Habitat Selection by the Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus eruyale (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in a Rural Area of Southern Italy and Implications for Conservation

The Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale has been classified as vulnerable, and the specie appears to be particularly sensitive to human disturbance. Results are presented from a study in which the habitat selection of R. euryale was assessed in a colony from a rural area of southern Ital...

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Published inBiological conservation Vol. 107; no. 1; p. 71
Main Authors Russo, Danilo, Jones, Gareth, Migliozzi, Antonello
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2002
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Summary:The Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale has been classified as vulnerable, and the specie appears to be particularly sensitive to human disturbance. Results are presented from a study in which the habitat selection of R. euryale was assessed in a colony from a rural area of southern Italy by radio-tracking. The study was conducted in June July 1998 2000. Eight habitat types were classified from field surveys and aerial photographs: broadleaved woodland; riparian woodland; riparian scrubland; scrubland, grassland, and clearings; olive groves; farmland; conifer plantations; and urban. Olive groves were found to be the most important foraging habitats, followed by broadleaved woodland; urban; riparian scrubland; riparian woodland; scrubland, grassland, and clearings; farmland; and conifer plantations. Bats often followed linear landscape elements when traveling from roosts to the forage areas.
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ISSN:0006-3207