naa a22 4500 510737994 CHVBK 20180411083017.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11284-012-1009-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11284-012-1009-6 Assessing road effects on bats: the role of landscape, road features, and bat activity on road-kills [Elektronische Daten] [Denis Medinas, J. Marques, António Mira] Recent studies suggest that roads can significantly impact bat populations. Though bats are one of the most threatened groups of European vertebrates, studies aiming to quantify bat mortality and determine the main factors driving it remain scarce. Between March 16 and October 31 of 2009, we surveyed road-killed bats daily along a 51-km-long transect that incorporates different types of roads in southern Portugal. We found 154 road-killed bats of 11 species. The two most common species in the study area, Pipistrellus kuhlii and P. pygmaeus, were also the most commonly identified road-kill, representing 72% of the total specimens collected. About two-thirds of the total mortality occurred between mid July and late September, peaking in the second half of August. We also recorded casualties of threatened and rare species, including Miniopterus schreibersii, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, R. hipposideros, Barbastella barbastellus, and Nyctalus leisleri. These species were found mostly in early autumn, corresponding to the mating and swarming periods. Landscape features were the most important variable subset for explaining bat casualties. Road stretches crossing or in the vicinity of high-quality habitats for bats—including dense Mediterranean woodland ("montado”) areas, water courses with riparian gallery, and water reservoirs—yielded a significantly higher number of casualties. Additionally, more road-killed bats were recorded on high-traffic road stretches with viaducts, in areas of higher bat activity and near known roosts. The Ecological Society of Japan, 2012 Road-kill modeling nationallicence Mediterranean landscape nationallicence Bat activity nationallicence Phenology nationallicence Road traffic nationallicence Medinas Denis Conservation Biology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Évora, Núcleo da Mitra, 7002-554, Évora, Portugal aut Marques J. Conservation Biology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Évora, Núcleo da Mitra, 7002-554, Évora, Portugal aut Mira António Conservation Biology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Évora, Núcleo da Mitra, 7002-554, Évora, Portugal aut Ecological Research Springer Japan 28/2(2013-03-01), 227-237 0912-3814 28:2<227 2013 28 11284 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-012-1009-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-012-1009-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Medinas Denis Conservation Biology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Évora, Núcleo da Mitra, 7002-554, Évora, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Marques J. Conservation Biology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Évora, Núcleo da Mitra, 7002-554, Évora, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mira António Conservation Biology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Évora, Núcleo da Mitra, 7002-554, Évora, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Ecological Research Springer Japan 28/2(2013-03-01), 227-237 0912-3814 28:2<227 2013 28 11284 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer