Summer Roost Tree Selection by Eastern Red, Seminole, and Evening Bats in the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2000 · Proceedings of Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

OSTI ID:807945

Menzel, M A ^[1]; Carter, T C; Ford, W M; Chapman, B R; Ozier, J

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1. USDA Forest Service, Savannah River

Radiotraction of six eastern red bats, six seminole bats and twenty-four evening bats to 55, 61, and 65 day roosts during 1996 to 1997 in the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina. For each species, testing was done for differences between used roost trees and randomly located trees. Also tested for differences between habitat characteristics surrounding roost trees and randomly located trees. Eastern Red and Seminole bats generally roosted in canopies of hardwood and pine while clinging to foilage and small branches. Evening bats roosted in cavities or under exfoliating bark in pines and dead snags. Forest management strategies named within the study should be beneficial for providing roosts in the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina.

• Research Organization: USDA Forest Service, Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AI09-76SR00056
• OSTI ID: 807945
• Journal Information: Proceedings of Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Journal Name: Proceedings of Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Vol. 54
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BATS
FOREST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
FORESTS
HABITAT
LASIMUS SEMINOLUS
LASIURUS BOREALIS
NYCTICEIUS HUMERALIS
PINES
POPULATION DYNAMICS
RADIOTRACK
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ROOSTING
ROOSTS
SOUTH CAROLINA
TESTING
TILLANDSIA USNEOIDES
TREES
UPPER COASTAL PLAIN