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- Title
A review of the occurrence data of the pond bat (Myotis dasycneme) in its southern distribution range.
- Authors
GÖRFÖL, Tamás; DOMBI, Imre; BARTI, Levente; BÜCS, Szilárd; JÉRE, Csaba; POCORA, Viorel; POCORA, Irina; SZODORAY-PARÁDI, Farkas; PAUNOVIĆ, Milan; KARAPANDŽA, Branko; CSŐSZ, István
- Abstract
The pond bat (Myotis dasycneme) is a Western Palearctic bat species with patchy distribution throughout its range as it heavily depends on large water bodies. In most countries in its range, it is a rare species, hence protected with several international conventions and national legislation. Besides a few scattered localities, almost no information is available about the southern part of its European distribution and its reproduction within this area. We review the data published on the pond bat in Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and report several new occurrence data on the species, which is the result of an increased use of ultrasound-based methods and of greater research efforts. Also, we prove for the first time that the pond bat is successfully reproducing in Serbia, which is the southernmost breeding occurrence of the species in Europe. According to our findings, the species is more common in its southern distribution range than previously believed, and it may occur along most of the larger rivers in the Pannonian basin. As data suggests, it may also be present to the south of the Carpathian Mountains, however additional studies are needed to clarify the situation in that area.
- Subjects
MYOTIS dasycneme; SPECIES distribution; HABITATS
- Publication
North-Western Journal of Zoology, 2018, Vol 14, Issue 1, p135
- ISSN
1584-9074
- Publication type
Article