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Susan Loeb, PhD

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Susan Loeb, PhD

Research Ecologist Emeritus

Southern Research Station

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Joseph L. Pettit, R. Justin DeRose, James H. Speer, Marilyn Kitchell, Dale Sparks, Susan Loeb, Joy M. O’Keefe. 2026. Tree roosts used by an endangered bat require almost a century to develop
Susan Loeb, Dorothy Brown, Jennifer Kindel, Lydia H. Moore, Kyle E. Shute, Eric A. Winters. 2026. Roosting Ecology of Northern Long-eared Bats in Coastal South Carolina
Susan Loeb, William C. Bridges, Eric Winters, Rebecca L. Brown, Jessica R. Anderson, Mack Ferrari, Jordyn R. Upton, Lisa M. Smith, Thomas C. McElroy, Andrew J. Edelman, Christopher T. Cornelison. 2025. Winter activity of tricolored bats in aboveground and subterranean hibernacula in the southeastern USA
Pallavi Sirajuddin, Susan Loeb, Eric Britzke, Brandon Peoples, David Jachowski, Thomas Tomasi. 2024. Winter torpor patterns of tricolored bats ( Perimyotis subflavus ) in the southeastern United States
Rebecca Brown, Susan Loeb, William Bridges, Shari Rodriguez, Christina Davy. 2024. Tricolored Bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) microsite use throughout hibernation
Bradley J. Udell, Bethany Rose Straw, Susan Loeb, Kathryn M. Irvine, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Cori L. Lausen, Jonathan D. Reichard, Jeremy T. H. Coleman, Paul M. Cryan, Winifred F. Frick, Brian E. Reichert. 2024. Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false‐positive N ‐mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends
Blaise Newman, Susan Loeb, David Jachowski. 2024. Thermally unstable roosts influence winter torpor patterns in a threatened bat species
Vanessa Rojas, Susan Loeb, Joy O'Keefe. 2023. Applying mobile acoustic surveys to model bat habitat use across sinuous routes.
Susan Loeb, Eric Winters. 2022. Changes in hibernating tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) roosting behavior in response to white‐nose syndrome
Sara P. Bombaci, Robin Russell, Michael J. St. Germain, Christopher A. Dobony, W. Mark Ford, Susan Loeb, David S. Jachowski. 2021. Context dependency of disease‐mediated competitive release in bat assemblages following white‐nose syndrome
Susan Loeb, Rachel V Blakey. 2021. Bats and fire: a global review
Blaise Newman, Susan Loeb, David S. Jachowski. 2021. Winter roosting ecology of tricolored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in trees and bridges
Kyle E. Shute, Susan Loeb, David S. Jachowski. 2021. Summer roosting ecology of the northern yellow bat and tri-colored bat in coastal South Carolina
Kyle E. Shute, Susan Loeb, David S. Jachowski. 2021. Seasonal Shifts in Nocturnal Habitat Use by Coastal Bat Species
Angela L. Larsen-Gray, Susan Loeb, Matina C. Kalcounis-Rueppell. 2021. Rodent population and community responses to experimental, large scale, long-term coarse woody debris manipulations
Tina L. Cheng, Jonathan D. Reichard, Jeremy T. H. Coleman, Ted Weller, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Brian E. Reichert, Alyssa B. Bennett, Hugh G. Broders, Joshua Campbell, Katherine Etchison, Daniel J. Feller, Richard Geboy, Traci Hemberger, Carl Herzog, Alan C. Hicks, Sandra Houghton, Jessica Humber, Joseph A. Kath, R. Andrew King, Susan Loeb, Ariane Massé, Katrina M. Morris, Holly Niederriter, Gerda Nordquist, Roger W. Perry, Richard T. Reynolds, D. Blake Sasse, Michael R. Scafini, Richard C. Stark, Craig W. Stihler, Steven C. Thomas, Gregory G. Turner, Shevenell Webb, Bradford J. Westrich, Winifred F. Frick. 2021. The scope and severity of white‐nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America
Brian E. Reichert, Mylea Bayless, Tina L. Cheng, Jeremy T. H. Coleman, Charles M. Francis, Winifred F. Frick, Benjamin S. Gotthold, Kathryn M. Irvine, Cori Lausen, Han Li, Susan Loeb, Jonathan D. Reichard, Thomas J. Rodhouse, Jordi L. Segers, Jeremy L. Siemers, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Ted Weller. 2021. NABat: A top-down, bottom-up solution to collaborative continental-scale monitoring
Susan Loeb. 2020. Qualitative synthesis of temperate bat responses to silvicultural treatments—where do we go from here?
Susan Loeb, Brooke A. Hines, Michael P. Armstrong, Stanley J. Zarnoch. 2019. Effects of omnidirectional microphone placement and survey period on bat echolocation call quality and detection probabilities
Benjamin D. Neece, Susan Loeb, David S. Jachowski. 2019. Implementing and assessing the efficacy of the North American Bat Monitoring Program
Katherine Teets, Susan Loeb, David Jachowski. 2019. Detection probability of bats using active versus passive monitoring.
Joy M. O’Keefe, Joseph L. Pettit, Susan Loeb, William H. Stiver. 2019. White-nose syndrome dramatically altered the summer bat assemblage in a temperate southern Appalachian forest
Leanne K.L. Burns, Susan Loeb, William C. Bridges. 2019. Effects of fire and its severity on occupancy of bats in mixed pine-oak forests
Vanessa Rojas, Susan Loeb, Joy M. O’Keefe. 2018. False-positive occupancy models produce less-biased occupancy estimates for a rare and elusive bat species
Benjamin D. Neece, Susan Loeb, David S. Jachowski. 2018. Variation in regional and landscape effects on occupancy of temperate bats in the southeastern U.S.
Brian Reichert, Cori Lausen, Susan Loeb, Ted Weller, Ryan Allen, Eric Britzke, Tara Hohoff, Jeremy Siemers, Braden Burkholder, Carl Herzog, Michelle Verant. 2018. A guide to processing bat acoustic data for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)
Susan Loeb, Patrick G. R. Jodice. 2018. Activity of southeastern bats along sandstone cliffs used for rock climbing
Slayton W. Hazard-Daniel, Patrick Hiesl, Susan Loeb, Thomas J. Straka. 2017. An incremental economic analysis of establishing early successional habitat for biodiversity
Vanessa G. Rojas, Joy M. O'Keefe, Susan Loeb. 2017. Baseline capture rates and roosting habits of Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-Eared Bat) prior to white-nose syndrome detection in the southern Appalachians
Jonathan D. Brooks, Susan Loeb, Patrick D. Gerard. 2017. Effect of forest opening characteristics, prey abundance, and environmental factors on bat activity in the southern Appalachians
Susan Loeb. 2017. Adaptive response to land-use history and roost selection by Rafinesque’s big-eared bats
W.F. Frick, E.F. Baerwald, J.F. Pollock, R.M.R. Barclay, J.A. Szymanski, Ted Weller, A.L. Russell, Susan Loeb, R.A. Medellin, L.P. McGuire. 2017. Fatalities at wind turbines may threaten population viability of a migratory bat
Joy M. O'Keefe, Susan Loeb. 2017. Indiana bats roost in ephemeral, fire-dependent pine snags in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA
K.R. Hammond, J.M. O’Keefe, S.P. Aldrich, Susan Loeb. 2016. A presence-only model of suitable roosting habitat for the endangered Indiana bat in the southern Appalachians
Jessica S. Lucas, Susan Loeb, Patrick G. R. Jodice. 2015. Roost selection by rafinesque's big-eared bats ( Corynorhinus rafinesquii ) in a pristine habitat at three spatial scales
Susan Loeb, Thomas J. Rodhouse, Laura E. Ellison, Cori L. Lausen, Jonathan D. Reichard, Kathryn M. Irvine, Thomas E. Ingersoll, Jeremy T.H. Coleman, Wayne E. Thogmartin, John R. Sauer, Charles M. Francis, Mylea L. Bayless, Thomas R. Stanley, Douglas H. Johnson. 2015. A plan for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)
Joy M. O’Keefe, Susan Loeb, Hoke S. Hill Jr., J. Drew Lanham. 2014. Quantifying clutter: A comparison of four methods and their relationship to bat detection
Susan Loeb, Joy O'Keefe. 2014. Indiana bats, northern long-eared bats, and prescribed fire in the Appalachians: challenges and considerations.
Susan Loeb, Eric Winters, Marion E. Glaser, Marian L. Snively, Kevin S. Laves, Jessica K. Ilse. 2014. Observations of little myotis (myotis Lucifugus) habitat associations and activity in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska
Katie H. Greenberg, Roger W. Perry, Kathleen Franzreb, Susan Loeb, Daniel Saenz, Craig Rudolph, Eric Winters, E.M. Fucik, M.A. Kwiatkowski, B.R. Parresol, J.D. Austin, G.W. Tanner. 2014. Climate change and wildlife in the southern United States: potential effects and management options
Susan Loeb. 2013. One fell swoop
E.R. Britzke, Susan Loeb, C.S. Romanek, K.A. Hobson, M.J. Vonhof. 2013. Variation in catchment areas of Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) hibernacula inferred from stable hydrogen (δ²H) isotope analysis.
Susan Loeb, Eric Winters. 2013. Indiana bat summer maternity distribution: effects of current and future climates
Stacy Byrd, Kathleen Franzreb, Katie H. Greenberg, Tara L. Keyser, Susan Loeb, David Loftis, Henry McNab, Joy M. O'Keefe, Callie Schweitzer, Marty Spetich. 2012. Researching effects of prescribed fire in hardwood forests
Sybill K. Amelon, Robert Brooks, Jessie Glaeser, Megan M. Friggens, Daniel Lindner, Susan Loeb, Ann M. Lynch, Drew Minnis, Roger W. Perry, Mary M. Rowland, Monica Tomosy, Ted Weller. 2012. U.S. Forest Service Research and Development (USFS R/D) national science strategy on White Nose Syndrome (WNS)
Susan Loeb, Shawna L. Reid, Donald J. Lipscomb. 2012. Habitat and Landscape Correlates of Southern Flying Squirrel Use of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Clusters
Susan Loeb, Joy O'Keefe. 2011. Chapter 10 Bats and Gaps: The Role of Early Successional Patches in the Roosting and Foraging Ecology of Bats
Susan Loeb, Michael J. Lacki, Darren A. Miller. 2011. Conservation and management of eastern big-eared bats: a symposium
Travis M. Hinkelman, John L. Orrock, Susan Loeb. 2011. Effect of downed woody debris on small mammal anti-predator behavior
E. Britzke, B. Slack, M Armstrong, Susan Loeb. 2010. Effects of Orientation and Weatherproofing on the Detection of Bat Echolocation Calls
Susan Loeb, E. Britzke. 2010. Intra- and interspecific responses to Rafinesque’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) social calls
James Hanula, Dale Wade, Joseph O'Brien, Susan Loeb. 2009. Ground-dwelling arthropod association with coarse woody debris following long-term dormant season prescribed burning in the longleaf pine flatwoods of North Florida
Frances M. Bennett, Susan Loeb, Mary S. Bunch. 2009. Use and selection of bridges as day roosts by Rafineque’s big-eared bats
James Hanula, D.D. Wade, Joseph J. O'Brien, Susan Loeb. 2009. Ground-dwelling arthropod association with coarse woody debris following long-term dormant season prescribed burning in the longleaf pine flatwoods of north Florida
Eric R. Britzke, Susan Loeb, Keith A. Hobson, Christopher S. Romanek, Maarten J. Vonhof. 2009. Using hydrogen isotopes to assign origins of bats in the eastern United States
Joy M. O'Keefe, Susan Loeb, J. Drew Lanham, Hoke S. Jr. Hill. 2009. Macrohabitat factors affect day roost selection by eastern red bats and eastern pipstrelles in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA
Susan Loeb, Christopher J. Post, Steven T. Hall. 2009. Relationship between urbanization and bat community structure in national parks of the southeastern U.S.
Susan Loeb, Thomas A. Waldrop. 2008. Bat activity in relation to fire and fire surrogate treatments in southern pine stands
Frances M. Bennett, Susan Loeb, Mary S. Bunch, William W. Bowerman. 2008. Use and selection of bridges as day roosts by rafinesque's big-eared bats
Travis M. Hinkelman, Susan Loeb. 2007. Effect of woody debris abundance on daytime refuge use by cotton mice
Susan Loeb, Joy M. O'Keefe. 2006. Habitat use by forest bats in South Carolina in relation to local, stand, and landscape characteristics
Susan Loeb, Lynn D. Wike, John J. Mayer, Brent J. Danielson. 2005. Nongame mammals
Kevin S. Laves, Susan Loeb. 2005. Differential estimates of southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) population structure based on capture method
Susan Loeb, Deanna L. Ruth. 2004. Seasonal use of red-cockaded woodpecker cavities by southern flying squirrels
Robert G. Hooper, William E. Taylor, Susan Loeb. 2004. Long-term efficacy of artificial cavities for red-cockaded woodpeckers: Lessons learned from hurricane Hugo
Rod Sallee, Wayne Owen, Karen Kenna, Gary Kauffman, Marla R. Emery, Tony Johnson, Phil Araman, Dan Stratton, Ray Sheffield, Vic Rudis, Susan Loeb, David White, Jim Chamberlain. 2004. Special Forest Products: A Southern Strategy for Research & Technology Transfer
Thomas S. Risch, Susan Loeb. 2004. Monitoring interactions between red-cockaded woodpeckers and southern flying squirrels
Christopher Asaro, Susan Loeb, James Hanula. 2003. Cone consumption by southeastern fox squirrels: A potential basis for clonal preferences in a loblolly and slash pine seed orchard
Eric R. Britzke, Michael J. Harvey, Susan Loeb. 2003. Indiana Bat, Myotis Sodalis, Maternity Roosts in the Southern United States
Susan Loeb, Gregg Chapman, Theodore R. Ridley. 2001. Sampling small mammals in southeastern forests: the importance of trapping in trees
James Hanula, Donald Lipscomb, Kathleen Franzreb, Susan Loeb. 2000. Diet of nestling red-cockaded woodpeckers at three locations
Susan Loeb, Frank H. Tainter, Efren Cázares. 2000. Habitat associations of hypogeous fungi in the Southern Appalachians: implications for the endangered northern flying squirrel (Glaycomys sabrinus coloratus)
Susan Loeb. 1999. Responses of small mammals to coarse woody debris in a southeastern pine forest
Kevin S. Laves, Susan Loeb. 1999. Effects of southern flying squirrels Glaucomys volans on red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis reproductive success
Susan Loeb, Michael R. Lennartz, Robert C. Szaro. 1998. The role of fish, wildlife, and plant research in ecosystem management
Susan Loeb, Robert G. Hooper. 1997. An experimental test of interspecific competition for red-cockaded woodpecker cavities
Mark D. Yates, Susan Loeb, David C. Guynn. 1997. The effect of habitat patch size on small mammal populations
Susan Loeb. 1996. Effectiveness of flying squirrel excluder devices on red-cockaded woodpecker cavities
John W. Edwards, Susan Loeb, David C. Guynn. 1994. Use of Multiple Regression and Use-Availability Analyses in Determining Habitat Selection by Gray Squirrels (Sciurus Carolinensis)
John W. Edwards, David C. Guynn, Susan Loeb. 1993. Seasonal Mast Availability for Wildlife in the Piedmont Region of Georgia
Susan Loeb, William D. Pepper, Arlene T. Doyle. 1992. Habitat Characteristics of Active and Abandoned Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Colonies

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

Newman B.A., Loeb S. C., Jachowski, D.S. 2024. Thermally unstable roosts influence winter torpor patterns in a threatened bat species. Conserveration Physiology 12(1): coae014;doi:10.1093/conphys/coae014.

University of California, Davis, Ph.D., Ecology, 1987
University of California, Davis, M.S., Ecology, 1981
Stanford University, B.A., Human Biology, 1976

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