Abstract
Prescribed fires are a forest management tool used to improve natural areas for a variety of benefits including increased plant diversity, reduced competition for desired species, decreased fuel loads, and improved wildlife habitat. The post-fire results in landscapes have shown positive benefits for bat populations. However, prescribed fires set in the winter may cause direct mortality of eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) populations that use leaf litter for roosting during periods of colder (10◦C to provide eastern red bats with a better chance to passively rewarm and react to an approaching fire.
Department(s)
Biology
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/f12101347
Rights Information
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords
Eastern red bat, Forest management, Lasiurus borealis, Missouri, Prescribed fire, Torpor, Winter
Publication Date
10-1-2021
Recommended Citation
Layne, Jason T., Dana Green, Anna Scesny, and Lynn W. Robbins. "Eastern Red Bat Responses to Fire during Winter Torpor." Forests 12, no. 10 (2021): 1347.
Journal Title
Forests
