@misc{Wojtaszyn_Grzegorz_Hibernation_2020, author={Wojtaszyn, Grzegorz and Stephan, Wojciech and Rutkowski, Tomasz and Jaros, Radosław and Ignaczak, Maurycy and Lesiński, Grzegorz}, volume={63}, number={1}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license}, address={Warsaw}, journal={Fragmenta Faunistica}, howpublished={online}, year={2020}, publisher={Museum and Institute of Zoology Polish Academy of Sciences}, language={eng}, language={eng}, abstract={In the years 2004-2018, data on bats wintering in 9 sites of the Northern Group of the Soviet Army (PGWAR)stationed in the years 1945-1993 in Poland were obtained. A total of at least 11 bat species were found: greater mouseearedbat Myotis myotis, Natterer’s bat M. nattereri, Daubenton’s bat M. daubentonii, Bechstein’s bat M. bechsteinii,whiskered/Brandt’s/Alcathoe bats M. mystacinus/brandtii/alcathoe, brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus, grey longearedbat P. austriacus, western barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus, serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus, common noctuleNyctalus noctula, common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and bats determined to the genus Pipistrellus. From 6 to449 individuals hibernated in the facilities. Noteworthy is the presence of three species from Annex II of the HabitatsDirective of EU. In most of the facilities, M. myotis and B. barbastellus were found, and M. bechsteinii in Wilkocin only.Wintering sites were used by numerous bats and also by endangered species therefore those buildings should be advisableto be covered with forms of nature protection.}, type={Text}, title={Hibernation of bats in post-Soviet military objects in Poland}, URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/Content/145247/PDF/WA058_180648_P256-T63_FF.pdf}, keywords={Chiroptera, wintering sites, fortifications, species composition, colonization of roosts, central Europe}, }