Use of conifer snags as roosts by female bats in Western Oregon

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-224

  Arnett, Edward B ^a,b   Hayes, John P ^a,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big brown bat; Eptesicus fuscus; Forest management; Long eared myotis; Long legged myotis; Myotis evotis,; Myotis volans; Oregon; Snags

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FEMALE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; ROOST SITE; SNAG; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

DOUGLAS COUNTY [OREGON]; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; MYOTIS EVOTIS; MYOTIS VOLANS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 77749240344     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-532     Document Type: Article

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