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Fill CT, Allen CR, Benson JF, Twidwell D. Spatial and temporal activity patterns among sympatric tree-roosting bat species in an agriculturally dominated great plains landscape. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286621. [PMID: 37267398 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
Abstract
In agroecosystems, bats can provide a critical ecosystem service by consuming night-flying insect pests. However, many bats also face intense population pressures from human landscape modification, global change and novel diseases. To better understand the behavioral activity of different bat species with respect to space, time, habitat, and other bat species in this environment, we investigated species correlations in space and time over row crop agricultural fields. We used acoustic grids to document spatial and temporal co-occurrence or avoidance between bats and recorded eight species across the 10 field sites we sampled. All species significantly overlapped in two-dimensional space and displayed considerable temporal overlap during the night, yet often exhibited significantly different temporal activity patterns, suggesting fine scale partitioning behavior. Conversion of land to agriculture is likely to increase globally, making it critical to better understand how bat species interact with one another and the landscape to facilitate persistence in these human altered ecosystems.
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- Christopher T Fill
- Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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- School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Andersen BR, Geluso K. Roosts of Northern Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) at the Western Edge of the Great Plains. WEST N AM NATURALIST 2022. [DOI: 10.3398/064.082.0313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- Brett R. Andersen
- Department of Biology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849
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- Department of Biology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849
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Geluso K. Immediate Effects of a wildfire on Bats in a Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Forest. WEST N AM NATURALIST 2022. [DOI: 10.3398/064.082.0312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Keith Geluso
- Department of Biology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849
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Evening Bats (Nycticeius humeralis) Use Bird Nest Boxes as Day Roosts in Northeastern Arkansas. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 2022. [DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-187.1.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hale AM, Hein CD, Straw BR. Acoustic and Genetic Data Can Reduce Uncertainty Regarding Populations of Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Impacted by Wind Energy. Animals (Basel) 2021; 12:81. [PMID: 35011186 PMCID: PMC8749617 DOI: 10.3390/ani12010081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Wind turbine-related mortality may pose a population-level threat for migratory tree-roosting bats, such as the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) in North America. These species are dispersed within their range, making it impractical to estimate census populations size using traditional survey methods. Nonetheless, understanding population size and trends is essential for evaluating and mitigating risk from wind turbine mortality. Using various sampling techniques, including systematic acoustic sampling and genetic analyses, we argue that building a weight of evidence regarding bat population status and trends is possible to (1) assess the sustainability of mortality associated with wind turbines; (2) determine the level of mitigation required; and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation measures to ensure population viability for these species. Long-term, systematic data collection remains the most viable option for reducing uncertainty regarding population trends for migratory tree-roosting bats. We recommend collecting acoustic data using the statistically robust North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) protocols and that genetic diversity is monitored at repeated time intervals to show species trends. There are no short-term actions to resolve these population-level questions; however, we discuss opportunities for relatively short-term investments that will lead to long-term success in reducing uncertainty.
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- Amanda M. Hale
- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Arvada, CO 80007, USA;
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- Fort Collins Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA;
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Bat activity patterns relative to temporal and weather effects in a temperate coastal environment. Glob Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Roost Use and Movements of Northern Long-Eared Bats in a Southeast Nebraska Agricultural Landscape. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 2021. [DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-185.2.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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McAlpine DF, Bullied JL, Seymour PD. A Maternity Roost of Silver-Haired Bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) in New Brunswick: First Evidence of Parturition in Atlantic Canada. Northeast Nat (Steuben) 2021. [DOI: 10.1656/045.028.0107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Donald F. McAlpine
- Department of Natural History, New Brunswick Museum, 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, NB E2K 1E5, Canada
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- Fish and Wildlife Branch, Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development, Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre, PO Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1, Canada
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- Fish and Wildlife Branch, Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development, Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre, PO Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1, Canada
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Simonis MC, Brown BKG, Bahn V. Mobile Bat Acoustic Routes Indicate Cavity-Roosting Species Undergo Compensatory Changes in Community Composition Following White-Nose Syndrome. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2020.22.2.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Molly C. Simonis
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, 318W 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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Benedict RA, Chipps A, Heatwole R, Howell D, Mandi DA, Oblander A, Clough JR, Roush S. Geographic Distribution, Reproduction, and Seasonal Activity of Bats in Iowa. WEST N AM NATURALIST 2020. [DOI: 10.3398/064.080.0302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Russell A. Benedict
- Department of Biology, Central College, 812 University Street, Pella, IA 50219
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- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129
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- Department of Biology, Central College, 812 University Street, Pella, IA 50219
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- Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, IA 50319
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- Department of Biology, Central College, 812 University Street, Pella, IA 50219
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- Department of Biology, Central College, 812 University Street, Pella, IA 50219
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- Department of Biology, Central College, 812 University Street, Pella, IA 50219
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Solick DI, Barclay RMR, Bishop-Boros L, Hays QR, Lausen CL. Distributions of Eastern and Western Red Bats in Western North America. WEST N AM NATURALIST 2020. [DOI: 10.3398/064.080.0111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N1N4, Canada
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- Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Kaslo, British Columbia V0G1M0, Canada
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Perry RW. Migration and recent range expansion of Seminole bats (Lasiurus seminolus) in the United States. J Mammal 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Roger W Perry
- Southern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Hot Springs, AR, USA
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