PL EN


Preferencje help
Widoczny [Schowaj] Abstrakt
Liczba wyników
2015 | 17 | 2 |

Tytuł artykułu

Diet of the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) in Central Germany and its seasonal and site-specific variation

Warianty tytułu

Języki publikacji

EN

Abstrakty

EN
As a K-strategist and comparatively sedentary species, the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros is considered sensitive to changes in habitat quality. Knowledge of the species' dietary requirements and use of foraging habitats is thus considered an essential prerequisite to manage its habitats adequately. Based on four large annual samples of faecal pellets from three different nursery colonies, including two consecutive years of sampling from one colony, we studied the diet of Central German populations of R. hipposideros. Consistent with findings of similar studies carried out in other parts of the distribution range of R. hipposideros, in our study, Diptera, Lepidoptera, and Neuroptera represented the most important groups of prey for the studied colonies. However, Hemiptera made a comparatively larger contribution in our study than in others, and so did Hymenoptera in one of the colonies. We found seasonal compositional variation in all four annual samples, as well as compositional variation between samples from different colonies, but not between the two annual samples obtained in consecutive years from the same colony. Differences between colonies appeared at least to some extent to reflect differences in availability of foraging habitats. Our results are thus in agreement with the assumption of R. hipposideros being a largely opportunistic, generalist forager. Our findings are also consistent with a known preference by R. hipposideros of woodland as main foraging habitat, as previously established by other studies carried out in the northern part of the distribution range. However, the relative importance of Hemiptera, and in particular of Psyllidae, at certain times during the foraging season, suggests that the Central German colonies of R. hipposideros might have utilized commercial orchards and private fruit gardens for foraging during seasonal peaks in abundance of pest species of fruit trees. The implied ability of R. hipposideros to respond to seasonal abundance peaks of particular groups of prey in a range of habitats suggests that structural diversity might be key in maintaining viable populations of this species. The potential importance of orchards and fruit gardens in regions where such habitats are prevalent is likely to have relevant management implications.

Słowa kluczowe

Wydawca

-

Rocznik

Tom

17

Numer

2

Opis fizyczny

p.379-392,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

  • Institute of Ecology, University of Jena, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
  • NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
autor
  • NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, United Kingdom

Bibliografia

  • 1. M. Ahmim , and A. Moali . 2013. The diet of four species of horse shoe bat (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in a mountainous region of Algeria: evidence for gleaning. Hystrix, Ital ian Journal of Mammalogy, 24: 174–176. Google Scholar
  • 2. R. Arlettaz , S. Godat , and H. Meyer . 2000. Competition for food by expanding pipistrelle bat populations (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) might contribute to the decline of lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros). Biological Conservation, 93: 55–60. Google Scholar
  • 3. A. Beck , H.-P. B. Stutz , and V. Ziswiler . 1989. Das Beutespektrum der Kleinen Hufeisennase Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 96: 643–650. Google Scholar
  • 4. Y. Benjamini , and Y. Hochberg . 1995. Controlling the false discovery rate: a practical and powerful approach to multiple testing. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 57B: 289–300. Google Scholar
  • 5. J. J. Bezem , J. W. Sluiter , and P. F. van Heerdt . 1960. Population statistics of five species of bat of the genus My otis and one of the genus Rhinolophus, hibernating in the caves of S. Limburg. Archives Néerlandaises de Zoologie, 13: 511–539. Google Scholar
  • 6. M. Biedermann , I. Meyer , W. Schorcht , and F. Bontadina . 2004. Sonderuntersuchung zur Wochenstube der Kleinen Hufeisennase in Friedrichswalde-Ottendorf/Sachsen. BMS GbR, Erfurt & SWILD — Urban Ecology & Wildlife Research, Zurich, 58 pp. Available online: http://www.swild.ch/deges/Sonderuntersuchung_Ottendorf2004_V2.0. pdf. Google Scholar
  • 7. M. Biedermann , M. Franz , I. Karst , and W. Schorcht . 2009. Der Kleinen Hufeisennase auf der Spur - Ergebnisse der systematischen Erfassung von Wochenstuben vorkommen in Thuringen. Landschaftspflege und Natur schutz in Thuringen, 46: 20–26. Google Scholar
  • 8. M. Biedermann , I. Karst , and W. Schorcht . 2012. Kleine Hu fei sennase Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800). Pp. 245–266, in Fledermäuse in Thüringen ( J. Tress , M. Biedermann , H. Geiger , J. Prüger , W. Schorcht , C. Tress and K.-P. Welsch , eds.). Naturschutzreport 27. Thüringer Landesanstalt für Umwelt und Geologie, Jena, 654 pp. Google Scholar
  • 9. F. Bontadina , R. Arlettaz , T. Fankhauser , M. Lutz , E. Muhl E Taler , A. Theier , and P. Zingg . 2001. The lesser horse shoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros in Switzerland: pres ent status and research recommendations. Le Rhinolophe, 14: 69–83. Google Scholar
  • 10. F. Bontadina , H. Schofield , and B. Naef-Daenzer . 2002. Radio-tracking reveals that lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros) forage in woodland. Journal of Zoology (London), 258: 281–290. Google Scholar
  • 11. F. Bontadina , S. F. Schmied , A. Beck , and R. Arlettaz . 2008. Changes in prey abundance unlikely to explain the demography of a critically endangered Central European bat. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45: 641–648. Google Scholar
  • 12. M. B. Brown , and C. Fuchs . 1983. On maximum likelihood estimation in sparse contingency tables. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 1: 3–15. Google Scholar
  • 13. H. Buhr 1965. Bestimmungstabellen der Gallen an Pflanzen Mittel- und Nordeuropas. Volumes I and II. Fischer, Jena, 1572 pp. Google Scholar
  • 14. M. Chinery 1993. Insects of Britain and Western Europe. Collins, London, 320 pp. Google Scholar
  • 15. H. De Rosario-Martinez 2013. Phia: post-hoc interaction analysis. R package version 0.1–5. Available online: http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=phia. Google Scholar
  • 16. C. Dietz , O. von Helversen , and D. Nill . 2009. Bats of Brit ain, Europe & Northwest Africa. A&C Black, London, 400 pp. Google Scholar
  • 17. J. Fairon 1997. Contribution à la connaissance du statut des populations de Rhinolophus ferrumequinum et Rhinolophus hipposideros en Belgique et problème de leur conservation. Pp. 47–54, in Zur Situation der Hufeisennasen in Europa ( B. Ohlendorf , ed.). IFA-Verlag, Berlin, 182 pp. Google Scholar
  • 18. R. Feldman , J. O. Whitaker Jr. , and Y. Yom-Tov . 2000. Die tary composition and habitat use in a desert insectivorous bat community in Israel. Acta Chiropterologica, 2: 15–22. Google Scholar
  • 19. S. E. Fienberg 1980. The analysis of cross-classified categorical data, 2nd edition. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 161 pp. Google Scholar
  • 20. J. Fox , and S. Weisberg . 2011. An R companion to applied regression, 2nd edition. Sage Publications, Los Angeles, 449 pp. Google Scholar
  • 21. J. Gaisler 1963. The ecology of the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhino lophus hipposideros Bechstein, 1800) in Czechoslovakia, Part I. Věstník Československé Společnosti Zoologické, 27: 211–233. Google Scholar
  • 22. J. Gaisler 1989. The r-K selection model and life-history strategies in bats. Pp. 117–124, in European bat research 1987 ( V. Hanák , I. Horáček , and J. Gaisler , eds.). Charles University Press, Prague, 718 pp. Google Scholar
  • 23. W. Harmata 1981. Longevity record for the lesser horseshoe bat. Acta Theriologica, 26: 507. Google Scholar
  • 24. H. Haupt , G. Ludwig , H. Gruttke , M. Binot-Hafke , C. Otto , and A. Pauly (eds.). 2009. Rote Liste gefahrdeter Tiere, Pflanzen und Pilze Deutschlands. Band 1: Wirbeltiere. Bundes amt für Naturschutz, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, 386 pp. Google Scholar
  • 25. K. Haysom , J. Dekker , J. Russ , T. Van Der Meij , and A. Aanstrien . 2013. European bat populations trends: a prototype biodiversity indicator. EEA Technical Report 19/2013. Euro pean Environment Agency, Copenhagen, 61 pp. Google Scholar
  • 26. A. M. Hollyfield 1993. Diet in relation to prey availability and the directionality and design of echolocation calls in three species of British bats. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, 439 pp. Google Scholar
  • 27. J. Holzhaider , E. Kriner , B.-U. Rudolph , and A. Zahn . 2002. Radio-tracking a lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) in Bavaria: an experiment to locate roosts and foraging sites. Myotis, 40: 47–54. Google Scholar
  • 28. K. Honomichl 1998. Biologie und Ökologie der Insekten: Ein Taschenlexikon. Spektrum, Heidelberg, 678 pp. Google Scholar
  • 29. D. Jacobs , F. P. D. Cotterill , P. J. Taylor , S. Aulagnier , J. Juste , F. Spitzenberger , and A. M. Hutson . 2008. Rhinolophus hipposideros. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Available online: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19518/0 Google Scholar
  • 30. G. Jones 1990. Prey selection by the greater horseshoe bat (Rhi nolophus ferrumequinum): optimal foraging by echolocation? Journal of Animal Ecology, 59: 587–602. Google Scholar
  • 31. G. Jones , and J. M. V. Rayner . 1989. Foraging behaviour and echolocation of wild horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and R. hipposideros (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae). Be havioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 25: 183–191. Google Scholar
  • 32. T. Knight 2006. The use of landscape features and habitats by the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros). Ph.D. Thesis, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, 193 pp. Google Scholar
  • 33. T. Kokurewicz 1990. The decrease in abundance of the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein, 1800 (Chi roptera: Rhinolophidae) in winter quarters in Poland. My otis, 28: 109–118. Google Scholar
  • 34. K. Koselj , H.-U. Schnitzler , and B. M. Siemers . 2011. Horse shoe bats make adaptive prey-selection decisions, informed by echo cues. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 278B: 3034–3041. Google Scholar
  • 35. E. Kulzer 1995. Über den Rückzug der Kleinen Hufeisennase Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein 1800) aus Baden- Württemberg. Laichinger Hühlenfreund, 30: 3–24. Google Scholar
  • 36. T. H. Kunz , and J. O. Whitaker Jr. 1983. An evaluation of fecal analysis for determining food habits of insectivorous bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 61: 1317–1321. Google Scholar
  • 37. R. G. Leishman 1983. A comparison of the diets of the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) and the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros). B.Sc. Thesis, University of London, London, England. Google Scholar
  • 38. T. Lewis , and L. R. Taylor . 1964. Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society London, 116: 393–476. Google Scholar
  • 39. A. Lino , C. Fonseca , U. Goiti , and M. J. Ramos Pereira . 2014. Prey selection in Rhinolophus hipposideros (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in a modified forest in Southwest Europe. Acta Chiropterologica, 16: 75–83. Google Scholar
  • 40. C. M. McAney 1994. The lesser horseshoe bat in Irelandpast, present, future. Folia Zoologica, 43: 387–392. Google Scholar
  • 41. C. M. McAney , and J. S. Fairley . 1989. Analysis of the diet of the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros in the west of Ireland. Journal of Zoology (London), 217: 491–498. Google Scholar
  • 42. C. M. McAney , C. B. Shiel , C. Sullivan , and J. S. Fairley . 1991. The analysis of bat droppings. The Mammal Society, London, 48 pp. Google Scholar
  • 43. A. J. Mitchell-Jones 1995. Status and conservation of horseshoe bats in Britain. Myotis, 32–33: 271–284. Google Scholar
  • 44. G. Motte , and R. Libois . 2002. Conservation of the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein, 1800) (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Belgium. A case study of feeding habitat requirements. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 132: 47–52. Google Scholar
  • 45. U. M. Norberg , and J. M. V. Rayner . 1987. Ecological morphology and flight in bats (Mammalia; Chiroptera): wing adaptations, flight performance, foraging strategy and echolocation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 316B: 335–427. Google Scholar
  • 46. R Core Team. 2014. R: a language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna. Available at http://www.R-project.org/. Google Scholar
  • 47. S. Randolph 2005. The natural history of the rose bedeguar gall and its insect community. British Plant Gall Society, Suffolk, England, 92 pp. Google Scholar
  • 48. G. Reiter 2004. Postnatal growth and reproductive biology of Rhinolophus hipposideros (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Jour nal of Zoology (London), 262: 231–241. Google Scholar
  • 49. M. F. Robinson , and R. E. Stebbings . 1993. Food of the serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus - is faecal analysis a valid qualitative and quantitative technique? Journal of Zoology (London), 231: 239–248. Google Scholar
  • 50. H. Roer 1972. Zur Bestandsentwicklung der Kleinen Hufeisennase (Chiroptera, Mam.) im westlichen Mitteleuropa. Bonner zoologische Beitrage, 23: 325–337. Google Scholar
  • 51. H. Roer 1984. Zur Bestandssituation von Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) and Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) (Chiroptera) im westlichen Mittel europa. Myotis, 21–22: 122–131. Google Scholar
  • 52. D. Russo , and G. Jones . 2003. Use of foraging habitats by bats in a Mediterranean area determined by acoustic surveys: conservation implications. Ecography, 26: 197–209. Google Scholar
  • 53. W. Schober , and M. Wilhelm . 1984. Zur Verbreitung und Be standsentwicklung der kleinen Hufeisennase (Rhinolophus hipposideros) in der DDR. Myotis, 21–22: 132–137. Google Scholar
  • 54. W. Schober 1998. Die Hufeisennasen Europas. Neue Brehm Bücherei Vol. 647. Westarp, Hohenwarsleben, 163 pp. Google Scholar
  • 55. H. W. Schofield 1996. The ecology and conservation biology of Rhinolophus hipposideros, the lesser horseshoe bat. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, 198 pp. Google Scholar
  • 56. H. Schofield , J. Messenger , J. Birks , and D. Jermyn . 2002. Foraging and roosting behaviour of lesser horseshoe bats at the Ciliau, Radnor. Vincent Wildlife Trust, Ledbury, Eng land, 25 pp. Available online: http://www.swild.ch/Rhinolophus/Ciliau%20Report.pdf Google Scholar
  • 57. D. Schrüder 1967. Diplolepis (=Rhodites) rosea (L.) (Hym.: Cynipidae) and a review of its parasite complex in Europe. Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control Technical Bulletin, 9: 93–131. Google Scholar
  • 58. U. Sedlag 1986. Insekten Mitteleuropas. Enke, Stuttgart, 408 pp. Google Scholar
  • 59. C. Shiel , C. McAney , C. Sullivan , and J. Fairley . 1997. Identification of arthropod fragments in bat droppings. Oc casional Publication 17. Mammal Society, London, 56 pp. Google Scholar
  • 60. J. W. Sluiter 1960. Reproductive rate of the bat Rhinolophus hipposideros. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 63C: 383–393. Google Scholar
  • 61. W. Speyer 1929. Der Apfelblattsauger Psylla mali Schmidberger. Monographien zum Pflanzenschutz. Sprin ger, Berlin, 1: 1–127. Google Scholar
  • 62. P. Stahlschmidt , and C. A. Bruhl . 2012. Bats at risk? Bat activity and insecticide residue analysis of food items in an apple orchard. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31: 1556–1563. Google Scholar
  • 63. E. Stresemann 1994a. Exkursionsfauna von Deutschland. Wirbellose: Insekten - 1. Teil. Gustav Fischer, Jena, 504 pp. Google Scholar
  • 64. E. Stresemann 1994b. Exkursionsfauna von Deutschland. Wir bellose: Insekten - 2. Teil. Gustav Fischer, Jena, 424 pp. Google Scholar
  • 65. H. J. Temple , and A. Terry . 2007. The status and distribution of European mammals. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 48 pp. Google Scholar
  • 66. N. Vaughan 1997. The diets of British bats (Chiroptera). Mammal Review, 27: 77–94. Google Scholar
  • 67. P. Weiner , and A. Zahn . 2000. Roosting ecology, population development, emergence behaviour and diet of a colony of Rhinolophus hipposideros (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Ba varia. Proceedings of the VIIIth EBRS ( B. W. Wołoszyn , ed.). Chiropterological Information Center, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals PAS, Krakow, Poland, 1: 231–242. Google Scholar
  • 68. J. O. Whitaker Jr. , and A. Karataş . 2009. Food and feeding habits of some bats from Turkey. Acta Chiropterologica, 11: 393–403. Google Scholar
  • 69. C. Williams , L. Salter , and G. Jones . 2011. The winter diet of the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) in Britain and Ireland. Hystrix, Italian Journal of Mammal ogy, 22: 159–166. Google Scholar
  • 70. I. Wolz 1993. Das Beutespektrum der Bechsteinfledermaus My otis bechsteini (Kuhl, 1818) ermittelt aus Kotanalysen. Myotis, 31: 27–68. Google Scholar
  • 71. T. Würflein 2008. Zur Erfassung und zum Bestand der Kleinen Hufeisennase in sächsischen Wochenstuben quartieren. Mitteilungen für sächsische Säugetierfreunde 2008: 51–61. Google Scholar
  • 72. A. Zahn , and P. Weiner . 2004. Kleine Hufeisennase - Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800). Pp. 111–126, in Fleder mäuse in Bayern ( A. Meschede and B.-U. Rudolph , eds.). Ulmer, Stuttgart, 411 pp. Google Scholar
  • 73. A. Zahn , J. Holzhaider , E. Kriner , A. Maier , and A. Kayik -Cioğlu . 2008. Foraging activity of Rhinolophus hipposideros on the island of Herrenchiemsee, Upper Bavaria. Mammalian Biology, 73: 222–229. Google Scholar
  • 74. U. Zöphel , T. Frank , and T. Würflein . 2005. Situation und Schutz der Kleinen Hufeisennase in Sachsen. Naturschutzarbeit in Sachsen, 46: 53–60. Google Scholar

Typ dokumentu

Bibliografia

Identyfikator YADDA

bwmeta1.element.agro-82b0a378-01c0-4685-8548-cc5f70e321c6
JavaScript jest wyłączony w Twojej przeglądarce internetowej. Włącz go, a następnie odśwież stronę, aby móc w pełni z niej korzystać.