Project Description: This project aims to increase bat survey effort to identify roost trees of Indiana and northern long-eared bats and examine habitat use and foraging ecology of bats within Morristown National Historical Park (MORR). Specifically, this project will: (1) identify additional bat roosting sites and foraging hotspots within MORR; (2) test the influence of vegetative structure and composition (native vs. invasive dominated areas); 3) link insect community with habitat structure; and 4) incorporate findings into the MORR bat habitat management guidelines. Public programming will also be delivered to engage visitors and educate them on bat ecology and ecosystem services provided by bats and bat conservation.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. Brooke Maslo, Rutgers University
Partner Institution: Rutgers University
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Robert Masson
Project Type: Research
Project Discipline: Natural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Biological (Ecology, Fish, Wildlife, Vegetation, T&E), Natural Hazards & Environmental Quality (NRDA)
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2022
Initial Funding Amount: $42,500.00
Federal Grant Number: P20AC00480
Location: Morristown National Historical Park
Products Associated with this Project:
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Photographs from this Project:
Eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii), with characteristic dark face ‘mask’.
Photo credit: Dr. Brooke Maslo
Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) with transmitter attached between its shoulder blades.
Photo credit: Dr. Brooke Maslo