Status of vertebrate species in Danial Cave, northern Iran

Autor:	Pouria Ghelich Khani, Ali T. Qashqaei, Heidi Kolkert
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	Bat conservation frog Hyrcanian Myotis blythii Rhinolophus blasii Rhinolophus ferrumequinum subterranean General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5
Zdroj:	Oryx, Vol 58, Pp 104-109 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	00306053 0030-6053 1365-3008 92634494
DOI:	10.1017/S003060532200165X
Popis:	Cave biodiversity and ecosystems are underexplored. To guide conservation needs for visitor management, we surveyed the 2,158 m long Danial Cave in northern Iran for vertebrate fauna. We identified four mammalian and two amphibian species in the cave: the greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Blasius's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii, the lesser mouse-eared myotis Myotis blythii, the Hyrcanian field mouse Apodemus hyrcanicus, the Hyrcanian wood frog Rana pseudodalmatina and the Eurasian marsh frog Pelophylax ridibundus. Considering the increasing tourism pressures at Danial Cave, information on cave fauna is imperative for the conservation management of unique and endemic cave species.
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