Journal Articles European Journal of Wildlife Research Year : 2009

Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas

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The present study examines those features which promote bat feeding in agricultural riparian areas and the riparian habitat associations of individual species. Activity of Nathusius' pipistrelle (), common pipistrelle (), soprano pipistrelle (), Leisler's bat (), and species ( sp.) were recorded, and their habitat associations both “between” and “within” riparian areas were analyzed. General feeding activity was associated with reduced agricultural intensity, riparian hedgerow provision, and habitat diversity. Significant habitat associations for were observed only within riparian areas. species and were significantly related to indices of landscape structure and riparian hedgerow across spatial scales. species were also related to lower levels of riffle flow at both scales of analysis. The importance of these variables changed significantly, however, between analysis scales. The multi-scale investigation of species–habitat associations demonstrated the necessity to consider habitat and landscape characteristics across spatial scales to derive appropriate conservation plans.

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hal-00535259 , version 1 (11-11-2010)

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Mathieu Lundy, Ian Montgomery. Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2009, 56 (3), pp.385-394. ⟨10.1007/s10344-009-0330-z⟩. ⟨hal-00535259⟩

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