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ASU hosts Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat working
group today in Student Union
Feb. 11, 2009 --
Dr. Tom Risch, Animal Ecology, is the local host, along with the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, of a three-day seminar taking place
at ASU. The seminar will examine mammal conservation, particularly that
of two species of bats, the Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat and the
Southeastern Myotis. Today's event, the Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat
working group, will meet in the Mockingbird Room, Student Union, from
1:30-3 p.m. and will feature various speakers in general session,
special presentations, and working sessions. For details, contact
Dr. Tom Risch via cell phone
at (870) 926-1917, or via e-mail at
trisch@astate.edu.
Please scroll down the page for Thursday's and Friday's detailed
schedules. Please click here to view
abstracts and poster session abstracts.
Meeting hosts are Dr. Tom Risch, Arkansas State University, Blake Sasse,
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and the Arkansas State University
Chapter of the Wildlife Society. This three-day event is sponsored by
financial contribution from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and
Arkansas State University's Environmental Sciences Program.
RAFINESQUE’S BIG-EARED BAT WORKING GROUP (RBEBWG)
3rd ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, Feb. 11
1:30 – 3:00 General Meeting of the RBEBWG
General Session (45 minutes)
• Welcome/Meeting Objectives/
Introductions
Alison McCartney, RBEBWG Chair,
alison_mccartney@blm.gov, Mary Kay Clark, RBEBWG Vice-Chair, mkclark141@aol.com
, Bree McMurray, RBEBWG Secretary,
Bree.McMurray@modot.mo.gov
• Member Reports/Updates
All participants
• 2010 Corynorhinus Symposium Preparation Update
Susan Loeb, Clemson University,
sloeb@clemson.edu
Special Presentations (45 minutes)
• Cavity Temperature of Water Tupelo Trees as a Possible Effect
on Roost Site Selection by Rafinesque Big-eared Bats
Chris L. Rice and Kim Marie Tolson, University of Louisiana at Monroe,
chrisrice44@yahoo.com
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Status Assessment Working Session
Shauna Ginger, USFWS,
shauna_ginger@fws.gov
3:00 – 3:15 Break (with refreshments)
3:15 – 5:00 Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat Conservation Working
Sessions
• Conceptual Model for Conservation Planning for Rafinesque’s Big-eared
Bat and the Southeastern Myotis, prepared by John W. Lamb, ATA
Conservation, john.lamb@arnold.af.mil,
presented by Mary K. Clark, Moonlight Consulting, Raleigh, NC
• Conservation Actions Working Session for Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat
and Southeastern Bat – break-out groups
Mylea Bayless, Bat Conservation International, mbayless@batcon.org and
Mary K. Clark
o Man-made structures (bridges, buildings): Survey, replacement designs,
maintenance, bridge inspection and access issues
o Cave and mine roosts: survey protocols, protection measures
o Research methods: species specific recommendations for surveys,
monitoring, marking, data acquisition, genetic sampling, etc., including
equipment recommendations if possible (e.g., bands).
Please note that events scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 12 and Friday,
Feb. 13, will take place in the Convocation Center, 217 Olympic Drive,
Auditorium and Meeting Room A.
Thursday, Feb. 12
Southeastern Bat Diversity Network Meeting (SBDN)
8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
SBDN Board of
Directors Meeting
Meeting Room A
11 a.m. –
5:30 p.m.
Registration
Auditorium Lobby
1– 1:15 p.m.
Welcome and
Introduction
Auditorium
1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Symposium
on winter forest bat ecology 1
1:15-1:30 p.m.
WINTER ECOLOGY OF BATS (THINK OUTSIDE THE CAVE).
L.W. Robbins. Department of Biology, Missouri State University,
Springfield, MO 65897Auditorium
1:30-1:45 p.m.
WINTER ECOLOGY OF EASTERN RED BATS IN MISSOURI.
J.R. Flinn,
B.M. Mormann, and L.W. Robbins. Department of Biology,
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897
1:45-2 p.m.
Winter Movements and Roost Site Selection of Eastern Red Bats in Central
Arkansas.
b. Reynolds,
T. Nupp, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR, 72801
2-2:15 p.m.
TORPID EASTERN RED BAT RESPONSES TO PRESCRIBED FIRE STIMULI.
J.T. Layne* and L.W. Robbins. Department of Biology, Missouri State
University, Springfield, MO 65897
2:15-2:30 p.m.
WINTER DAY-ROOST SELECTION BY MALE SEMINOLE (LASIURUS SEMINOLUS)
BATS ON A MANAGED PINE FOREST IN THE LOWER COASTAL PLAIN OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
C.D. Hein,
S.B. Castleberry, and K.V. Miller. ABR, Inc., Forest Grove, Oregon
97116 (CDH); Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources,
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 (SBC and KVM)
2:30 – 3 p.m.
Break
Auditorium Lobby
3 – 4 p.m.
Symposium
on winter forest bat ecology 2
Auditorium
3 – 3:15 p.m..
WINTER ECOLOGY OF SILVER-HAIRED BATS IN MISSOURI.
L.W. Robbins, J.R. Flinn, J.T. Layne and S.N. Dey.
Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897
3:15 –
3:30 p.m.
WINTER ROOST
SELECTION BY SILVER-HAIRED BATS IN
FORESTS OF ARKANSAS.
R.W. Perry, D.A. Saugey, B.G. Crump. Southern Research Station,
United States Forest Service, Hot Springs, AR 71902 (RWP). Ouachita
National Forest, United States Forest Service, Jessieville, AR
71949(DAS); Ouachita National Forest, United States Forest Service, Hot
Springs, AR 71902 (BGC)
3:30 –
3:45 p.m.
CAVITY TEMPERATURE OF WATER TUPELO (NYSSA AQUATICA)
TREES AS A POSSIBLE
EFFECT ON ROOST SITE SELECTION BY CORYNORHINUS RAFINESQUII
(RAFINESQUE’S BIG-EARED BAT)
*C.L. Rice and K.M. Tolson. Department of Biology,
College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Louisiana at Monroe,
Monroe, LA 71209
3:45 – 4 p.m.
Climatic factors influencing Tadarida brasiliensis
BRIDGE ROOST OCCUPANCY.
*J.N. Mink and D.S. Vodopich. Biology Department, Baylor
University, Waco, TX 76798
4–
5 p.m.
SBDN Business
Meeting
Auditorium
5 – 5:30 p.m.
Tour of ASU Mammal range and teaching facilities
7 – 10 p.m.
Social
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Friday, Feb. 13
Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the SE United States
8 – 12 a.m.
Registration
Auditorium Lobby
8 – 8:15 a.m.
Welcome
Auditorium
8:15 – 8:30
a.m.
Founders
Presentation
Auditorium
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Oral Presentations 1
Auditorium
8:30 – 8:45
a.m.
FORTY YEARS OF ARKANSAS BAT HISTORY.
M.J. Harvey, Department
of Biology, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN 38505
8:45 – 9
a.m.
USE OF BAT DETECTORS TO INFER HABITAT USE IN EVENING
BATS: AN EMPIRICAL
STUDY.
A.D. Morris,
D.A. Miller, and L.M. Conner. Joseph W. Jones Research Center
at Ichauway, Newton, GA 39870 (ADM & LMC); Timberlands Technology,
Weyerhaeuser Company, Columbus, MS 39704 (DAM)
9:15 –
9:30 a.m.
INFLUENCE OF PREY AVAILABILITY ON BAT ACTIVITY IN
COASTAL PLAIN MANAGED
PINE FOREST LANDSCAPES.
M.J. Bender*, S.B. Castleberry, D.A. Miller, and T.B. Wigley. Daniel
B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of
Georgia, Athens, GA (MJB and SBC); Weyerhaeuser Company (DAM); National
Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (TBW)
9:30 –
9:45 a.m.
FINDINGS OF RADIOTRACKING EFFORTS OF A MATERNAL
COLONY OF RAFINESQUE’S
BIG-EARED BATS (CORYNORHINUS RAFINESQUII) AT TRINITY RIVER NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE.
L.A.
Lomas, M.
Mora, M. Bayless, and L. Stuemke. Trinity River National Wildlife
Refuge, PO BOX 10015, Liberty, TX 77575 (LAL); Texas A&M University,
316 Nagle Hall, 2258 TAMU, Texas A&M University,
College Station, Texas 77845 (MM); Bat Conservation International, PO
BOX 162603, Austin, TX 78716 (MB); Stephen F. Austin State University,
East College at Raguet St., Box 6109, SFA Station, Nacogdoches,
TX 75962-6109 (LS)
9:45
– 10:15 a.m.
Poster Session
Meeting Room A
Break
Meeting Room A
10:15 a.m. – 12 Noon
Oral Presentations 2
Auditorium
10:15 – 10:30
a.m.
COARSE CORRELATES OF GROWTH AND DECLINE AT INDIANA
BAT HIBERNACULA:
1995-2005.
W.M. Ford,
S.M. Crimmins, A. King, D.C. Culver and J.L. Rodrigue. USDA Forest
Service, Northern Research Station, Parsons, WV 26278 (WMF and JLR);
Dept. of Forest Management, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
(SMC); USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Indiana Field Office,
Bloomington, IN 47403(AK); Dept. of Environmental Sciences, American
University, Washington, D.C. 20016 (DCC)
10:30 –
10:45 a.m.
INDIANA
BAT (MYOTIS SODALIS) SUMMER DISTRIBUTION AND ROOST ECOLOGY IN
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
J.M. O'Keefe,
S. Bosworth, and M. LaVoie. Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson
University, Clemson, SC 29634 (JMO); NC Wildlife Resources Commission,
current address Tyler, TX 75706 (SB); Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, Cherokee, NC 28719 (ML)
10:45 – 11 a.m.
ROOST TREE SELECTION BY INDIANA BATS (MYOTIS SODALIS) ON FORT
DRUM MILITARY INSTALLATION, NEW YORK.
K.A. Cunningham*, J.B. Johnson, C.A. Dobony, J.W. Edwards,
W.M. Ford, and J.L. Rodrigue. Division of Forestry, West Virginia
University, Morgantown WV 26505 (KAC, JBJ, and JWE); Natural Resources
Branch, Environmental Division, US Army, Fort Drum, NY 13602 (CAD); USDA
Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Box 404, Parsons, WV
262787 (WMF and JLR)
11 –
11:15 a.m.
RADIOTELEMETRY STUDY OF MYOTINE BATS IN TWO INDIANA BAT (MYOTIS
SODALIS) MATERNITY COLONIES IN KENTUCKY.
J.A. Hawkins, P.L. Sewell, M.W. Gumbert, Copperhead
Environmental Consulting, P.O. Box 73, Paint Lick, KY 40461
11:15 –
11:30 a.m.
ASSESSING THE STABILITY AND LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF ABANDONED MINES FOR
USE BY BATS.
J.C. Corcoran, T.C. Carter, and G.A. Feldhamer. Department
of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL 62901(JCC and
GAF); Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306
(TCC)
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.
DENSITY OF WHITE-TAILED DEER AT VICKSBURG NATIONAL
MILITARY
PARK.
T.R. Bomar* and R.E. Kissell, Jr., School of Forest Resources,
Arkansas Forest Resources Center, University of Arkansas, Monticello,
AR 71656
11:45 –
12 Noon
AN ESTIMATE OF POPULATION DENSITY OF WHITE-TAILED
DEER IN WESTERN
TENNESSEE UTILIZING AERIAL-THERMAL IMAGING.
J.S. Dennison*, R.E. Kissell, Jr., S.W. Stephenson, and M.L. Kennedy.
Department of Biology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152(JSD
and MLK); School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas,
Monticello, AR 71656 (REK); Milan Army Ammunition Plant, 2280 Highway
104 West, Milan, TN 38358 (SWS)
12 Noon –
1:30 p.m.
Lunch
On Your Own
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Oral Presentations 3
Auditorium
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
AN ESTIMATE OF POPULATION DENSITY FOR VIRGINIA OPOSSUMS (DIDELPHIS
VIRGINIANA) IN A SUBURBAN AREA OF WESTERN TENNESSEE. D.M.
Wolcott*, and M.L. Kennedy. Department of Biology, The
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
1:45 – 2 p.m.
Home range, Dispersal, and
survival of the ozark
pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius ozarkensis).
M.B. Connior*
and T.S. Risch. Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State
University, State University, AR 72467
2 – 2:15
p.m.
HABITAT HETEROGENEITY AND SPECIES RICHNESS: IS SPATIALSCALE A FACTOR?
J. Erin Fender*, M.L. Kennedy, G.D. Schnell, C.
Sánchez-Hernández, M. de Lourdes Romero-Almaraz, M.C. Wooten, and T.L.
Best. Ecological Research Center and Department of Biology, The
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 (JEF, MLK); Sam Noble Oklahoma
Museum of Natural History and Department of Zoology, University of
Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072 (GDS);Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de
Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70-153, Coyoacán,
México, D.F. 04510, México (CSH); Escuinapa No. 92 bis. Col. Pedregal de
Santo Domingo, C.P. 04360, México, D.F, México (MLR); Department of
Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 (MCW, TLB)
2:15 –
2:30 p.m.
NORTHERN MYOTIS ROOST TREE SELECTION IN A CENTRAL
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS HARDWOOD FOREST
SUBJECTED TO PRESCRIBED FIRE.
J.B. Johnson*, J.W. Edwards, and W.M. Ford. Division of
Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
26506 (JBJ and JWE); USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station,
Parsons, WV 26287 (WMF)
2:30 –
2:45 p.m.
DETERMINING RELATIVE AMOUNT OF ENERGY SAVINGS
DURING TORPOR FOR THREE
MYOTIS SPECIES.
T.J.
Sichmeller*,
T.C. Carter, and M. Hohmann. Department of Biology, Ball State
University, Muncie IN 47306-0440 (TJS and TCC); Engineering Research
Development Center-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Army
Corps of Engineers, Champaign, IL 61826-9005 (MH)
2:45 – 3 p.m.
Break
Auditorium Lobby
3 – 4:30 p.m.
Oral Presentations 4
Auditorium
3 – 3:15
p.m.
SOUTHEASTERN MYOTIS AND EASTERN PIPISTRELLE USE OF
ELONGATED AIRSTRIP CULVERTS IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
C.O.
Martin, A.S. McCartney, M.E. Like, and A.D. Magoun. Environmental
Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and development Center,
Vicksburg, MS 39180 (COM); Bureau of Land Management, Jackson, MS 39206
(ASM); Sphere 3 Environmental, Longview, TX 75604 (MEL)), Applied
Research and Analysis, Inc., Tallulah, LA 71284 (ADM)
3:15
– 3:30 p.m.
Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) aggregation behavior
in south Carolina.
M.B. Connior and T.S. Risch, Department of
Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, AR
72467
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
FIRST CAPTURE OF A NORTHERN YELLOW BAT IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
M.K. Clark and M.E. Frazer. Moonlight Consulting, 1612 Bayleaf
Trail, Raleigh NC 27614 (MKC); N. C. Department of Transportation,
Natural Environment Unit, 4701 Atlantic Ave, Ste 116 Raleigh, NC
27604 (MEF)
3:45 – 4
p.m.
Genetic structuring among hibernacula populations
of the endangered gray bat (Myotis
grisescens).
D.L. Lindsay, N.D. Barker, L.C. Ruff, M.D. Blake, and R.F. Lance.
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Environmental
Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS 39180
4 –
4:15 p.m.
HABITAT SUITABILITY AS A PREDICTOR OF AND BAT ABUNDANCE AT A PROPOSED
WIND ENERGY FACILITY.
A. Poe
and C. Sutter. Pandion Systems, Gainesville, FL 32601
4:15 –
4:30 p.m
WIND ENERGY BAT MORTALITY- LESSONS LEARNED FROM BIRD MORTALITY.
C. Sutter and A. Poe,
Pandion Systems,
Gainesville, FL 32601
4:30 –
4:45 p.m.
Awards, announcements, closing
Auditorium
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