Roost tree selection by maternal colonies of northern long-eared myotis in an intensively managed forest

Sheldon F. Owen; Michael A. Menzel; Mark Ford; John W. Edwards; Brian R. Chapman; Karl V. Miller; Petra B. Wood

doi:10.2737/NE-GTR-292

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Roost tree selection by maternal colonies of northern long-eared myotis in an intensively managed forest

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Authors:

Sheldon F. Owen, Michael A. Menzel, Mark Ford, John W. Edwards, Brian R. Chapman, Karl V. Miller, Petra B. Wood

Year:

2002

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-GTR-292

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-292. Newtown Square, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.

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Abstract

Presents data on the tree-roosting ecology of female northern long-eard myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) in managed hardwood forests in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia

Keywords

black locust, cavities, Robinia pseudoacacia, roost snag

Citation

Owen, Sheldon F.; Menzel, Michael A.; Ford, W. Mark; Edwards, John W.; Chapman, Brian R.; Miller, Karl V.; Wood, Petra B. 2002. Roost tree selection by maternal colonies of northern long-eared myotis in an intensively managed forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-292. Newtown Square, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.