Local concentration of foraging noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) as a possible tool to assess the density of bats in large forest complexes

Authors

MICHAL POLAKOWSKI
MONIKA BRONISZEWSKA
IRENEUSZ RUCZYNSKI

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1304-15

Abstract

Concentrations of at least 600 hunting noctule bats Nyctalus noctula were observed over the artificial shallow reservoir Siemianówka in eastern Poland. The observation indicates that noctule bats concentrate hunting during the presence of vast amounts of insects over the reservoir. We suggest that the high concentrations of noctule bats provide a potential tool for the estimation of local population size or density in large forest complexes.

Keywords

Aerial hawking bats, density of bats, breeding colonies, feeding grounds

First Page

254

Last Page

256

Recommended Citation

POLAKOWSKI, MICHAL; BRONISZEWSKA, MONIKA; and RUCZYNSKI, IRENEUSZ (2014) "Local concentration of foraging noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) as a possible tool to assess the density of bats in large forest complexes," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 38: No. 2, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1304-15
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol38/iss2/17