
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Pipistrellus nathusii |
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Pipistrellus nathusii |
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