The protection of the bat community in the Dupnisa Cave System, Turkey, following opening for tourism

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dc.contributor.authorPaksuz, Serbulent
dc.contributor.authorOzkan, Beytullah
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:54:13Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:54:13Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to protect the bat community and roosting sites in the Dupnisa Cave System in the Yildiz (Istranca) Mountains in Thrace, the European part of Turkey, following the opening of the caves to tourism. We investigated the seasonal population dynamics and use of the cave system by bats, carrying out 15 surveys before (2002-2003) and 38 surveys after (2004-2008) the cave system was opened to tourism. We recorded 15 species of bats; the highest numbers recorded in a single survey were 54,600 hibernating and 11,000 breeding/nursing. Different parts of the cave system are used by bats to various degrees according to season. To protect the bats and the cave system the visitor schedule took into consideration the differences in seasonal use of the caves by bats. There was a significant increase in the total number of bats recorded in the cave system after opening for tourism, possibly because the gating of two entrances helped to control visitation. The results of our surveys of this cave system show that gating of entrances and visits by tourists are not necessarily incompatible with the use of caves by bats for both hibernating and nursing. Understanding how the three caves are used seasonally by the bat community, and for what purposes ( hibernation vs nursing), was critical for the establishment of an appropriate management plan for tourism.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKirklareli Governorshipen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank Professor Cengiz Kurtonur and Dr Ebru Buruldag for their help with this study, and Muharrem Obuz for accommodation and other assistance. This study was partially supported by the Kirklareli Governorship.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0030605310001493
dc.identifier.endpage136en_US
dc.identifier.issn0030-6053
dc.identifier.issn1365-3008
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84857712143en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage130en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605310001493
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/18977
dc.identifier.volume46en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000300793200020en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofOryxen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectBat Populationsen_US
dc.subjectCave Gatesen_US
dc.subjectDupnisa Cave Systemen_US
dc.subjectTourism Activitiesen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectVisitor Scheduleen_US
dc.subjectUnderground Habitatsen_US
dc.subjectDwelling Batsen_US
dc.subjectBehavioren_US
dc.subjectDeclineen_US
dc.subjectGateen_US
dc.titleThe protection of the bat community in the Dupnisa Cave System, Turkey, following opening for tourismen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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