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Theriologia Ukrainica

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2021 • Vol. 21 • Contents of volume >>>


download pdfDrebet, M. V., V. Yu. Martyniuk, A. V. Lishchuk. 2021. Acoustic monitoring of bats: experience of organization in protected areas of Podillia. Theriologia Ukrainica, 21: 125–132.


 

title

Acoustic monitoring of bats: experience of organization in protected areas of Podillia

author(s)

Mikhail V. Drebet (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-8815),
Vadym Yu. Martyniuk (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4660-4702),
Anastasia V. Lishchuk (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5623-1893)

affiliation

Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park (Kamianets-Podilsky, Ukraine)

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Theriologia Ukrainica. 2021. Vol. 21: 125–132.

DOI

http://doi.org/10.15407/TU2111

   

language

Ukrainian, with English summary, titles of tables, captures to figs

abstract

Most of the available data on bats in the national park are related to the monitoring of their number in wintering sites, and the study of summering bat populations remains an important task for further monitoring of biodiversity of the Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park. Bats are an important indicator group of animals for assessing the state of conservation of faunal groups and studying the dynamics of biodiversity of nature reserves. Bats depend on the availability of suitable sites and are the first to respond to changes in the natural habitat. Acoustic monitoring was carried out using an Echo Meter Touch Ultrasonic Modules detector and a Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite smartphone. The analysis of sound signals was performed in the Echo Meter software (version 2.7.23) from Wildlife Acoustics, as well as in the Kaleidoscope bat software. Bats were also trapped using mist nets. Natural shelters were inspected using a Trotec BO26 professional endoscope. Ten species of bats were studied: Myotis nattereri, Myotis daubentonii, Plecotus auritus, Barbastella barbastellus, Nyctalus leisleri, Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus nathusii, Pipistrellus kuhlii, Pipistrellus pygmaeus, and Eptesicus serotinus. The most common are species of the genus Pipistrellus and the species Nyctalus noctula (47.5%). River valleys are important migration corridors for migratory animal species. Seasonal activity of bats on survey transects is characterized by two peaks: spring (May) and autumn (September) migration periods. Acoustic activity of bats on survey transects lasts for eight months, from March to November. Autumn migration activity is longer than in spring. In the first decade of October, several thousand individuals of Nyctalus noctula were recorded flying in the valley of the Muksha River, near Tarasivka village, Kamianets-Podilsky Raion. The obtained data will improve the performance of work on assessing the state of conservation of faunal groups and changes in natural ecosystems. Preliminary results of the study will contribute to the organization of the program of acoustic monitoring of bats of the Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park.

keywords

bats, population monitoring, acoustic detection, fauna dynamics, Podillia

   

references

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Action Plan for the Conservation of All Bat Species in the European Union 2018–2024.
Belke, G. 1858. Krotki rys historyi naturalnej Kamienca Podolskiego. Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 3: 51–52.
Drebet M., V. Matveyev, M. Tarasenko. 2010. Results of the bats census in the Podilsky Tovtry National Park in hibernation period of 2008. Proceedings of the Theriological School, 10, 47–52. [In Ukrainian] https://doi.org/10.15407/ptt2010.10.047
Drebet, M. V., M. D. Matveev. 2011. Wintering of bats of the genus Eptesicus (Chiroptera) in the dungeons of NPP "Podilsky Tovtry" (Ukraine). Vestnik zoologii, 45 (3): 272. [In Ukrainian]
Drebet, M. V. 2013. Winter aspect of feeding of the long-eared owl (Asio otus L.) in Kamianets-Podilskyi and the role of bats in its diet. Branta, 16: 98–106. [In Ukrainian]
Drebet, M. 2018. Bat fauna monitoring in urban landscapes of Central Podillia based on results of the work of Kamianets-Podilskyi contact centre. Theriologia Ukrainica, 16: 145–148. [In Ukrainian] https://doi.org/10.15407/pts2018.16.145
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Zagorodniuk, I., L. Godlewska, 2001. Bats on the collections of zoological museums of Ukraine: review and phenological analysis of data. In: Zagorodniuk, I. (ed.). Migration Status of Bats in Ukraine. Ukrainian Theriological Society, Kyiv, 122–156. (Novitates Theriologicae; Pars 6). [In Ukrainian]
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Abelentsev, V. I., B. M. Popov. 1956. Order Chiroptera, or bats. In: Fauna of Ukraine. Volume 1: Mammals, Issue 1. Acad. Sci. Ukr. RSR Press, Kyiv, 229–446. [In Ukrainian]
Action Plan for the Conservation of All Bat Species in the European Union 2018–2024.
Belke, G. 1858. Krotki rys historyi naturalnej Kamienca Podolskiego. Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 3: 51–52.
Drebet M., V. Matveyev, M. Tarasenko. 2010. Results of the bats census in the Podilsky Tovtry National Park in hibernation period of 2008. Proceedings of the Theriological School, 10, 47–52. [In Ukrainian] https://doi.org/10.15407/ptt2010.10.047
Drebet, M. V., M. D. Matveev. 2011. Wintering of bats of the genus Eptesicus (Chiroptera) in the dungeons of NPP "Podilsky Tovtry" (Ukraine). Vestnik zoologii, 45 (3): 272. [In Ukrainian]
Drebet, M. V. 2013. Winter aspect of feeding of the long-eared owl (Asio otus L.) in Kamianets-Podilskyi and the role of bats in its diet. Branta, 16: 98–106. [In Ukrainian]
Drebet, M. 2018. Bat fauna monitoring in urban landscapes of Central Podillia based on results of the work of Kamianets-Podilskyi contact centre. Theriologia Ukrainica, 16: 145–148. [In Ukrainian] https://doi.org/10.15407/pts2018.16.145
Formoson, A. N. 1927. About migrations of bats (Chiroptera, Vespertillionidae). Reports of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 17: 272–274. [In Russian]
Frick, W. F. 2013. Acoustic monitoring of bats, considerations of options for long-term monitoring. Therya, 4: 69–78. https://doi.org/10.12933/therya-13-109
Godlevska, L.V., M. A. Ghazali, V. M. Tyshchenko, M. V. Drebet, V. Ju. Martynjuk. 2011. Results of the winter bat census in two sites of the Central Podolia (Ukraine). Vestnik zoologii, 45 (1): 81–84. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10058-011-0006-5
Martyniuk, V. Yu. 2012. Monitoring of bats during the winter in the IVK-mining (NPP Podilski Tovtry). Zoological Courier, Issue 6. (Abstracts of the Conference of Young Researchers, April 18–19, 2012). Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, 21–22. [In Ukrainian]
Matveev, M., Tyschenko, V. 2001. Winter aspect of the bat fauna of the Podilsky Tovtry National Nature Park. In: Zagorodniuk I. (ed.). 2001. Migration Status of Bats in Ukraine. Ukrainian Theriological Society, Kyiv, 93–94. (Novitates Theriologicae; Pars 6). (In Ukrainian)
O’Farrell, M. J., B. W. Miller, W. L. Gannon. 1999. Qualitative identification of free-flying bats using the Anabat detector. Journal of Mammalogy, 80: 11–23. https://doi.org/10.2307/1383203
Prylutska, A. S. 2015. Summer population of bats in forests of central part of East European Plain: inventory and monitoring using mist nets. Thesis Candidate of Biological Sciences. Speciality 03.00.08 – Zoology. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine. Kyiv, 1–240.
Tatarinov, K. A. 1974. Bats of the Podolia and the Northern Carpathians. Indices of their abundance and ways to protection. In: Materials of the 1st All-Union Conf. on Bats. Zool. Inst. AS USSR, Leningrad, 58–60. [Іn Russian]
Tyshchenko, V., Matveev, M., Bovtunova, Yu. 2005. In addition to the bat fauna (Chiroptera) of Khmelnitsky region. Scientific Bulletin of Uzhhorod University. Series Biology, 17: 173–183. [In Ukrainian]
Vlashchenko, A. S., A. S. Gukasova. 2009. Development of a method for inventorying the species composition and structure of the bats population. Nature Protection in Ukraine, 15 (1): 49–57. [In Ukrainian]
Zagorodniuk, I., L. Godlewska, 2001. Bats on the collections of zoological museums of Ukraine: review and phenological analysis of data. In: Zagorodniuk, I. (ed.). Migration Status of Bats in Ukraine. Ukrainian Theriological Society, Kyiv, 122–156. (Novitates Theriologicae; Pars 6). [In Ukrainian]
Zagorodniuk, I. V., I. G. Emelianov. 2012. Taxonomy and nomenclature of mammals of Ukraine. Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History, 10: 5–30. [In Ukrainian]


 


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