The importance of linear landscape elements for the pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and the serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus.
The relation between two species of bats, the pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)) and the serotine (Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774)) and linear landscape elements such as hedgerows, tree lines and tree lanes was studied in an agricultural area in The Netherlands. The pipist...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/38729 2024-02-04T10:03:57+01:00 The importance of linear landscape elements for the pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and the serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus. Verboom, B. Huitema, H. 1997 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-importance-of-linear-landscape-elements-for-the-pipistrelle-p https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02698211 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/423668 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-importance-of-linear-landscape-elements-for-the-pipistrelle-p doi:10.1007/BF02698211 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wageningen University & Research Landscape Ecology 12 (1997) 2 ISSN: 0921-2973 Bats Eptesicus Hedgerows Linear landscape elements Orientation Pipistrellus info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1997 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02698211 2024-01-10T23:28:59Z The relation between two species of bats, the pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)) and the serotine (Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774)) and linear landscape elements such as hedgerows, tree lines and tree lanes was studied in an agricultural area in The Netherlands. The pipistrelle was observed almost entirely close to landscape elements, while serotines more frequently crossed fields and meadows. Serotine activity in these open areas was, however, negatively related to the distance to a landscape element and to windspeed. On a landscape scale the results indicate a more than proportional positive relation between the density of serotine bats and the density of linear landscape elements, whereas this relation was only proportional in the case of the pipistrelle. It is argued, that landscapes with a high density of linear elements have a surplus value for serotine bats. Three possible functions of linear elements for bats (orientation clues, foraging habitat and shelter from wind and/or predators) are discussed. Any of these may explain the results of this study. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pipistrellus pipistrellus Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Lanes ENVELOPE(18.933,18.933,69.617,69.617) Landscape Ecology 12 2 117 125 |
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The relation between two species of bats, the pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)) and the serotine (Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774)) and linear landscape elements such as hedgerows, tree lines and tree lanes was studied in an agricultural area in The Netherlands. The pipistrelle was observed almost entirely close to landscape elements, while serotines more frequently crossed fields and meadows. Serotine activity in these open areas was, however, negatively related to the distance to a landscape element and to windspeed. On a landscape scale the results indicate a more than proportional positive relation between the density of serotine bats and the density of linear landscape elements, whereas this relation was only proportional in the case of the pipistrelle. It is argued, that landscapes with a high density of linear elements have a surplus value for serotine bats. Three possible functions of linear elements for bats (orientation clues, foraging habitat and shelter from wind and/or predators) are discussed. Any of these may explain the results of this study. |
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The importance of linear landscape elements for the pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and the serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus. |
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The importance of linear landscape elements for the pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and the serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus. |
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The importance of linear landscape elements for the pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and the serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus. |
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The importance of linear landscape elements for the pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and the serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus. |
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The importance of linear landscape elements for the pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and the serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus. |
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importance of linear landscape elements for the pipistrelle pipistrellus pipistrellus and the serotine bat eptesicus serotinus. |
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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-importance-of-linear-landscape-elements-for-the-pipistrelle-p https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02698211 |
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