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Use of Bridges as Roosting Site by Bats(Chiroptera)  

Chung, Chul-Un (Dept. of Life Science, Dongguk Univ)
Han, Sang-Hoon (National Institute of Biological Resources)
Lee, Chong-Il (Dept. of Life Science, Dongguk Univ)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.23, no.4, 2009 , pp. 294-301 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the bat's characteristic of using a bridge as a roosting site during the daytime and nighttime. 81 bridges built in the water system of the southeastern area of Gyeongsangbuk-do were investigated from Jul. 2007 to Oct. 2008. The species which use a bridge as a roosting site were 6 species of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Pipistrellus abramus, Hypsugo alaschanicus, Myotis petax, Myotis ikonnikovi and Eptesicus serotinus. There were 7 types of bridges in which three of them had a girder. This kind of structural characteristics are used for a roosting site of bats. There were other factors as well influenced on the utilizing it such as forest, vehicle passing under the bridge, and cultivated land around a bridges.
Keywords
BRIDGE; CHIROPTERA; GIRDER; ROOSTING SITE;
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