Bat Inventories of Eight National Park Service Units in the Northeast Region of the United States
Gates JE and Johnson JB. Bat Inventories of Eight National Park Service Units in the Northeast Region of the United States. 2009-2011
Bats were inventoried within eight National Park Service (NPS) units in the northeastern United States from 2009–2011, using mist nets, acoustic monitoring equipment, and visual observations. Among the eight NPS units, we conducted mist netting at 37 sites for 49 nights, actively monitored with Anabat II bat detectors at 130 sites, and used autonomous bat monitoring stations at three sites. Bats were inventoried at eight National Park Service (NPS) units, including Boston Harbor National Recreation Area (BOHA), Morristown National Historical Park (MORR), Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites (ROVA, which includes Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site [ELRO], Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site [HOFR], and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site [VAMA]), Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site (SAGA), Saratoga National Historical Park (SARA), and Weir Farm National Historic Site (WEFA). Neither eastern small-footed myotis (Myotis leibii), which is a species of special concern, or the federally endangered Indiana myotis (M. sodalis) were detected. No signs of white-nose syndrome (WNS) were detected on any captured bat.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Gates, J.; Johnson, Joshua
- Units
- BOHA , ELRO , HOFR , MORR , NERO , NETN , ROVA , SAGA , SARA , VAMA , WEFA
- Keywords
- Anabat, Chiroptera, Echolocation, Inventory, mist net, White-Nose Syndrome