The bat fauna hibernating in the caves of the Polish Tatra Mountains, and its long-term changes

Piksa, Krzysztof; Nowak, Jakub

doi:10.2478/s11535-013-0146-9

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“…For instance, Kowalski and Ostrach (1994) found the remains of a parti-colored bat (Vespertilio murinus) to be embedded in a layer of ice dated approximately at 100 years old. Bat observations in Jaskinia Lodowa w Ciemniaku were also conducted by Kepel (1995), Piksa (1998), andPiksa andNowak (2002). The presence of bat tick (Carios vespertilionis) was noted by (Siudai et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 83%

“…However, they presented some indicators of possible small ice movement in the past. The indicators included fissures and -1985, B -1986(Kronika Sekcji Speleologicznej, 1979-1998 A B cracks in the ice, some ice layering deformations in the basal part of the ice mass, orientation of debris in ice, as well as the geometry of the ice mass in relation to the cave morphology.…”

Section: The Cave Ice Changes In Timeice Mass Balancementioning

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“…Ice mass investigation in Wielki Korytarz -climbing gear in use A -1985,. B -1986 (Kronika Sekcji Speleologicznej, 1979-1998…”

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Jaskinia Lodowa w Ciemniaku (Ice Cave in Ciemniak), Western Tatra, Poland - over a century-long investigations of climate warming-caused degradation of subterranean ice mass

Barabach,

Szczuciński,

Kicińska

et al. 2024

Geogr. Pol.

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Jaskinia Lodowa w Ciemniaku (Ice Cave in Ciemniak), in the Tatra Mountains (Tatry), is believed to host the largest subterranean ice mass in Poland. It has been known for over a century, however, the onset of its scientific investigations dates back to 1922, when Tadeusz and Stefan Zwoliński mapped it. Since then, it has become one of the best-known caves in Poland. It was described in over a hundred scientific and popular science papers. They include findings of international importance, e.g. works related to radioisotopes, ice-mass balance and age. However, some of the questions asked a century ago are still partly unanswered. One may wonder if they will be delivered before climate warming causes the largest ‘cave glacier’ in Poland to disappear.

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Jaskinia Lodowa w Ciemniaku (Ice Cave in Ciemniak), Western Tatra, Poland - over a century-long investigations of climate warming-caused degradation of subterranean ice mass

Barabach,

Szczuciński,

Kicińska

et al. 2024

Geogr. Pol.

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“…They reveal vital insights into long-term population dynamics of bat winter aggregations (e.g. Piksa & Nowak, 2013;Van der Meij et al 2015). Advanced counting technologies also allow the monitoring of predation patterns, that form significant pressure on hibernating bats (e.g.…”

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Hiding behaviour of bats in sandstone mines of North-Eastern Ukraine

Vlaschenko

2023

EuroJEcol

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Winter counting of bats in hibernacula is one of the main methods of estimating their population trends in Europe. However, it is not always possible for humans to identify and count all bats in the maze of big karstic caves or abandoned mines. Previously we notice a significant fluctuation in the numbers of bat species and individuals in sandstone mines located in the Kharkiv region (NE Ukraine), and hypothesized that a significant undercount happened due to the hiding of bats in deep crevices of sandstone. Here using a camera trap placed inside a mine (September 17-19, 2017) we tested this hypothesis. Firstly we identified significant levels of bat flight activity where no roosting bats had been observed through conventional visual survey methods. The proportion of identified bats (Myotis group and Plecotus auritus) on footage was similar to that obtained by usual winter counts. Finally, we filmed and documented cases of crawling bats inside the deep crevices in the wall depths. We ventured to make an extrapolation of bat numbers in a mine on the basis of autumn-spring mist-netting data, and our evidence that they do hide in crevices. Our observations clearly demonstrate that hiding bat behaviour in mines might result in an underestimation of the real number of hibernating bats in sand-stone mines.

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Geoffroy’s Bat Myotis emarginatus (E. Geoffroy, 1806)

Dietz,

Pir

2023

Handbook of the Mammals of Europe

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The bat fauna hibernating in the caves of the Polish Tatra Mountains, and its long-term changes

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Jaskinia Lodowa w Ciemniaku (Ice Cave in Ciemniak), Western Tatra, Poland - over a century-long investigations of climate warming-caused degradation of subterranean ice mass

Jaskinia Lodowa w Ciemniaku (Ice Cave in Ciemniak), Western Tatra, Poland - over a century-long investigations of climate warming-caused degradation of subterranean ice mass

Hiding behaviour of bats in sandstone mines of North-Eastern Ukraine

Geoffroy’s Bat Myotis emarginatus (E. Geoffroy, 1806)

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