Year-Round Bat Activity and Species Richness Near Temporary Ponds in the Mediterranean Region.

ABSTRACT: Mediterranean temporary ponds are recognized as conservation priority habitats that face anthropogenic threats and are important habitats for a number of aquatic and terrestrial animals and plants. Bats are a diverse group of animals that use ponds for drinking and feeding on emerging aquatic insects and terrestrial insects in the riparian zone. We investigated the importance of temporary ponds for bats in Greece by acoustically sampling bat community structures and activity at temporary ponds throughout the year. We sampled monthly, from 3 to 13 months in 2019-2020, at sites at the pond edge and approximately 150-300 m away from the edge, at four temporary ponds in northern and southern Greece. Our results confirm the importance of temporary ponds for bats as activity was recorded year-ro

SUBMITTER: Salvarina I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10381810 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature