Characteristics of fringed myotis day roosts in northern California
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Research describing roosting preferences of fringed myotis in a Douglas fir forest is presented. Radio tracking studies show that the bats require large numbers of tall snags in the early stages of decay.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2001
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Selection of day roosts by female long-legged myotis in the central Oregon Cascade Range
Article Abstract:
The long-legged myotis is an insectivorous bat that inhabits fir forests in the US Pacific Northwest, but its choice of habitat is ill understood. A new study uses radiotracking to investigate the roosting choice of female long-legged myotis in the central Oregon Cascade Range's Willamette National Forest. The study shows that the females selected as day-roosts snags of equal height or those taller than the rest of the canopy. It is suggested that management of forest sites should include reduction of vegetation around roosts.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1998
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Habitat selection by forest bast in relation to mixed-wood stand types and structure in central Ontario
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Some bat species may benefit from old-growth forest, and a project in Ontario has used mist nets and ultrasonic detectors to assess bat activity in different types of woods. Subcanopy and canopy structure are correlated with bat detection rates in forests that are uncut. Forest managers should retain old white-pine growth as part of their harvest strategies, in order to preserve bat habitats. Large live trees and snags should also be preserved, and regeneration of second-growth pine should be encouraged.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1999
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- Abstracts: Habitat composition and configuration around Mexican spotted owl nest and roost sites in the Tularosa Mountains, New Mexico
- Abstracts: Brushtail possum mortality and ambient temperatures following aerial poisoning using 1080. Nonlinearity and seasonal bias in an index of brushtail possum abundance