Protocol for surveying bat use of lava tube caves during winter in Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve: Standard operating procedures
Rodhouse TJ, Slocum K, Stefanic T, Thomas S, Lonneker M, Dicus G. 2017. Protocol for surveying bat use of lava tube caves during winter in Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve: Standard operating procedures. Natural Resource Report. NPS/UCBN/NRR—2017/1378. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Upper Columbia Basin Network I&M program and Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve are collaborating to monitor winter bat use in Arco Tunnel, which is a safely accessed cave in the northern portion of the monument that consistently has been found with the largest number of bats (~30/year) among the set of caves recently inventoried. The standard operating procedures documented here and the methods described in the associated protocol narrative will also be used to periodically inventory other caves within the monument and surrounding preserve as park resources and safety (winter environmental and accessibility) conditions permit. This protocol addresses the survey objective to regularly count bats in Arco Tunnel during winter (January-March) and in other caves as environmental conditions and staff resources allow.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Rodhouse, Thomas; Slocum, Kathleen; Stefanic, Todd; Thomas, Shawn; Lonneker, Meghan; Dicus, Gordon
- Date of Issue
- 2017-01
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CRMO , NRSS , UCBN
- Keywords
- Bat Protocol