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- Title
Myotis myotis AND Myotis blythii (MAMMALIA: CHIROPTERA) PREFERENCE FOR THE USE OF PIATRA CRAIULUI CAVES DURING THEIR MATING AND HIBERNATION PERIODS.
- Authors
Georgiana, MĂRGINEAN; Ionuț, CREȚU; Georgian Cezar, SPĂTARU; Oana Mirela, CHACHULA
- Abstract
The aim of our study was to identify the underground shelters used by the bat species Myotis myotis and M. blythii in Piatra Craiului massif of Piatra Craiului National Park. We verified 40 natural and artificial underground cavities (thirty three caves and seven abandoned mine galleries situated at an altitude between 770 - 1761 m) from the 813 caves mapped in the park. From these 40 shelters, the species M. myotis and M. blythii were found in eight caves and one mine gallery. The most important wintering shelters in the park are Colțul Surpat Cave and Zărneşti mine quarry. Peștera cu Lilieci Cave from Peștera village is an important shelter cave for the mating of M. myotis and M. blythii. Most published data on these two species are on the qualitative aspects, giving data on the presence or absence of the bat species. Our study comes with new data about these species on the territory of Piatra Craiului National Park. In this paper, we report data on a cave that has not been investigated so far in terms of bat fauna (Arșiței Cave) and we complete the list of bat species for Peștera Decolmatată Cave and Vacilor Cave.
- Subjects
PIATRA Craiului (Romania); ROMANIA; BAT behavior; CAVES; MYOTIS; ANIMAL sexual behavior; MAMMAL hibernation; MYOTIS blythii; MYOTIS myotis; BEHAVIOR; MAMMALS
- Publication
Oltenia, Studii si Comunicari Seria Stiintele Naturii, 2015, Vol 31, Issue 1, p167
- ISSN
1454-6914
- Publication type
Article