Seasonal variation in bat activity in relation to detector height: a case study.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- STATON, TOM; POULTON, SIMON
- Source
- Acta Chiropterologica; 2012, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p401-408, 8p
- Subject
- FORAGING behavior
BATS
PLANT canopies
SPECIES
SUMMER
SPRING
SEASONS
BIOLOGICAL variation
- Language
- ISSN
- 15081109
The article presents the study on predicting the foraging preference of bats in Great Britain for the canopy or understorey and determine whether the foraging pattern shows seasonal variation. It states that the canopy showed more bat activity and recorded higher activity of bat species including Nyctalus, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, and P. pygmaeus. It cites that Nyctalus were frequent in summer compared to spring. It also mentions that bat activity should be recorded at multiple heights in different stages of active season.