Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas
Abstract The present study examines those features which promote bat feeding in agricultural riparian areas and the riparian habitat associations of individual species. Activity of Nathusius? pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii), common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), soprano pipistrelle (Pi...
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fttrinitycoll:oai:tara.tcd.ie:2262/42029 2023-05-15T17:59:46+02:00 Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas 2010-12-14T16:01:42Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/42029 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-009-0330-z en eng Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 1612-4642 (pISSN) 1439-0574 (eISSN) 10344 (JournalID) 16124642 (ISSN) s10344-009-0330-z (publisherID) 330 (ArticleID) http://hdl.handle.net/2262/42029 European Journal of Wildlife Research 56 3 385 394 doi:10.1007/s10344-009-0330-z Springer-Verlag, 2009 12 months Riparian Agriculture Conservation Habitat associations Bats 2010 fttrinitycoll https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-009-0330-z 2020-02-16T13:49:26Z Abstract The present study examines those features which promote bat feeding in agricultural riparian areas and the riparian habitat associations of individual species. Activity of Nathusius? pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii), common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus), Leisler?s bat (Nyctalus leisleri), and Myotis species (Myotis sp.) were recorded, and their habitat associations both ?between? and ?within? riparian areas were analyzed. General feeding activity was associated with reduced agricultural intensity, riparian hedgerow provision, and habitat diversity. Significant habitat associations for P. pipistrellus were observed only within riparian areas. Myotis species and P. pygmaeus were significantly related to indices of landscape structure and riparian hedgerow across spatial scales. Myotis species were also related to lower levels of riffle flow at both scales of analysis. The importance of these variables changed significantly, however, between analysis scales. The multi-scale investigation of species?habitat associations demonstrated the necessity to consider habitat and landscape characteristics across spatial scales to derive appropriate conservation plans. m.lundy@qub.ac.uk (Lundy, Mathieu) Centre for Irish Bat Research, School of Biological Sciences, Queen?s University of Belfast - 97 Lisburn Road - BT9 7BL - Belfast - UNITED KINGDOM (Lundy, Mathieu) Centre for Irish Bat Research, School of Biological Sciences, Queen?s University of Belfast - 97 Lisburn Road - BT9 7BL - Belfast - UNITED KINGDOM (Montgomery, Ian) UNITED KINGDOM Registration: 2009-09-24 Received: 2009-03-11 Revised: 2009-08-05 Accepted: 2009-09-24 ePublished: 2009-10-14 Other/Unknown Material Pipistrellus nathusii Pipistrellus pipistrellus The University of Dublin, Trinity College: TARA (Trinity's Access to Research Archive) Mathieu ENVELOPE(136.814,136.814,-66.331,-66.331) European Journal of Wildlife Research 56 3 385 394 |
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Abstract The present study examines those features which promote bat feeding in agricultural riparian areas and the riparian habitat associations of individual species. Activity of Nathusius? pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii), common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus), Leisler?s bat (Nyctalus leisleri), and Myotis species (Myotis sp.) were recorded, and their habitat associations both ?between? and ?within? riparian areas were analyzed. General feeding activity was associated with reduced agricultural intensity, riparian hedgerow provision, and habitat diversity. Significant habitat associations for P. pipistrellus were observed only within riparian areas. Myotis species and P. pygmaeus were significantly related to indices of landscape structure and riparian hedgerow across spatial scales. Myotis species were also related to lower levels of riffle flow at both scales of analysis. The importance of these variables changed significantly, however, between analysis scales. The multi-scale investigation of species?habitat associations demonstrated the necessity to consider habitat and landscape characteristics across spatial scales to derive appropriate conservation plans. m.lundy@qub.ac.uk (Lundy, Mathieu) Centre for Irish Bat Research, School of Biological Sciences, Queen?s University of Belfast - 97 Lisburn Road - BT9 7BL - Belfast - UNITED KINGDOM (Lundy, Mathieu) Centre for Irish Bat Research, School of Biological Sciences, Queen?s University of Belfast - 97 Lisburn Road - BT9 7BL - Belfast - UNITED KINGDOM (Montgomery, Ian) UNITED KINGDOM Registration: 2009-09-24 Received: 2009-03-11 Revised: 2009-08-05 Accepted: 2009-09-24 ePublished: 2009-10-14 |
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Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas |
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Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas |
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Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas |
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Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas |
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Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas |
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summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas |
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Pipistrellus nathusii Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
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Pipistrellus nathusii Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
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