Bats on forest islands of different size in an agricultural landscape

• Main Authors: Lesiński Grzegorz, Kowalski Marek, Wojtowicz Błażej, Gulatowska Judyta, Lisowska Anna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Subjects: Chiroptera; forest fragmentation; agricultural landscape; Lanes; Barbastella barbastellus; Nyctalus noctula
• Online Access: https://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/view/uuid:ebfb2f6e-4fc5-f13d-37a0-7d3f4bbf29b6

The species composition and relative density of bats were compared in forests of various sizes occurring as “islands” in the agricultural landscape of central Poland. The following island categories were distinguished: very small (0.3–0.7 km2), small (1.0–1.5 km2), medium (2.0–3.5km2) and large (app...