Use of shelters by bats in the central forest-steppe of Ukraine

Abstract

In this paper we analyzed published and original dates about 182 shelters of 12 species of bats in the Central Forest-Steppe of Ukraine, of which the original date 77 shelters for seven species. Analysis of its own data showed that all bats species of studied region in creation extent are prone to sinanthropus, but most of the species are attracted shelters of natural origin. For two species P. kuhlii and E. serotinus there is no connection with shelters of natural origin.

Keywords

• bats, shelter, anthropogenic transformation, synanthropes