In:
Mammal Review, Wiley, Vol. 46, No. 1 ( 2016-01), p. 1-16
Abstract:
S avi's pipistrelle H ypsugo savii is a M editerranean faunal element among the bats; it occurs in southern E urope, the C anary I slands, north‐western A frica, most of the M editerranean islands, in the northern part of the M iddle E ast, in the C rimea, C aucasus, W est T urkestan, and northern A fghanistan. The northern margin of its geographical range in E urope reaches the P yrenees, M assif C entral, southern A lps, D almatia, B alkan M ountains and southern C rimea, like that of other similar biogeographical elements. Since the 1990s, H ypsugo savii started to be found in inland areas of south‐eastern E urope and in C entral E urope as far northwards as in central B ohemia and southern P oland. These numerous new occurrences seem to be either 1) connected to environmental changes caused by the current climate change; 2) evidence of an intrinsic expansion process powered by the species' synanthropic tendency, including passive human‐mediated transport; or 3) a reflection of the increase in field survey efforts. Distributional data on H ypsugo savii from central and south‐eastern parts of E urope were gathered and evaluated. We provide a detailed review of all records available by the end of 2013. The assessment of temporal distribution of the data clearly shows an ongoing and relatively fast expansion of H ypsugo savii from southern to C entral E urope, which represents a shift of almost 800 km northwards in the last 20–25 years. Most of the records (65%) originate from urban habitats. This suggests that the synanthropic habits of the species are the most plausible explanation for the northwards shift of the range limits of H ypsugo savii .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0305-1838
,
1365-2907
DOI:
10.1111/mam.2016.46.issue-1
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2020637-9
SSG:
12
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