2013
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0551-z
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Habitat selection of three cryptic Plecotus bat species in the European Alps reveals contrasting implications for conservation

Abstract: Assessing the ecological requirements of species coexisting within a community is an essential requisite for developing sound conservation action. A particularly interesting question is what mechanisms govern the stable coexistence of cryptic species within a community, i.e. species that are almost impossible to distinguish. Resource partitioning theory predicts that cryptic species, like other sympatric taxa, will occupy distinct ecological niches. This prediction is widely inferred from eco-morphological stu… Show more

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“…This study highlights a previously overlooked negative effect of ALAN on bats that may have important conservation repercussions given the overwhelming value drinking water has for these mammals (Korine et al ., ). We remark that responses may differ also among bat species from the same genus or ecological guild (Davidson‐Watts, Walls & Jones, ; Ashrafi et al ., ). Given the importance of water sites for bat feeding (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…This study highlights a previously overlooked negative effect of ALAN on bats that may have important conservation repercussions given the overwhelming value drinking water has for these mammals (Korine et al ., ). We remark that responses may differ also among bat species from the same genus or ecological guild (Davidson‐Watts, Walls & Jones, ; Ashrafi et al ., ). Given the importance of water sites for bat feeding (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Moreover, these actions must also promote the creation of a dense and connected network of green linear features (hedgerows and tree lines) for foraging and commuting purposes. Given that agricultural intensification has led to a major loss of landscape connectivity and complexity, which has been unfavourable for bat communities (Frey-Ehrenbold et al 2013), these recommendations will also be highly beneficial for other bat species (Boughey et al 2011b;Ashrafi et al 2013;Heim et al 2015). This case study based on a lightintolerant bat species also highlights another major challenge for bat conservationists: the impact of light pollution on photophobic species at a landscape scale.…”
Section: Implications For Conservationmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…The Pl. auritus group represents a further example of radiation of bats with a sedentary strategy and with differentiation in habitat selection (Ashrafi et al, 2013). It may also exemplify marked changes in ecological niches, as demonstrated in the montane Plecotus macrobullaris, which presumably shifted from being an ancestral forest-dwelling gleaner to becoming an aerial hawker preferring open habitats (Alberdi et al, 2012).…”
Section: Differentiation In Ecomorphological Groupsmentioning
confidence: 99%