Bat Assemblages Are Shaped by Land Cover Types and Forest Age: A Case Study from Eastern Ukraine
Eastern European broadleaved forests north of the 50th degree of latitude serve as a core breeding area for most migratory bat species wintering in Eastern and Central Europe. The southern border of this region has faced an increase in clear-cutting intensity in recent decades. We conducted a standa...
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ftdepositonce:oai:depositonce.tu-berlin.de:11303/17957 2023-07-02T03:33:18+02:00 Bat Assemblages Are Shaped by Land Cover Types and Forest Age: A Case Study from Eastern Ukraine Vlaschenko, Anton Kravchenko, Kseniia Yatsiuk, Yehor Hukov, Vitalii Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie Radchuk, Viktoriia 2023-01-09T12:27:08Z application/pdf application/zip https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/17957 https://doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-16748 en eng 1999-4907 https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/17957 https://doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-16748 Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 577 Ökologie old deciduous forest landscape composition bat assemblages mist-netting clearcuts Article publishedVersion 2023 ftdepositonce https://doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-16748 2023-06-12T16:19:59Z Eastern European broadleaved forests north of the 50th degree of latitude serve as a core breeding area for most migratory bat species wintering in Eastern and Central Europe. The southern border of this region has faced an increase in clear-cutting intensity in recent decades. We conducted a standardized mist-netting survey on eleven heterogeneous oak forest plots in order to assess how land cover types and forest age affect abundance, diversity and the breeding of bats. We found that abundance indices and species richness increased from upland plots surrounded by agricultural lands to riverine or waterside plots with high forest cover. Particularly large mature forests older than 90 years positively affected the breeding activity of bats, their abundance indices and overall species richness. Regarding species associations with specific habitats, we found that Myotis brandtii, Nyctalus leisleri and Pipistrellus pygmaeus were mainly found in mature deciduous forest stands, while Plecotus auritus appeared to be the only species tolerating clearcuts and young stands. Forest-dwelling species such as Nyctalus noctula and Pipistrellus nathusii were additionally associated with water habitats. Thus, the combination of mature forests and water sources is essential in shaping Eastern European assemblages of forest bat species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Nyctalus noctula Pipistrellus nathusii TU Berlin: Deposit Once |
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Eastern European broadleaved forests north of the 50th degree of latitude serve as a core breeding area for most migratory bat species wintering in Eastern and Central Europe. The southern border of this region has faced an increase in clear-cutting intensity in recent decades. We conducted a standardized mist-netting survey on eleven heterogeneous oak forest plots in order to assess how land cover types and forest age affect abundance, diversity and the breeding of bats. We found that abundance indices and species richness increased from upland plots surrounded by agricultural lands to riverine or waterside plots with high forest cover. Particularly large mature forests older than 90 years positively affected the breeding activity of bats, their abundance indices and overall species richness. Regarding species associations with specific habitats, we found that Myotis brandtii, Nyctalus leisleri and Pipistrellus pygmaeus were mainly found in mature deciduous forest stands, while Plecotus auritus appeared to be the only species tolerating clearcuts and young stands. Forest-dwelling species such as Nyctalus noctula and Pipistrellus nathusii were additionally associated with water habitats. Thus, the combination of mature forests and water sources is essential in shaping Eastern European assemblages of forest bat species. |
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Vlaschenko, Anton Kravchenko, Kseniia Yatsiuk, Yehor Hukov, Vitalii Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie Radchuk, Viktoriia |
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Vlaschenko, Anton Kravchenko, Kseniia Yatsiuk, Yehor Hukov, Vitalii Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie Radchuk, Viktoriia |
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Bat Assemblages Are Shaped by Land Cover Types and Forest Age: A Case Study from Eastern Ukraine |
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Bat Assemblages Are Shaped by Land Cover Types and Forest Age: A Case Study from Eastern Ukraine |
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Bat Assemblages Are Shaped by Land Cover Types and Forest Age: A Case Study from Eastern Ukraine |
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Bat Assemblages Are Shaped by Land Cover Types and Forest Age: A Case Study from Eastern Ukraine |
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Bat Assemblages Are Shaped by Land Cover Types and Forest Age: A Case Study from Eastern Ukraine |
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bat assemblages are shaped by land cover types and forest age: a case study from eastern ukraine |
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