Assessing the scope and severity of threats is necessary for evaluating impacts on
populations to inform conservation planning. Quantitative threat assessment often requires …

The northeastern and mid-Atlantic coasts of the United States are important summer
maternity habitat and seasonal migratory corridors for many species of bats. Additionally, the …

Working forests comprise a large proportion of forested landscapes in the southeastern
United States and are important to the conservation of bats, which rely on forests for roosting …

Insectivorous bats in temperate zones have evolved strategies such as migration or
hibernation to overcome challenges of reduced resource availability and increased energy …

Coal mining is an anthropogenic stressor that has impacted terrestrial and semi-aquatic
wildlife in the Appalachian Plateau since European settlement. Creation of grassland and …

The northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis was discovered in coastal North Carolina
in 2007. Work began in 2015 to document the species' distribution and behavior in eastern …

Prior to the introduction of white‐nose syndrome (WNS) to North America, temperate bats
were thought to remain within hibernacula throughout most of the winter. However, recent …

The expansion of renewable energy production, especially wind power, is one of the
cornerstones of our strategy for mitigating climate change. However, there is growing …

Research Highlights: Seasonal variation in environmental conditions coinciding with
reproductive and energetic demands might result in seasonal differences in species-specific …

The Sun, Energy & Climate Change is not a conventional climate change book, nor is it a
typical energy book. There is a deep correlation between energy and climate change, and …