Fall Bat Investigations at Cold Air Cave and Mt. Minsi Talus
Chenger J. 2005. Fall Bat Investigations at Cold Air Cave and Mt. Minsi Talus. Bat Conservation and Management Inc.
A combination of live-trapping and acoustic monitoring was used to assess the use and importance of Cold Air Cave and associated Mt. Minsi talus by overwintering bats. Over 150 bats of three species were captured, and an additional three species detected acoustically, over a 10 week sampling period encompassing the fall swarming season.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Chenger, John
- Date of Issue
- 2005-12
- Publisher
- Bat Conservation and Management Inc.
- Units
- DEWA
- Keywords
- Cave survey, Chiroptera (Bats), Eptesicus fuscus (Big Brown Bat), Lasiurus borealis (Red Bat), Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat), Mammalia (Mammals), Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Bat), Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-eared Bat), Pipistrellus subflavus (Eastern Pipistrelle), Vespertilionidae (Vespertillionid Bats)
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals