The use by bats of habitat features in mixed farmland in Scotland ...
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Most previous studies of the use bats make of their foraging areas have been concerned with general habitat preferences rather than with microhabitats. The present study focuses on microhabitat preference within three landscape features: linear land...
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Zenodo
2006
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13520258 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13520258 |
| Summary: | (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Most previous studies of the use bats make of their foraging areas have been concerned with general habitat preferences rather than with microhabitats. The present study focuses on microhabitat preference within three landscape features: linear landscape elements, ponds and rivers. The importance of linear landscape elements to bats was investigated by placing recording stations next to treelines, and others in adjacent open spaces approximately 35 m away. Most pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus) bat activity was recorded next to treelines and very little over open spaces. Bats used treelines for both commuting and foraging, but flew closer to treelines when commuting than when foraging. More insects were caught, and more pipistrelle feeding attempts were recorded close to treelines than further away. The relationship between the number and type of landscape elements leading to and surrounding ponds, and the use pipistrelle and ... |
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