Comparison of the Foraging Activity of Bats in Coniferous, Mixed, and Deciduous Managed Forests
The aim of this study was to compare the foraging activity of bats in coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests and to test whether this activity was subject to seasonal variation. Sample points were selected in stands of similar spatial structure in coniferous (Pinus sylvestris L.), in mixed (Pinus...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1999-4907/14/3/481/ 2023-08-20T04:08:52+02:00 Comparison of the Foraging Activity of Bats in Coniferous, Mixed, and Deciduous Managed Forests Andrzej Węgiel Witold Grzywiński Radosław Jaros Agnieszka Łacka Jolanta Węgiel agris 2023-02-27 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030481 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Forest Ecology and Management https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14030481 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Forests; Volume 14; Issue 3; Pages: 481 Chiroptera habitat use forest type acoustic detection batcorder Text 2023 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030481 2023-08-01T09:01:27Z The aim of this study was to compare the foraging activity of bats in coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests and to test whether this activity was subject to seasonal variation. Sample points were selected in stands of similar spatial structure in coniferous (Pinus sylvestris L.), in mixed (Pinus sylvestris and Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.), and in deciduous (Quercus petraea) managed forests in western Poland. Bat calls were recorded using automated ultrasound recording devices (Batcorder 3.0, ecoObs, Nürnberg, Germany) during five consecutive nights from May to September in each of the six stands. A total of 4250 bat passes were recorded. Overall, 63.1% of bat passes were identified to species, 31.6% were identified to genus or sonotype group, and 5.3% remained unidentified. In total, eight species of bats and seven sonotype groups were recorded. The dominant species in all types of forests were Pipistrellus pygmaeus (44.5% of recorded bat passes), followed by Nyctalus noctula (10.3%) and Pipistrellus nathusii (5.7%). There were no significant differences in the total activity of bats between the three types of forests; however, high seasonal fluctuations in bat foraging activity were found. This study demonstrates that when coniferous, deciduous, and mixed stands with similar spatial structure are compared, forest type does not affect the foraging activity of bats. Text Nyctalus noctula Pipistrellus nathusii MDPI Open Access Publishing Forests 14 3 481 |
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The aim of this study was to compare the foraging activity of bats in coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests and to test whether this activity was subject to seasonal variation. Sample points were selected in stands of similar spatial structure in coniferous (Pinus sylvestris L.), in mixed (Pinus sylvestris and Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.), and in deciduous (Quercus petraea) managed forests in western Poland. Bat calls were recorded using automated ultrasound recording devices (Batcorder 3.0, ecoObs, Nürnberg, Germany) during five consecutive nights from May to September in each of the six stands. A total of 4250 bat passes were recorded. Overall, 63.1% of bat passes were identified to species, 31.6% were identified to genus or sonotype group, and 5.3% remained unidentified. In total, eight species of bats and seven sonotype groups were recorded. The dominant species in all types of forests were Pipistrellus pygmaeus (44.5% of recorded bat passes), followed by Nyctalus noctula (10.3%) and Pipistrellus nathusii (5.7%). There were no significant differences in the total activity of bats between the three types of forests; however, high seasonal fluctuations in bat foraging activity were found. This study demonstrates that when coniferous, deciduous, and mixed stands with similar spatial structure are compared, forest type does not affect the foraging activity of bats. |
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Comparison of the Foraging Activity of Bats in Coniferous, Mixed, and Deciduous Managed Forests |
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Comparison of the Foraging Activity of Bats in Coniferous, Mixed, and Deciduous Managed Forests |
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Comparison of the Foraging Activity of Bats in Coniferous, Mixed, and Deciduous Managed Forests |
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Comparison of the Foraging Activity of Bats in Coniferous, Mixed, and Deciduous Managed Forests |
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Comparison of the Foraging Activity of Bats in Coniferous, Mixed, and Deciduous Managed Forests |
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comparison of the foraging activity of bats in coniferous, mixed, and deciduous managed forests |
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