caa a22 4500 378895486 CHVBK 20180305123505.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20041201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1515/mamm.2004.043 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.1515/mamm.2004.043 Presetnik Primož Tolstojeva 9/b, 1113 Ljubljana (Slovenia) Bat species and conservation issues in the castle Grad na Goričkem (NE Slovenia) [Elektronische Daten] [Primož Presetnik] The castle Grad na Goričkem lies on the western hills surrounding the Pannonian basin. Its cellars provide a unique underground habitat, which is rare in the surrounding region. The cellars were found to shelter highly lithophilic species Miniopterus schreibersii, Rhinolophus hipposideros, Myotis myotis and occasionally at least four additional bat species. Approximately one hundred individuals of Miniopterus schreibersii use the cellars from spring to autumn. During winter Rhinolophus hipposideros is the most abundant bat species. Myotis myotis uses the castle mostly as autumnal mating quarters. The most serious threat to these bats, besides vandalism, is an imminent collapse of the castle wing above the cellars with the highest concentration of bats. Some conservation measures are already being implemented. The crucial element of the conservation of the bats, with special emphasis on Miniopterus schreibersii, is the correct renovation of the castle's cellars. Copyright 2004, Walter de Gruyter Chiroptera nationallicence cellars nationallicence underground habitat nationallicence conservation nationallicence Slovenia nationallicence Mammalia Walter de Gruyter 68/4(2004-12-01), 427-435 0025-1461 68:4<427 2004 68 mamm https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2004.043 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2004.043 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Presetnik Primož Tolstojeva 9/b, 1113 Ljubljana (Slovenia) NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Mammalia Walter de Gruyter 68/4(2004-12-01), 427-435 0025-1461 68:4<427 2004 68 mamm CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter