Local concentration of foraging noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) as a possible tool to assess the density of bats in large forest complexes

Concentrations of at least 600 hunting noctule bats Nyctalus noctula were observed over the artificial shallow reservoir Siemianówka in eastern Poland. The observation indicates that noctule bats concentrate hunting during the presence of vast amounts of insects over the reservoir. We suggest that t...

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Published in:TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Main Authors: POLAKOWSKI, Michal, BRONISZEWSKA, Monika, RUCZYNSKI, İreneusz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Turkish
Published: TÜBİTAK 2014
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Key words: Aerial hawking bats,density of bats,breeding colonies,feeding grounds
Nyctalus noctula
Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkzoology/issue/12604/152930
https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1302-131
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Summary:Concentrations of at least 600 hunting noctule bats Nyctalus noctula were observed over the artificial shallow reservoir Siemianówka in eastern Poland. The observation indicates that noctule bats concentrate hunting during the presence of vast amounts of insects over the reservoir. We suggest that the high concentrations of noctule bats provide a potential tool for the estimation of local population size or density in large forest complexes. Concentrations of at least 600 hunting noctule bats Nyctalus noctula were observed over the artificial shallow reservoir Siemianówka in eastern Poland. The observation indicates that noctule bats concentrate hunting during the presence of vast amounts of insects over the reservoir. We suggest that the high concentrations of noctule bats provide a potential tool for the estimation of local population size or density in large forest complexes.

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