Effects of hierarchical roost removal on northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) maternity colonies.

Forest roosting bats use a variety of ephemeral roosts such as snags and declining live trees. Although conservation of summer maternity habitat is considered critical for forest-roosting bats, bat response to roost loss still is poorly understood. To address this, we monitored 3 northern long-eared...

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Main Authors: Alexander Silvis, W Mark Ford, Eric R Britzke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4303276?pdf=render