Results of research on the bat fauna of the Vârghiş Gorge (Eastern Carpathians, Romania)

Abstract

During the period between 2000 to 2004 in the Vârghiş Gorge (Eastern Carpathians, Romania) 23 caves were checked in order to collect chiropterological data. In 16 of them bats or bone materialwere found. Check-up of caves, netting and detectoring were used as methods and the collected bone material was also determined. 17 bat species were identified. The results suggest that an important number of caves are used by bats in different parts of the year

Keywords

• chiroptera
• fauna
• varghis gorges
• eastern carpathians