Lacki / Hayes / Kurta Bats in Forests

Conservation and Management
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8018-9168-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Although bats are often thought of as cave dwellers, many species depend on forests for all or part of the year. Of the 45 species of bats in North America, more than half depend on forests, using the bark of trees, tree cavities, or canopy foliage as roosting sites. Over the past two decades it has become increasingly clear that bat conservation and management are strongly linked to the health of forests within their range.

Initially driven by concern for endangered species—the Indiana bat, for example—forest ecologists, timber managers, government agencies, and conservation organizations have been altering management plans and silvicultural practices to better accommodate bat species. Bats in Forests presents the work of a variety of experts who address many aspects of the ecology and conservation of bats. The chapter authors describe bat behavior, including the selection of roosts, foraging patterns, and seasonal migration as they relate to forests. They also discuss forest management and its influence on bat habitat. Both public lands and privately owned forests are considered, as well as techniques for monitoring bat populations and activity.

The important role bats play in the ecology of forests—from control of insects to nutrient recycling—is revealed by a number of authors. Bat ecologists, bat conservationists, forest ecologists, and forest managers will find in this book an indispensable synthesis of the topics that concern them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lacki, Michael J.

Hayes, John P.

Kurta, Allen

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Chapter 1. Bats in Forests: What we Know and What we Need to Learn
Chapter 2. Ecology and Behavior of Bats Roosting in Tree Cavities and Under Bark
Chapter 3. Behavior and Day-Roosting Ecology of North American Foliage-Roosting Bats
Chapter 4. Foraging Ecology of Bats in Forests
Chapter 5. Importance of Night Roosts to the Ecology of Bats
Chapter 6. Migration and Use of Autumn, Winter, and Spring Rootsts by Tree Bats
Chapter 7. Silvicultural Practices and Management of Habitat For Bats
Chapter 8. Silvicultural Pratices and Management of Habitat For Bats
Chapter 9. Ecological Consideration for Landscape-Level Management of Bats
Chapter 10. Assessing Population Status of Bats in Forests: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 11. Planning for Bats on Forest Industry Lands in North America
Author Index
Species Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hayes, John P.
John P. Hayes is a professor and chair of wildlife ecology and conservation at the University of Florida.

Lacki, Michael J.
Michael J. Lacki is a professor of forestry at the University of Kentucky.

Kurta, Allen
Allen Kurta is a professor of biology at Eastern Michigan University.

Michael J. Lacki is a professor of forestry at the University of Kentucky. John P. Hayes is a professor and chair of wildlife ecology and conservation at the University of Florida. Allen Kurta is a professor of biology at Eastern Michigan University.