Bats of the Savannah River Site and Vicinity

Bats of the Savannah River Site and Vicinity
Author: Michael A. Menzel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2003
Genre: Bats
ISBN:

The U.S. Department of Energygass Savannah River Site supports a diverse bat community. Nine species occur there regularly, including the eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus), southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius), evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis), Rafinesquegass big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii), silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans), eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis), Seminole bat (L. seminolus), hoary bat (L. cinereus), and big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus). There are extralimital capture records for two additional species: little brown bat (M. lucifigus) and northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius). Acoustical sampling has documented the presence of Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), but none has been captured. Among those species common to the Site, the southeastern myotis and Rafinesque's big-eared bat are listed in South Carolina as threatened and endangered, respectively. The presence of those two species, and a growing concern for the conservation of forest-dwelling bats, led to extensive and focused research on the Savannah River Site between 1996 and 2002. Summarizing this and other bat research, we provide species accounts that discuss morphology and distribution, roosting and foraging behaviors, home range characteristics, habitat relations, and reproductive biology. We also present information on conservation needs and rabies issues; and, finally, identification keys that may be useful wherever the bat species we describe are found.

Forest Science in the South

Forest Science in the South
Author: United States. Forest Service. Southern Research Station
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2003
Genre: Forests and forestry
ISBN:

Mammals of Alabama

Mammals of Alabama
Author: Troy L. Best
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2014-04-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0817357491

An identifiction guide to the mammals of Alabama.

Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape

Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape
Author: John Kilgo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2005-06-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

"This book tells the story of fifty years of restoration and management of the forested landscape of the Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile tract of land in the coastal plain of South Carolina that has been closed to the public for more than five decades. Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape presents for the first time a complete synthesis and summary of information on the Savannah River Site, providing a detailed portrait of the plant and animal populations and communities on the site and the effects on them of fifty years of management practices." -- WEBSITE.