Roost tree selection by northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) maternity colonies following prescribed fire in a Central Appalachian Mountains hardwood forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-242

  Johnson, Joshua B ^a   Edwards, John W ^a   Ford, W Mark ^b   Gates, J Edward ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Myotis septentrionalis; Northern myotis; Prescribed fire; Roost selection; West Virginia

Indexed keywords

BATS; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; NORTHERN MYOTIS; PRESCRIBED FIRE; ROOST SELECTION; WEST VIRGINIA;

FORESTRY; INFORMATION THEORY; LANDFORMS; MAMMALS; SUN; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

FIRES;

BAT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANOPY GAP; COLONY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MOUNTAIN REGION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; ROOST SITE; SITE SELECTION; SNAG;

FOREST FIRES; HARDWOODS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAMMALS; SUN LIGHT; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

MYOTIS KEENII; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; QUERCUS; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 67349147024     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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