Bats and fire: a global review

SC Loeb, RV Blakey - Fire Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Background Bats are important components of forested ecosystems and are found in forests
worldwide. Consequently, they often interact with fire. Previous reviews of the effects of fire …

Burn regime matters: a review of the effects of prescribed fire on vertebrates in the longleaf pine ecosystem

AK Darracq, WW Boone IV, RA McCleery - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A clear understanding of how management influences vertebrate biodiversity is critical for
the conservation of rare ecosystems, such as the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem …

Loss of potential bat habitat following a severe wildfire: a model-based rapid assessment

L Bosso, L Ancillotto, S Smeraldo… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Fire is a major disturbance that affects ecological communities, and when fire events
increase in frequency or extent, they may jeopardise biodiversity. Although long-term studies …

Ecological value of retaining pyrophytic oaks in longleaf pine ecosystems

JK Hiers, JR Walters, RJ Mitchell… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Species intolerant to fire, defined as lacking adaptations needed to establish dominance in a
frequently burned landscape, are found within fire‐prone ecosystems globally. Such species …

Bats in a changing landscape: Linking occupancy and traits of a diverse montane bat community to fire regime

RV Blakey, EB Webb, DC Kesler… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires are increasing in incidence and severity across coniferous forests of the western
United States, leading to changes in forest structure and wildlife habitats. Knowledge of how …

Bat response to prescribed fire and overstory thinning in hardwood forest on the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee

MR Cox, EV Willcox, PD Keyser… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Across the Southeastern US, including the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee, prescribed
fire and overstory thinning are being used to restore areas of closed-canopy hardwood …

Bat response to differing fire severity in mixed-conifer forest California, USA

MR Buchalski, JB Fontaine, PA Heady III, JP Hayes… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Wildlife response to natural disturbances such as fire is of conservation concern to
managers, policy makers, and scientists, yet information is scant beyond a few well-studied …

Relationships between bat occupancy and habitat and landscape structure along a savanna, woodland, forest gradient in the Missouri Ozarks

CA Starbuck, SK Amelon… - Wildlife Society …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many land‐management agencies are restoring savannas and woodlands using prescribed
fire and forest thinning, and information is needed on how wildlife species respond to these …

Effects of historic wildfire and prescribed fire on site occupancy of bats in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA

LV Austin, A Silvis, W Mark Ford, KE Powers - Journal of Forestry …, 2020 - Springer
Given the likelihood of regional extirpation of several once-common bat species in eastern
North America from white-nose syndrome, it is critical that the impacts of forest management …

The response of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) to habitat modification in a neotropical savannah

HFM de Oliveira, NF de Camargo… - Tropical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) is a biodiversity hotspot with high deforestation rates that
lead to extensive habitat changes, especially around protected areas (PAs). In our study, we …