The effects of illuminating the roost entrance on the emergence behaviour of Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Nick Downs; V. Beaton; J. Guest; John Rosie Polanski; S. L. Robinson; Paul Adrian Racey

doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00298-7

The effects of illuminating the roost entrance on the emergence behaviour of Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Nick Downs, V. Beaton, J. Guest, John Rosie Polanski, S. L. Robinson, Paul Adrian Racey

Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

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Abstract

In an attempt to increase the accuracy of roost emergence counts for a monitoring programme, the exits of two Pipistrellus pygmaeus roosts were illuminated with light of different colours and intensities. Light intensity affected bat emergence more than light colour. At one roost there was no significant difference in the bat emergence pattern between when the roost exit received no illumination and when it was illuminated with red light. The use of the latter is proposed to increase the accuracy of bat roost emergence counts. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	247-252
Number of pages	5
Journal	Biological Conservation
Volume	111
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00298-7
Publication status	Published - 2003

Keywords

pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
light intensity
light colour
roost emergence
bats
BATS

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The effects of illuminating the roost entrance on the emergence behaviour of Pipistrellus pipistrellus

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