Swarming and hibernating bat fauna in the caves of the Bieszczady Mountains

Journal Title: Roczniki Bieszczadzkie - Year 2013, Vol 21, Issue 1

Abstract

The paper describes bat fauna during swarming and hibernation periods in caves of the Bieszczady Mountains. Research was carried out in the years 2007–2012. During that time 167 individuals from 9 species were caught in mist-nets and 72 bats from 9 taxa were counted in hibernation period. Domination structure of the winter and swarming bat assemblages is discussed. Results are compared with the studies from other regions of Polish Carpathians.

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Krzysztof Piksa, Wojciech Gubała, Tomasz Mleczek, Łukasz Płoskoń, Bogdan Szatkowski

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Krzysztof Piksa, Wojciech Gubała, Tomasz Mleczek, Łukasz Płoskoń, Bogdan Szatkowski (2013). Swarming and hibernating bat fauna in the caves of the Bieszczady Mountains. Roczniki Bieszczadzkie, 21(1), 248-258. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-141723