Summer temperature and precipitation govern bat diversity at northern latitudes in Norway
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Tore Christian Michaelsen
- Source
- Subject
- 0106 biological sciences
Geography
010604 marine biology & hydrobiology
Animal Science and Zoology
Precipitation
Biodiversity
Atmospheric sciences
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Diversity (business)
Latitude
Taxonomy
- Language
This study investigated bat diversity in a temperature and precipitation gradient in fiord and valley landscapes of western Norway about 62° N. Equipment for automatic recording of bat calls was distributed in areas ranging from lowlands to alpine habitats with a mean July temperature range of 8–14°C. A general description of species distribution was given and diversity was analysed using both a generalised linear model (GLM) and a mixed-effects model (GLMM). With regard to the sampling design, the data were analysed on a binary scale, where presence or absence of any species other than the northern bat