A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations
The bats recorded from Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, and North Sea installations are reviewed to the end of 2012. In total 12 species have been positively identified, while a considerable proportion of all records are sightings of unidentified bats. Eight of t...
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ftnhmlondon:oai:nhm.openrepository.com:10141/622681 2023-07-30T04:03:24+02:00 A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations Petersen, A Jensen, J-K Jenkins, Paulina Bloch, D Ingimarsson, F 2020-04-07T14:08:24Z http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622681 https://doi.org/10.3161/150811014X683381 en eng Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences Aevar Petersen, Jens-Kjeld Jensen, Paulina Jenkins, Dorete Bloch, and Finnur Ingimarsson "A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations," Acta Chiropterologica 16(1), 169-195, (1 June 2014). https://doi.org/10.3161/150811014X683381 1508-1109 doi:10.3161/150811014X683381 http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622681 1733-5329 Acta Chiropterologica 16 1 169 - 195 closedAccess climate change Faroes Iceland identification problems invasion North Sea Orkneys Shetlands ship-assistance vagrancy Journal Article 2020 ftnhmlondon https://doi.org/10.3161/150811014X683381 2023-07-11T05:38:52Z The bats recorded from Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, and North Sea installations are reviewed to the end of 2012. In total 12 species have been positively identified, while a considerable proportion of all records are sightings of unidentified bats. Eight of the species are European in origin and four originate from the New World. The largest number of species (8) has been recorded in Iceland, but the greatest number of individuals (180) has been found in Orkney. The bat invasion on the Faroe Islands in 2010 is without precedence, when 70 observations of a minimum of 45 individuals were noted. Most bat observations in the study area occurred in the autumn, with fewer in the spring. Most observations were of single animals, but there were also sightings of up to 12 individuals. There has been a marked increase in bat records in the past three decades. We discuss whether this is a real increase, or due to improved communications, increased public awareness, increased shipping, changes in weather patterns and/or the effects of climate change. All factors appear to be involved. © Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS. The attached document is the author(’s’) final accepted/submitted version of the journal article. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from it. NHM Repository Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Faroes Iceland North East Atlantic Natural History Museum Repository Faroe Islands Acta Chiropterologica 16 1 169 195 |
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The bats recorded from Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, and North Sea installations are reviewed to the end of 2012. In total 12 species have been positively identified, while a considerable proportion of all records are sightings of unidentified bats. Eight of the species are European in origin and four originate from the New World. The largest number of species (8) has been recorded in Iceland, but the greatest number of individuals (180) has been found in Orkney. The bat invasion on the Faroe Islands in 2010 is without precedence, when 70 observations of a minimum of 45 individuals were noted. Most bat observations in the study area occurred in the autumn, with fewer in the spring. Most observations were of single animals, but there were also sightings of up to 12 individuals. There has been a marked increase in bat records in the past three decades. We discuss whether this is a real increase, or due to improved communications, increased public awareness, increased shipping, changes in weather patterns and/or the effects of climate change. All factors appear to be involved. © Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS. The attached document is the author(’s’) final accepted/submitted version of the journal article. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from it. NHM Repository |
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A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations |
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A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations |
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A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations |
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A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations |
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A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations |
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review of the occurrence of bats (chiroptera) on islands in the north east atlantic and on north sea installations |
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Aevar Petersen, Jens-Kjeld Jensen, Paulina Jenkins, Dorete Bloch, and Finnur Ingimarsson "A Review of the Occurrence of Bats (Chiroptera) on Islands in the North East Atlantic and on North Sea Installations," Acta Chiropterologica 16(1), 169-195, (1 June 2014). https://doi.org/10.3161/150811014X683381 1508-1109 doi:10.3161/150811014X683381 http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622681 1733-5329 Acta Chiropterologica 16 1 169 - 195 |
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