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Bat Population Status And Roost Selection Of Tri-Colored Bats In The Great Smoky Mountains National Park In The Era Of White-Nose Syndrome, Grace Marie Carpenter
Bat Population Status And Roost Selection Of Tri-Colored Bats In The Great Smoky Mountains National Park In The Era Of White-Nose Syndrome, Grace Marie Carpenter
Masters Theses
The ongoing spread of white-nose syndrome is causing devastating declines range-wide for certain North American bat species. Baseline population data that would help mangers monitor bat populations in the face of WNS is lacking. Likewise, knowledge of summer roosts, a limiting resource for tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus), a species threatened by WNS, is lacking in the southern portion of their range. In our study, we investigated the effect that WNS has had on a population of tricolored bats in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN-NC. We also characterized summer roosts for the species at the microhabitat and …
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) Habitat Selection On A Reclaimed Surface Mine In Western Kentucky, Ashley Marie Unger
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) Habitat Selection On A Reclaimed Surface Mine In Western Kentucky, Ashley Marie Unger
Masters Theses
Reclaimed mines present an opportunity to provide large tracts of habitat for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Reclaimed mine sites are commonly planted to non–native species, including sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) and tall fescue (Schedonorus phoenix), which can inhibit growth of more desirable plant species and limit favorable structure for bobwhite. Although bobwhite are found on reclaimed mine sites, there have been no studies documenting how bobwhites use various vegetation types common to reclaimed mine land. Habitat use studies can provide information on how bobwhite select vegetation types on these landscapes and help direct future …