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Use of conifer stumps in clearcuts by bats and other vertebrates
Northwest science., Vol.77(1), pp.64-71
2003
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/916
Abstract
Although conifer stumps can constitute a large proportion of the volume of wood remaining in clearcuts, the amount and pattern of use of conifer stumps by bats and other vertebrates is poorly known. We made 18 168 observations of conifer stumps in four clearcuts to examine use of bark crevices on conifer stumps in clearcuts in western Oregon, USA. Use of bark crevices by vertebrates did not exceed 1.5% of the stumps searched during any survey with upper 95% confidence intervals not exceeding 5%. Ten species of vertebrates were observed using bark crevices, with the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) most often detected. Use of stumps by bats was primarily limited to long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis). Most stumps used by vertebrates were relatively large Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stumps located in open areas. Although bark crevices on conifer stumps in clearcuts provide habitat for some species of vertebrates they do not provide the breadth or long-term value as habitat for bats and other vertebrates as snags. Management of roost structures for bats, including the long-eared myotis, should focus on maintaining present and future availability of snags in an area.
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- Title
- Use of conifer stumps in clearcuts by bats and other vertebrates
- Creators
- David L. Waldien (Author)John P. Hayes (Author)Bryan E. Wright (Author)
- Publication Details
- Northwest science., Vol.77(1), pp.64-71
- Academic Unit
- Northwest Science
- Publisher
- WSU Press
- Identifiers
- 99900502720301842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article