Natural and anthropogenic factors influencing the bat community in commercial tree stands in a temperate lowland forest of natural origin (Białowieża Forest)

Rachwald, Alek; Boratyński, Jan S.; Krawczyk, J.; Szurlej, Marta; Nowakowski, Wojciech K.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118544

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“…In Europe, Froidevaux et al (2014) did not detect any layer preferences (ground vs. canopy) within guilds. Plank et al (2012) found species-dependent activity differences between strata and according to Collins and Jones (2009) and Mueller et al (2013), species or species group activities and species assemblages differed between canopy layers.…”

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“…Indeed, bats' choice of adequate foraging habitats results from an interaction of prey species and their abundances (Andreas et al, 2012a;Ferreira et al, 2017;Salvarina et al, 2018), current energy requirements (Lucan & Radil, 2010;Ruczynski et al, 2017;Russ et al, 2003), and local competitive interactions (Andreas et al, 2012b;Roeleke et al, 2018;Vasko et al, 2020). Differing seasonal habitat requirements can thus be reflected in seasonal height use shifts, as Staton and Poulton (2012) and Plank et al (2012) showed for temperate bats. Seasonal shifts in bat activity have been shown furthermore to occur between habitats (Ferreira et al, 2017;Heim et al, 2016;Kelm et al, 2014;Lucan & Radil, 2010;Roeleke et al, 2018;Russ et al, 2003;Vasko et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Three‐dimensional stratification pattern in an old‐growth lowland forest: How does height in canopy and season influence temperate bat activity?

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The study of animal-habitat interactions is of primary importance for the formulation of conservation recommendations. Flying, gliding, and climbing animals have the ability to exploit their habitat in a three-dimensional way, and the vertical canopy structure in forests plays an essential role for habitat suitability. Forest bats as flying mammals may seasonally shift their microhabitat use due to differing energy demands or changing prey availability, but the patterns are not well understood. We investigated three-dimensional and seasonal habitat use by insectivorous bats in a temperate lowland old-growth forest, the Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus. We acoustically sampled broadleaved and mixed coniferous plots in the forest interior and in gaps in three heights during two reproductive periods (pregnancy/lactation vs. postlactation). In canopy gaps, vertical stratification in bat activity was less pronounced than in the forest interior. Vertical activity patterns differed among species. The upper canopy levels were important foraging habitats for the open-space forager guild and for some edge-space foragers like the Barbastelle bat Barbastella barbastellus and the soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus. Myotis species had highest activity levels near the ground in forest gaps. Moreover, we found species-dependent seasonal microhabitat shifts. Generally, all species and species groups considered except Myotis species showed higher activity levels during postlactation. Myotis species tended toward higher activity in the forest interior during postlactation. P. pygmaeus switched from high activity levels in the upper canopy during pregnancy and lactation to high activity levels near the ground during postlactation. We conclude that a full comprehension of forest bat habitat use is only possible when height in canopy and seasonal patterns are considered.

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Three‐dimensional stratification pattern in an old‐growth lowland forest: How does height in canopy and season influence temperate bat activity?

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“…In the BPF, the Western barbastelle was poorly studied, and until recently, it was considered to be relatively rare in the area [28][29][30]. The latest data suggest that this bat may be one of the dominating bat species there [31,32]. The reason why BPF may be a mainstay and a place of numerous occurrences of the Western barbastelle is the natural or seminatural character of forest stands, the forests species and age, and spatial structure.…”

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“…In contrast to studies on birds [36][37][38][39][40][41][42] or even on ungulates [43,44], the impact of insect outbreaks on bats in forests has so far been studied fragmentarily [45][46][47]. However, recent data from Europe indicate that the impact of insect outbreaks can be significant and manifest itself in more than one way [32,[48][49][50].…”

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Nursery Roosts Used by Barbastelle Bats, Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in European Lowland Mixed Forest Transformed by Spruce Bark Beetle, Ips typographus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

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Białowieża Primeval Forest (BPF, approx. 1700 km2) is an important forest area in Europe from the point of view of the protection of natural diversity. BPF is covered with old mixed tree stands of mostly natural origin. Norway spruce is a tree species in BPF and covers approx. 27% of its area. Between 2012 and 2017 a large outbreak of the bark beetle Ips typographus (Linnaeus, 1758) took place in the forest, which transformed the stands and left many dead standing trees. At that time salvage logging had begun but was stopped due to protests by scientists and activists and for legal reasons. As a result of research conducted using a radiotelemetry method in 2020, we found that the Western barbastelle bat Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774) chooses nursery roosts in dead Norway spruce trees, showing ecological plasticity by colonizing a newly available resource. Based on this, we found that the Western barbastelle has a preference for a type of roost rather than a tree species. Insect outbreaks in forests of primary, natural, or semi-natural origin are one of the natural factors that shape the habitat. Removal of dead standing trees disrupts these processes, and in this particular case results in the disappearance of a newly appeared ecological niche.

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Can the habitat Ecological Infrastructure’s Diversity Index predict ant and bat biodiversity in Mediterranean agricultural floodplains? A multi-taxon approach using hierarchical modelling

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Natural and anthropogenic factors influencing the bat community in commercial tree stands in a temperate lowland forest of natural origin (Białowieża Forest)

Cited by 10 publications

References 30 publications

Three‐dimensional stratification pattern in an old‐growth lowland forest: How does height in canopy and season influence temperate bat activity?

Three‐dimensional stratification pattern in an old‐growth lowland forest: How does height in canopy and season influence temperate bat activity?

Nursery Roosts Used by Barbastelle Bats, Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in European Lowland Mixed Forest Transformed by Spruce Bark Beetle, Ips typographus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Can the habitat Ecological Infrastructure’s Diversity Index predict ant and bat biodiversity in Mediterranean agricultural floodplains? A multi-taxon approach using hierarchical modelling

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