Journal
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
Volume 109, Issue 1, Pages 95-102Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00141-6
Keywords
bats; conservation; anabat; forest management; scale
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Understanding the processes that underlie bat distribution and activity patterns requires examination of habitat associations at multiple scales. We examined the association of both local structure and landscape context with bat activity in forested stands using ultrasonic detectors. Forty-eight stands in western Oregon and Washington were monitored for bat activity on at least six occasions for each of two field seasons. At the stand level, bat activity as negatively associated with tree density. The standard deviation of tree density and the density of newly created snags were positively associated with bat activity. In combination, these three variables explained 46% of the total variance in bat activity among stands. Landscape-level variables did not explain any significant variation among a subset of stands (n = 22). Our study suggests that management of forest-dwelling bats should focus primarily on structural attributes at the stand level and the effects of these features on feeding and roosting opportunities. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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