New data on the distribution of barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) in Western Hungary
Acoustic bat surveys have been carried out between end of April and mid-September of 2013 in several Natura 2000 sites of Vas and Somogy counties. As a result occurrences of barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) were detected in 9 out of the 12 surveyed Natura 2000 sites. The species was record...
| Published in: | Natura Somogyiensis |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum
2014
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| Online Access: | http://real.mtak.hu/166523/ http://real.mtak.hu/166523/1/NS_25_213-218.pdf https://doi.org/10.24394/NatSom.2014.25.213 |
| Summary: | Acoustic bat surveys have been carried out between end of April and mid-September of 2013 in several Natura 2000 sites of Vas and Somogy counties. As a result occurrences of barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) were detected in 9 out of the 12 surveyed Natura 2000 sites. The species was recorded in various riverine and floodland forest communities, such as ash-alder forests, willow-poplar forests and oak-elm-ash forests, as well, as in lowland pedunculate oak-hornbeam woodlands. A total of 17 new UTM 10x10 km2 squares with barbastelle bat occurrence have been added to the 10 formerly known squares in Vas and Somogy counties. The results show a possible expansion of this species in lowland woodland areas, which requires appropriate guidelines for forest management in the affected sites. |
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