Managing Deadwood For Bat Habitat
Herder M. 2000. Managing Deadwood For Bat Habitat. National Applied Resource Sciences Center
Bats represent a unique and poorly understood component of faunal communities. More than half of the 44 species known to occur in the United States are considered special status species (threatened, endangered, or sensitive). Because of their role as pollinators and insect predators, land management agencies have heightened their awareness of bats as a biological resource and an indicator of ecosystem health. Habitat degradation and fragmentation, particularly in forested environments, pose serious threats to bat populations. However, because they are nocturnal and often difficult to capture, baseline information on distribution, habitat, and roost requirements is largely unavailable.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Herder, Michael
- Date of Issue
- 2000-06-01
- Publisher
- National Applied Resource Sciences Center
- Units
- PARA
- Keywords
- Arizona, Bats, Ecosystem, Habitat, Mt. Trumbull, Roost