Research Article

Bats of the Safi-Essaouira Provinces (Morocco): New Inputs to the Knowledge of Bat Populations of the Atlantic Littoral

Table 2

Sampling methods adopted in each habitat prospected.

Site Nos.Site namesDates of field visitsSampling method

1Sidi Abderrahmane lake20/12/2021FP
2Safi pinewood21/05/2021; 03/05/2021FP
3Haouya cave04/04/2021; 14/11/2021; 01/01/2022; 14/02/2022DV & HC
4Gora’an cave21/06/2022; 31/03/2022MN& FP
5Sidi Benkrara cave05/12/2021; 26/09/2022DV & HC
6Sbaa Fam cave26/04/2022DV& HC
7Degraded argane forest26-27/09/2021FP
8Souiria Laqdima dunes06/06/2021FT
9Lalla Mellouka forest11/06/2021FT
10Argane groves N Jbel Lahdid02/08/2020FT
11Coastal sand dunes02/06/2022FT
12Olive groves SW Jbel Lahdid03-04-05/09/2020FP
13Maâden cave03/06/2022DV & HC
14Mixed argane-pine forest02/09/2020FT

DV: diurnal visit; FP: fixed point; FT: foot transects; HC: hand caught; MN: mist netting.