2022
DOI: 10.3897/rio.8.e85859
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Current cave monitoring practices, their variation and recommendations for future improvement in Europe: A synopsis from the 6th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium

Abstract: This manuscript summarizes the outcomes of the 6th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium. Special emphasis was laid on presenting and discussing monitoring activities under the umbrella of the Habitats Directive (EU Council Directive 92/43/EEC) for habitat type 8310 "Caves not open to the public" and the Emerald Network. The discussions revealed a high level of variation in the currently conducted underground monitoring activities: there is no uniform definition of what kind of underground environments the "cave" ha… Show more

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“…Show caves are important bat roosts, but are excluded from the 8310 habitat and from monitoring obligations. Attention and efforts towards show caves as important bat roosts and their inclusion as a habitat of importance when considering monitoring and conservation initiatives should be necessary ( Weigand et al 2022 ). In our assessed caves, often only part of the show cave is accessible to tourists.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Show caves are important bat roosts, but are excluded from the 8310 habitat and from monitoring obligations. Attention and efforts towards show caves as important bat roosts and their inclusion as a habitat of importance when considering monitoring and conservation initiatives should be necessary ( Weigand et al 2022 ). In our assessed caves, often only part of the show cave is accessible to tourists.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%