The influence of timber harvest on bat populations

Your paper on this topic should address influence of timber harvest on bats, based on influences on both roosting habitat and on activity areas.  You should consider the influences of clearcutting and of less intensive harvest techniques.

Your paper should cite the following papers and a minimum of 5 others:

Humes, M. L., J. P. Hayes, and M. W. Collopy.  1999.  Bat activity in thinned, unthinned, and old-growth forests in western Oregon.  Journal of Wildlife Management 63:553-561.

Krusic, R. A., M. Yamasaki, C. D. Neefus, and P. J. Pekins.  1996.  Bat habitat use in White Mountain National Forest.  Journal of Wildlife Management 60:625-631.

Waldien, D. L., J. P. Hayes, and E. B. Arnett.  2000.  Day-roosts of female long-eared myotis in western Oregon.  Journal of Wildlife Management 64:785-796.

 

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