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Hawaiian hoary bat roost tree metrics, Hawaii Island 2018-2019

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2018-07-10
End Date
2019-09-17

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Montoya-Aiona, K., Calderon, F., Casler, S., Courtot, K., Gorresen, P.M., and Hoeh, J., 2020, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian hoary bat roosting ecology and detection 2018-2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9R95UYT.

Summary

Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) were captured at multiple locations on the east side of Hawaii Island from May 2018 through September 2019. Radio transmitters were affixed to captured bats and, when possible, radio telemetry was used to locate bats in trees used for day-roosts. A total of 23 bat day-roosts were identified to tree and used by 18 bats (10 male; 8 female; 17 adult; 1 juvenile). Three maternity roosts were confirmed. One maternity roost was determined to be a bat that was not captured or radio-tagged but was visually located in a roost tree that was also in use by a radio-tagged bat. During the period of monitoring of telemetered bats (less than one month), multiple roosts were located for five bats. Twelve [...]

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The Hawaii Endangered Species Recovery Committee has identified research on distribution and trends, habitat suitability, and take monitoring among priority information needed to inform best management actions for the endangered Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus). We located and characterized roost tree locations in a variety of habitat types, on the east side of the island of Hawaii, to provide much needed new information on this species’ use of roost trees including timber species.

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