La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Distribution and underground habitats of cave-dwelling bats in China
Auteurs :	H. Niu, Auteur ; N. Wang, Auteur ; L. Zhao, Auteur ; J. Liu, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Animal Conservation (10(4) NOV 2007)
Article en page(s) :	470-477
Résumé :	To understand the distribution and relative abundance of cave-dwelling bats and to identify those sites that would be important for conservation of bat species, 25 underground sites that had not been previously surveyed were investigated in this 3-year study (from December 2003 to April 2006) in Funiu Mountain of Henan province, China. Approximately 80 000 bats were recorded, representing 12 species. The most abundant species were Rhinolophus affinis, Miniopterus schreibersi and Hipposideros pratti. The roosts were evaluated for their conservation importance. The most important sites in the area are Yunhua and Nanzhao caves, which serve as hibernaculums and nursery roosts to c.

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