Roost selection of barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus) in an intensively managed floodplain forest: implications for conservation ...
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) is a rare species throughout its Western Palearctic range. It is protected by many international regulations and national laws and can be considered as an umbrella species of old, native forests. We stu...
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Zenodo
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13497132 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13497132 |
| Summary: | (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) is a rare species throughout its Western Palearctic range. It is protected by many international regulations and national laws and can be considered as an umbrella species of old, native forests. We studied roost preferences of B. barbastellus by radio-tracking in a floodplain forest in Hungary to have information about the species in a lowland area with intensive silviculture. The bats roosted almost exclusively behind loose bark of native tree species. The bats frequently switched roosts which were predominantly in dead trees or in dead limbs of old trees. The results show that the intensive silviculture is not sustainable in the area for the long-term survival of this species. ... |
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