The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine The Ministry of Education and Sciences of Ukraine Melitopol State Pedagoаgical University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky, Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine, the Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Interdepartmental Station of I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Melitopol State Pedagogical University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky Scientific Report on Description of the Species Composition, Quantity and Territorial Distribution of Bats during the Period of Their Spring and Autumn Migration, Breeding and Wintering on the Plots of the Wind Park and in the Adjacent Areas within the Territories of Divnynske, Dobrivka, Dunaivka, Girsivka and Nadezhdine Village Councils in Pryazovske District and Mordvynivka Village Council in Melitopol District of Zaporizhia Region. Development of the Reasoned Expert Judgment (within Agreement № 1n dated 06.06.2011). Melitopol 2012 The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine The Ministry of Education and Sciences, Youth and Sport of Ukraine Melitopol State Pedagoаgical University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky, Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine, the Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Interdepartmental Station of I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Melitopol State Pedagogical University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky “Approve” ____________ “Approve” ____________ Director of LLC Rector of Melitopol State Pedagogical “EUROCAPE UKRAINE I” University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky Peter Justin O’Brien professor V.V. Molodychenko Scientific Report on Description of the Species Composition, Quantity and Territorial Distribution of Bats during the Period of Their Spring and Autumn Migration, Breeding and Wintering on the Plots of the Wind Park and in the Adjacent Areas within the Territories of Divnynske, Dobrivka, Dunaivka, Girsivka and Nadezhdine Village Councils in Pryazovske District and Mordvynivka Village Council in Melitopol District of Zaporizhia Region. Development of the Reasoned Expert Judgment Agreement № 1n dated 06.06.2011 on Creation of Research and Technical Deliverables “Description of the Species Composition, Quantity and Territorial Distribution of Bats during the Period of Their Spring and Autumn Migration, Breeding and Wintering on the Plots of the Wind Park and in the Adjacent Areas within the Territories of Divnynske, Dobrivka, Dunaivka, Girsivka and Nadezhdine Village Councils in Pryazovske District and Mordvynivka Village Council in Melitopol District of Zaporizhia Region. Development of the Reasoned Expert Judgment” Melitopol 2012 2 The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine The Ministry of Education and Sciences, Youth and Sport of Ukraine Melitopol State Pedagoаgical University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky, Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine, the Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Interdepartmental Station of I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Melitopol State Pedagogical University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky “Approve” ____________ “Approve” ____________ Director of LLC Rector of Melitopol State Pedagogical “EUROCAPE UKRAINE I” University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky Peter Justin O’Brien professor V.V. Molodychenko Scientific Report on Description of the Species Composition, Quantity and Territorial Distribution of Bats during the Period of Their Spring and Autumn Migration, Breeding and Wintering on the Plots of the Wind Park and in the Adjacent Areas within the Territories of Divnynske, Dobrivka, Dunaivka, Girsivka and Nadezhdine Village Councils in Pryazovske District and Mordvynivka Village Council in Melitopol District of Zaporizhia Region. Development of the Reasoned Expert Judgment Agreement № 1n dated 06.06.2011 on Creation of Research and Technical Deliverables “Description of the Species Composition, Quantity and Territorial Distribution of Bats during the Period of Their Spring and Autumn Migration, Breeding and Wintering on the Plots of the Wind Park and in the Adjacent Areas within the Territories of Divnynske, Dobrivka, Dunaivka, Girsivka and Nadezhdine Village Councils in Pryazovske District and Mordvynivka Village Council in Melitopol District of Zaporizhia Region. Development of the Reasoned Expert Judgment” Melitopol 2012 2 The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine The Ministry of Education and Sciences, Youth and Sport of Ukraine Melitopol State Pedagoаgical University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky, Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine, the Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Interdepartmental Station of I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Melitopol State Pedagogical University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky “Approve” ____________ “Approve” ____________ Director of LLC Rector of Melitopol State Pedagogical “EUROCAPE UKRAINE I” University named after Bogdan Khmelnytsky Peter Justin O’Brien professor V.V. Molodychenko Scientific Report on Description of the Species Composition, Quantity and Territorial Distribution of Bats during the Period of Their Spring and Autumn Migration, Breeding and Wintering on the Plots of the Wind Park and in the Adjacent Areas within the Territories of Divnynske, Dobrivka, Dunaivka, Girsivka and Nadezhdine Village Councils in Pryazovske District and Mordvynivka Village Council in Melitopol District of Zaporizhia Region. Development of the Reasoned Expert Judgment Agreement № 1n dated 06.06.2011 on Creation of Research and Technical Deliverables “Description of the Species Composition, Quantity and Territorial Distribution of Bats during the Period of Their Spring and Autumn Migration, Breeding and Wintering on the Plots of the Wind Park and in the Adjacent Areas within the Territories of Divnynske, Dobrivka, Dunaivka, Girsivka and Nadezhdine Village Councils in Pryazovske District and Mordvynivka Village Council in Melitopol District of Zaporizhia Region. Development of the Reasoned Expert Judgment” Melitopol 2012 2 Scientific Executors - Siokhin V.D., Associate Professor, Corresponding Member of Ukrainian Ecological Academy of Sciences, Candidate of Biological Sciences (Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine, The Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station) - Chernychko Y.I., Leading Scientific Associate, Doctor of biological sciences, corresponding member of Ukrainian Ecological Academy of Sciences, candidate of biological sciences, ornithology and ecology specialist (I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, The Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station) - Volokh A.M., Doctor of Biological Sciences (Tavria State Agrotechnological University, Melitopol) - Polischuk I.K., Senior Scientific Associate (Biospherical Reserve Askania-Nova) - Gorlov P.I., Scientific Associate (Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine) - Katysh S.V., Scientific Associate (Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine) - Dolynna O.M., Scientific Associate (Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine) - Salnykova-Budenko I.B., Scientific Associate (Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine) - Siokhin E.V., Scientific Associate Officer (Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine, The Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station) - Dolynnyj V.I., Engineer (Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine) - Russel I.V., Engineer (Institute of Biodiversity Research of Surface and Water Ecosystems of Ukraine) 3 Contents Chapter 1. General description of the Wind Park area. 1.1. The territories and the location place of the planned Wind Park plots. 1.2. Physical-geographical division of the territory into districts and buffer zones. 1.3. The territories of natural protected pool. Chapter 2. Legislative base of Ukraine concerning planning of works on design the Wind Park plots, protection of natural complexes and execution of expert works in connection with the Wind Park building. 2.1. Basic international and national normative legal schedule. 2.2. Legislative regulatory framework on organization and execution of works on special measures aimed at prevention of destruction or damage of natural landscapes. Chapter 3. Technical approaches to organizational management, research techniques. 3.1. Methodological foundation concerning execution of works. 3.2. Basic research techniques. Chapter 4. Dynamics of bats population in space and time on the plot of the Wind Park and in the adjacent areas. 4.1. General landscape climatic description and working procedures. 4.2. Overview of bats fauna of the Ukrainian Azov Seaside. 4.2.1. Extent of bat research. 4.2.2. Present-day fauna of bats. 4.3. Bats identification. 4.4. Brief description of bats population. 4.4.1. Species diversity and structure of bat population. 4.4.2. Impact of ecological conditions on bats. 4.4.3. Spatial distribution of bats. 4.4.4. Number of bats dynamics. 4.4.5. Bats protection of the Azov Seaside. 4.5. Conclusion regarding the impact of the Wind Park building on vital activity of bats on the Wind Park plots and in the Adjacent areas. Chapter 5. Monitoring and management of important natural constituents in the territory of the Wind Park