Bat species using water sources in pinyon-juniper woodlands

Abstract

Much is yet to be learned about the importance of bats in Southwestern ecosystems, their ecological requirements, and how habitats should be managed to sustain these important species. A first step towards these goals is to determine what species exist in different habitats and across what geographic ranges. The objective of this study was to identify the bat species which use pinyon-juniper habitats of the Middle Rio Grande Basin. Ten pinyon-juniper sites with permanent water on the Cibola National Forest were mist netted four times from May to September 1995. Sixteen bat species were captured from the 10 sites. The number of sites a species was captured at and frequency of capture varied according to species.

Parent Publication

• Desired future conditions for Southwestern riparian ecosystems: Bringing interests and concerns together

Citation

Chung-MacCoubrey, Alice. 1996. Bat species using water sources in pinyon-juniper woodlands. In: Shaw, Douglas W.; Finch, Deborah M., tech coords. Desired future conditions for Southwestern riparian ecosystems: Bringing interests and concerns together. 1995 Sept. 18-22, 1995; Albuquerque, NM. General Technical Report RM-GTR-272. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 168-170.