Selection of Building Roosts by Mexican Free-Tailed Bats (<i>Tadarida brasiliensis</i>) in an Urban Area

Li, Han; Wilkins, Kenneth T.

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“…We found a positive relationship between T. brasiliensis and urban land cover, as expected. T. brasiliensis uses various man‐made structures as roosts in urban environments and has the potential to roost in large colonies (Davis, Herreid, & Short, ; Fraze & Wilkins, ; Li & Wilkins, ; Wilkins, ). The pattern we found is consistent with other studies of T. brasiliensis and urbanization.…”

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“…In addition to water quality, bats respond to urbanization in a species-specific manner (Russo & Ancillotto, 2015). Urban habitats can provide roosts (e.g., Lausen & Barclay, 2006;Li & Wilkins, 2015;Neubaum, Wilson, & O'shea, 2007), food sources (e.g., Rydell, 1992;Williams, Mcdonnell, Phelan, Keim, & Van Der Ree, 2006), and drinking water sources (e.g., Bowles, Heideman, & Erickson, 1990;Razgour et al, 2010;Russo, Cistrone, & Jones, 2012). Many studies have shown that E. fuscus prefers urban downtown areas where it uses urban roosts (Duchamp, Sparks, & Whitaker, 2004;Li & Wilkins, 2014;Neubaum et al, 2007;Williams & Brittingham, 1997).…”

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Separating the effects of water quality and urbanization on temperate insectivorous bats at the landscape scale

Kalcounis‐Rueppell

2017

Ecology and Evolution

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Many local scale studies have shown that bats respond to water quality degradation or urbanization in a species‐specific manner. However, few have separated the effects of urbanization versus water quality degradation on bats, in single city or single watershed case studies. Across North Carolina, USA, we used the standardized North American Bat Monitoring Program mobile transect protocol to survey bat activity in 2015 and 2016 at 41 sites. We collected statewide water quality and urban land cover data to disentangle the effects of urbanization and water quality degradation on bats at the landscape scale. We found that statewide, water quality degradation and urbanization were not correlated. We found that bats responded to water quality degradation and urbanization independently at the landscape scale. Eptesicus fuscus and Lasiurus cinereus negatively responded to water quality degradation. Lasiurus borealis and Perimyotis subflavus positively responded to water quality degradation. Lasionycteris noctivagans did not respond to water quality degradation but was more active in more urbanized areas. Tadarida brasiliensis positively responded to urbanization and was less active in areas with degraded water quality. We show that bat–water quality relationships found at the local scale are evident at a landscape scale. We confirm that bats are useful bioindicators for both urbanization and water quality degradation. We suggest that water quality can be used to predict the presence of bat species of conservation concern, such as P. subflavus, in areas where it has not been studied locally.

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“…Buildings used by bats have been found to have warmer and darker roost site conditions relative to unused buildings (Entwistle et al , Williams and Brittingham , Lausen and Barclay , Neubaum et al ). Researchers have also identified attributes of buildings selected for roosting by bats, including building age, height, construction materials, structural complexity, and accessibility for bats due to damage or disrepair (Entwistle et al , Williams and Brittingham , Neubaum et al , Mazurska and Ruczyński , Li and Wilkins ). Anthropogenic factors, such as urbanization and disturbance by people, may decrease site suitability (Neubaum et al , De Boer et al , Li and Wilkins ).…”

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“…Researchers have also identified attributes of buildings selected for roosting by bats, including building age, height, construction materials, structural complexity, and accessibility for bats due to damage or disrepair (Entwistle et al , Williams and Brittingham , Neubaum et al , Mazurska and Ruczyński , Li and Wilkins ). Anthropogenic factors, such as urbanization and disturbance by people, may decrease site suitability (Neubaum et al , De Boer et al , Li and Wilkins ). Similarly, the presence of roads may pose a risk to bats through collisions with vehicles or barriers to movement (Fensome and Mathews ).…”

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“…Similarly, the presence of roads may pose a risk to bats through collisions with vehicles or barriers to movement (Fensome and Mathews ). Landscape‐scale studies of building and natural roosts have found a preference for sites associated with woodlands, water sources, and wetlands (Entwistle et al , Neubaum et al , Lookingbill et al , Dixon , Li and Wilkins ).…”

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Roost selection by bats in buildings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Bats roosting in buildings are a challenge for wildlife managers because of their conservation needs, capacity to transmit disease, and potential to damage structures. An understanding of roost selection by bats in buildings is important for effective management but was lacking in the southeastern United States. During 2015 and 2016, we surveyed 140 buildings in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, USA for bats, identifying 48 roost sites and detecting 5 species. We compared the microclimate conditions, building features, and habitat patch characteristics of buildings used and unused by bats using an information-theoretic approach. Averaged parameter estimates from logistic regression models developed with survey data indicated bat presence was more likely in old buildings with dark conditions surrounded by low road density. Of all roost buildings surveyed, 65.9% were accessed regularly by tourists and 68.2% were managed as historical structures. We present alternative management strategies that may be implemented to ensure human health and safety and preserve historical sites while protecting bats during the reproductive period. Ó 2017 The Wildlife Society.

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Are Molossid Bats Behaviourally Preadapted to Urban Environments? Insights from Foraging, Echolocation, Social, and Roosting Behaviour

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Selection of Building Roosts by Mexican Free-Tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) in an Urban Area

Cited by 17 publications

References 49 publications

Separating the effects of water quality and urbanization on temperate insectivorous bats at the landscape scale

Separating the effects of water quality and urbanization on temperate insectivorous bats at the landscape scale

Roost selection by bats in buildings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Are Molossid Bats Behaviourally Preadapted to Urban Environments? Insights from Foraging, Echolocation, Social, and Roosting Behaviour

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