Size does matter: Passive sampling in urban parks of a regional bat assemblage

Tena, Elena; Fandós, Guillermo; Paz, Óscar de; Peña, Roberto de la; Tellería, José Luis

doi:10.1007/s11252-019-00913-2

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“…We rarely recorded Myotis bats in our study, which is similar to other studies carried out in urban parks [16,19,20]. Myotis bats are prone to negative effects of urbanization; they are usually recorded in suburban areas [48,49], particularly in the vicinity of rivers [11].…”

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confidence: 88%

“…We also confirmed another species of the genus, the Leisler's bat Nyctalus leisleri, within all the investigated phenological periods. Although in Ireland it is one of the most common bats frequently roosting in buildings [33,34], in Poland it is considered a rare and sensitive species; in European cities, it is found in relatively small numbers [11,19,35]. Our results may indicate an ongoing synurbization process in this species.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…The serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) was the second most abundant species from longrange echolocators group. It frequently occurs in Europe-it was found in large numbers from Kharkiv [36], Brno [11] or Madrid [19]. The northern bat (Eptesicus nilssoni) is not typically perceived as a synurbic species, although it may use urban space for foraging [37][38][39].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To date, data regarding the use of urban habitats by bats from Central Europe are scarce [11,16]. Most studies were conducted in Australia, e.g., [15,17], North America, e.g., [18], South America e.g., [8,14], Mediterranean region, e.g., [19,20], or United Kingdom, e.g., [21]. These regions differ significantly from Poland in terms of climatic conditions and bat species composition.…”

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Seasonal Activity of Urban Bats Populations in Temperate Climate Zone—A Case Study from Southern Poland

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Pereswiet-Soltan

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Municipal greenery can mitigate the negative impact of urbanization on biodiversity, including bats, by providing a migration corridor, food base and roosts. Our study aimed to evaluate the species composition and diversity, test the differences in activity between seasons, and identify the atmospheric conditions influencing the bats’ activity in the Planty Park (Cracow). Fieldworks were conducted in 2016 and 2017. We recorded 10 species, two new for this part of Poland: the Kuhl’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) and the Savi’s pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii). Taxa were divided into three ecological guilds. Myotis group’s activity was insufficient to perform statistical analyses. The activity of Nyctalus, Eptesicus and Vespertilio group peaked in late summer. A similar insignificant trend was observed for Pipistrellus and Hypsugo. Temperature enhanced the activity of Nyctalus, Eptesicus and Vespertilio group in spring and early summer, while cloud cover suppressed their activity in autumn. Temperature also enhanced Pipistrellus and Hypsugo group activity in spring and autumn, but it suppressed their summer activity. Our study is one of the first to investigate temperate urban bats’ phenology and may serve as a preface for further research to introduce detailed urban landscape planning recommendations.

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confidence: 88%

Section: Species Composition and Activitymentioning

confidence: 69%

Section: Species Composition and Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Seasonal Activity of Urban Bats Populations in Temperate Climate Zone—A Case Study from Southern Poland

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“…It can be thus conjectured that bat distribution will also be stressed by this process of urban encroachment (Goddard et al, 2010). Therefore, we study bat distribution using four complementary approaches: a) we sample the distribution of active bats within the study area to produce species distribution models (Elith and Leathwick, 2009); b) we use the occurrence probabilities of the species to detect the most important areas for bat conservation (Razgour et al, 2016); c) we carry out a gap analysis (Scott et al, 1993) to detect whether the best areas for bat conservation are included in the regional network of protected areas (Buckman-Sewald et al, 2014;Bosso et al, 2016;Kerbiriou et al, 2018); and d) we explore whether bats avoid the most urbanized areas (Tena et al, 2020a) and whether protected areas prevent the potential effects of urban encroachment.…”

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Modelling the distribution of bat activity areas for conservation in a Mediterranean mountain range

Tena

Tellería

2021

Animal Conservation

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There is a lack of studies designed to detect the most important areas for bat conservation. In this context, areas of high bat activity have been rarely considered in the delimitation of protected areas for bats, which are generally focused on the protection of roosting sites. This has been due to the difficulties of sampling the distribution of these nocturnal animals when moving at night. This methodological constraint has been overcome by the development of bioacoustic sampling, which allows mapping the occurrence of active bats over large areas. In this study, we use bat detectors to sample the distribution of bat activity in central Spain. This region is under the environmental effects of a mountain range (Guadarrama Mountains) and the urban encroachment of the city of Madrid. The occurrences provided by the detectors were used to produce species distribution models of which the resulting layers were arranged to detect the most suitable areas for bat richness and rarity indices. We performed a gap analysis to explore whether the areas most commonly used by active bats are covered by the current network of protected areas. The results showed that the best areas of high bat activity are located at the piedmont of the mountains and that most of these areas overlap with the existing network of protected areas. The best areas for bats excluded the most urbanized areas and within a similar urban gradient, protected areas tended to be located within the best sites for conservation. These results suggest that bats currently benefit from a network of protected areas initially aimed to protect birds and habitats (Natura 2000). In addition, monitoring areas of high bat activity could complement roosting site protection in the conservation of bat assemblages.

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City Trees, Parks, and Ponds: Green and Blue Spaces as Life Supports to Urban Bats

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Ancillotto

et al. 2022

Urban Bats

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Size does matter: Passive sampling in urban parks of a regional bat assemblage

Cited by 10 publications

References 42 publications

Seasonal Activity of Urban Bats Populations in Temperate Climate Zone—A Case Study from Southern Poland

Seasonal Activity of Urban Bats Populations in Temperate Climate Zone—A Case Study from Southern Poland

Modelling the distribution of bat activity areas for conservation in a Mediterranean mountain range

City Trees, Parks, and Ponds: Green and Blue Spaces as Life Supports to Urban Bats

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