Comparison of systematic roost searches and acoustic detection to determine occupancy of rare forest bats

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-110

  Comer, Christopher E ^a   Stuemke, Leigh A ^a,d   Morrison, Michael L ^b   Maxey, Ricky W ^c,e  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d Texas Land Conservancy   (United States)

^e U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic detection; Corynorhinus rafinesquii; Detection probability; Forest bats; Myotis austroriparius; Occupancy; Rafinesque's big eared bat; Southeastern myotis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BAT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DETECTION METHOD; ECHOLOCATION; PROBABILITY; RARE SPECIES; ROOST SITE; TAXONOMY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899050552     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.375     Document Type: Article

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