@article{

   author = {Guixé, David  and Roca, Elena  and Barengueras, Gerard },

   title = {Time-lapse photography as an effective method for bat population monitoring},

   journal = {Barbastella, Journal of Bat Research},

   volume = {9},

   number = {1},

   abstract = {Determining the size of bat populations is essential for evaluating their conservation status. Camera trapping with time-lapse is a rarely used technique but has many potential advantages for monitoring bats. We tested this technique to see if it is an appropriate technique for monitoring bat colonies all-year-round and for surveying the phenology of roosting sites. We sampled a colony of lesser horseshoe bats Rhinolophus hipposideros for a year to assess the efficiency of this method. We estimated that the colony of R. hipposideros contained 23-25 adults and 10-14 individuals of juveniles; we determined the arrival time of the colony in March and its departure time in early November, as well as the reproductive periods. Their daily activity patterns during the four seasons were described and consistent with the available literature. We proved this technique as a valuable method for bats survey in a non-intrusive way, making possible to gather valuable information on

bats populations.},

   keywords = {activity patterns

camera traps

bat colonies

horseshoe bats

monitoring

population dynamics

time lapse

Rhinolophus hipposideros},

   DOI = {https://dx.doi.org/10.14709/BarbJ.9.1.2016.02},

   url = {http://secemu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Guixe_et_al_2016.pdf},

   year = {2016},

   type = {Journal Article}

}