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Abstract:
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"Albania is a small country located within the Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot and the Balkan glacial refugi-um (Hewitt 1999). Based on geographic location of this region its bat fauna could be one of the most diverse and species-rich in Europe (Ulrich et al. 2007). However, at the beginning of the 21th century this area had been among the least studied parts of the Balkans and Europe (Uhrin et al. 1996). [...] This book aims to complete and document the first period (2003-2012) of modern bat research in Albania. Based on published and newly collected data, the bat fauna is reviewed, analysed and summarized. Main issues discussed are: species distribution, occurrence frequency and abundance, species ecology (habitat use), composition and biogeography of fauna as well as species taxonomy and biometry. Data and photographic documentation presented in the book may be used for comparison with data collected by Albanian bat workers in last several years. They also may serve as a basis and inspiration for further detailed research and conservation of bats in south-western Balkans." [résumé auteur]
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