Bat Activity Following Restoration Prescribed Burning in the Central Appalachian Upland and Riparian Habitats

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dc.contributor.authorAustin, Lauren V.en
dc.contributor.authorSilvis, Alexanderen
dc.contributor.authorFord, W. Marken
dc.contributor.authorMuthersbaugh, Michael S.en
dc.contributor.authorPowers, Karen E.en
dc.contributor.departmentFish and Wildlife Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-10T12:37:38Zen
dc.date.available2020-07-10T12:37:38Zen
dc.date.issued2018-04en
dc.description.abstractAfter decades of fire suppression in eastern North America, land managers now are prioritizing prescribed fire as a management tool to restore or maintain fire-adapted vegetation communities. However, in long-fire-suppressed landscapes, such as the central and southern Appalachians, it is unknown how bats will respond to prescribed fire in both riparian and upland forest habitats. To address these concerns, we conducted zero-crossing acoustic surveys of bat activity in burned, unburned, riparian, and non-riparian areas in the central Appalachians, Virginia, USA. Burn and riparian variables had model support (Delta AICc < 4) to explain activity of all bat species. Nonetheless, parameter estimates for these conditions were small and confidence intervals overlapped zero for all species, indicating effect sizes were marginal. Our results suggest that bats respond to fire differently between upland and riparian forest habitats, but overall, large landscape-level prescribed fire has a slightly positive to neutral impact on all bats species identified at our study site post-fire application.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesFunding was provided by the Joint Fire Science Program Grant #G14AC00316 through the US Geological Survey Cooperative Research Unit Program and National Park Service White-nose Syndrome Program Grant #P14AC01042 through the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit at Virginia Tech. Amanda Rhyne and Katie Patrum provided indispensable field assistance. We thank Steve and Carol Croy of the US Forest Service and Marek Smith and Laurel Schablein of The Nature Conservancy for burn history data and logistical support. The use of any trade, product, or firm names does not imply endorsement by the US government.en
dc.description.sponsorshipJoint Fire Science Program Grant through the US Geological Survey Cooperative Research Unit Program [G14AC00316]; National Park Service White-nose Syndrome Program Grant through the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit at Virginia Tech [P14AC01042]en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.eissn2162-4399en
dc.identifier.issn0885-8608en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/99326en
dc.identifier.volume38en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en
dc.subjectbatsen
dc.subjectcentral Appalachiansen
dc.subjectprescribed fireen
dc.subjectriparianen
dc.subjectuplanden
dc.titleBat Activity Following Restoration Prescribed Burning in the Central Appalachian Upland and Riparian Habitatsen
dc.title.serialNatural Areas Journalen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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