Content Description
Abstract: There has been increasing concern about declining bat populations in the United States and a large proportion of the U.S. bat fauna has been categorized as Species of Concern or listed as Endangered. However, there has been no single effort to synthesize and evaluate the relatively fragmented information on the topic of bat population changes. Since 1995, the Midcontinent Ecological Science Center (MESC) has been working to compile, review, and synthesize existing information on the status of bat populations in the United States and Trust Territories. The result of these efforts is the Bat Population Database (BPD).
Purpose: The primary objectives of the Bat Populations Database are: (1) to develop a complete a database which incorporates as much of the existing information on bat populations of the U.S. and Trust Territories as possible; (2) to provide a basis for the statistical analysis of bat population trends and the design of future bat population monitoring programs; and, (3) to serve the database on the internet for use by various management agencies and organizations.
Content Status
Progress: Complete
Update Frequency: As needed
Content Keywords
Theme Keywords: None, populations, conservation, colonies, location, bats, Antrozous, Artibeus, Brachyphylla, Choeronycteris, Corynorhinus, Diphylla, Emballonura, Eptesicus, Erophylla, Euderma, Eumops, Idionycteris, Lasionycteris, Lasiurus, Leptonycteris, Macrotus, Molossus, Monophyllus, Mormoops, Myotis, Noctilio, Notopteris, Nycticeius, Nyctinomops, Pipistrellus, Pteronotus, Pteropus, Stenoderma, Tadarida
Place Keywords: United States, US