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Bat, Insect Prey, And Vegetation Response To Prescribed Fire And Overstory Thinning In Hardwood Forests Of Tennessee, Maxwell Rambeau Cox
Bat, Insect Prey, And Vegetation Response To Prescribed Fire And Overstory Thinning In Hardwood Forests Of Tennessee, Maxwell Rambeau Cox
Masters Theses
This master’s thesis investigates the effects of prescribed fire and overstory thinning on bats and their insect prey in hardwood forest stands of Tennessee. Chapter 1 is a review of literature that emphasizes the importance of this research and outlines the objectives and study area for this project. Chapter 2 examines the effect of prescribed fire and overstory thinning on the abundance and biomass of nocturnal flying insects important in the diet of bats. Overall, I found prescribed fire and overstory thinning had little effect on nocturnal flying insect abundance and biomass, despite changes in vegetation community composition and structure. …