Further range extension of Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) in central and eastern Europe

Sachanowicz, Konrad; Wower, Agnieszka; Bashta, Andriy‐Taras

doi:10.3161/1733-5329(2006)8[543:freopk]2.0.co;2

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“…Altered distribution patterns are also anticipated for hibernating species due to changes in energetic demands (Humphries et al 2002). Range shifts have already been observed in the case of Kuhl's pipstrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii), which has moved northwards from Mediterranean regions into Central and Eastern Europe over 15 years (Sachanowicz et al 2006). In projecting the effects of several climate change scenarios on 171 bat species in Southeast Asia, Hughes et al (2012) found only 1-13 % (1-22 spp.)…”

Section: Seasonality and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Conservation Ecology of Cave Bats

Furey¹,

Racey

2015

Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

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Caves and other subterranean sites such as mines are critical to the survival of hundreds of bat species worldwide, since they often provide shelter for most of a nation's bat fauna. In the temperate zone, caves provide roosts for hibernation and for some species, breeding in summer, whereas in warmer regions, they support high species richness year round and enormous colonies that maintain substantial ecosystem services. Due to the solubility of the substrate, the highest densities of caves occur in karst landscapes. Given their importance for bats, relatively few studies have investigated factors involved in cave selection, although current evidence suggests that the density and size of caves are the best predictors of species diversity and population sizes. Thermal preferences have been established for some cave-dwelling species as well as their vulnerability to disturbance, particularly during hibernation and reproduction. Growth in limestone quarrying and cave tourism industries worldwide severely threatens cave-dwelling bats, in addition to loss of foraging habitat, hunting for bushmeat, incidental disturbance and disruptive guano harvesting. Apparent declines of cave bats in Europe and North America also pose serious concerns, as do global climate change predictions. The main conservation response to threats to cave bats in these continents

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Section: Seasonality and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Conservation Ecology of Cave Bats

Furey¹,

Racey

2015

Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

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113

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“…Increases in the intensity, duration and frequency of climate extremes have been predicted (Sherwin et al 2013), and there is a broad consensus that we are currently in a period of rapid and global climate change (Hughes 2000, Parmesan & Yohe 2003. A northward shift in the range of P. kuhlii in eastern Europe can, at least in part, be attributed to recent increases in global temperature (Sachanowicz et al 2006), and a temperature-dependent alteration in the range of P. nathusii is predicted by 2050 (Lundy et al 2010). Thompson (1987Thompson ( , 1989 observed a low survival rate of pipistrelles born in 1977 and 1978, which may be attributable to ambient temperatures.…”

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confidence: 99%

Influence of weather on a population of soprano pipistrelle bats in West Wales, UK: a 20 year study estimates population viability

Andrews¹,

Crump²,

Harries³

et al. 2016

Endang. Species. Res.

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A nursery roost of the soprano pipstrelle bat Pipistrellus pygmaeus has been monitored continuously between 1 April and 27 September (Weeks 1−26) for 20 yr to promote conservation of the species, which declined over the last century. The long-term study, essential to estimate a reliable population trend, is linked to environmental changes as possible causes of decline. The main emergence was from May to July (Weeks 6−18) when 550 ± 190 (SD) P. pygmaeus were counted. Analysis showed that the year-to-year change in population size of female P. pygmaeus (ΔN) and the time of the peak exit count of the females from the roost in May to June could be predicted from the integrated air temperature (degree days, D) between 1 January and 31 March.

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“…The species is now found in several countries in central and eastern Europe, and its northward range expansion may be the result of sustained recent increases in global temperature (Sachanowicz et al 2006). Because bats are volant they can potentially shift ranges relatively rapidly, and so changes in their distribution may be valuable indicators of climate change.…”

Section: Incremental Increases In Temperature: Range Shiftsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Carpe noctem: the importance of bats as bioindicators

Jones¹,

Jacobs²,

Kunz³

et al. 2009

Endang. Species. Res.

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The earth is now subject to climate change and habitat deterioration on unprecedented scales. Monitoring climate change and habitat loss alone is insufficient if we are to understand the effects of these factors on complex biological communities. It is therefore important to identify bioindicator taxa that show measurable responses to climate change and habitat loss and that reflect wider-scale impacts on the biota of interest. We argue that bats have enormous potential as bioindicators: they show taxonomic stability, trends in their populations can be monitored, short-and longterm effects on populations can be measured and they are distributed widely around the globe. Because insectivorous bats occupy high trophic levels, they are sensitive to accumulations of pesticides and other toxins, and changes in their abundance may reflect changes in populations of arthropod prey species. Bats provide several ecosystem services, and hence reflect the status of the plant populations on which they feed and pollinate as well as the productivity of insect communities. Bat populations are affected by a wide range of stressors that affect many other taxa. In particular, changes in bat numbers or activity can be related to climate change (including extremes of drought, heat, cold and precipitation, cyclones and sea level rise), deterioration of water quality, agricultural intensification, loss and fragmentation of forests, fatalities at wind turbines, disease, pesticide use and overhunting. There is an urgent need to implement a global network for monitoring bat populations so their role as bioindicators can be used to its full potential.

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Further range extension of Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) in central and eastern Europe

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Conservation Ecology of Cave Bats

Conservation Ecology of Cave Bats

Influence of weather on a population of soprano pipistrelle bats in West Wales, UK: a 20 year study estimates population viability

Carpe noctem: the importance of bats as bioindicators

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