Description
Occurrence records for bats captured in mist nets at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado, as well as parks and open spaces and structures within Fort Collins, Colorado during the 1997 and 1998 field seasons (May-September). We used mist nets to capture bats and to 1) determine local species richness and relative abundance, 2) establish roosting habits and locations , and 3) collect bats to evaluate organochlorine contaminant levels in local bats. USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). There were both observation and specimen records.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 212 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Everette, A.L., T.J. O'Shea, L.E. Ellison, L.A. Stone, and J.L. McCance. 2001. Bat use of a high-plains urban wildlife refuge. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 29(3): 967-973.
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is United States Geological Survey. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: e1d6517b-a0fd-4e7a-851e-74cdf6087c12. United States Geological Survey publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.
Keywords
Metadata; activity; bats; big brown bat; habitat use; prairie; roosts; urban wildlife; Observation; specimen
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Geographic Coverage
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado, as well as parks and open spaces and structures within Fort Collins, Colorado.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [39.75, -105.26], North East [40.63, -104.8] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Vespertine bats.
| Order | Chiroptera |
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| Species | Eptesicus fuscus (big brown bat), Lasiurus cinereus (hoary bat), Lasionycteris noctivagans (silver-haired bat), Myotis thysanodes (fringed myotis), Myotis ciliolabrum (western small-footed bat), Myotis volans (long-legged myotis) |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1997-01-01 / 1998-01-01 |
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Project Data
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| Title | Bat use of a high-plains urban wildlife refuge |
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| Funding | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Study Area Description | FWS Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMA) is 16 km northeast of Denver, Colorado, at Commerce City in Adams County, with an elevation of 1,600 m. Topography: flat to generally rolling, with no caves, mines, cliffs or rocky outcrops that could harbor bat roosts. Vegetation: remnant short-grass prairie or non-native grassland, with small, sparsely scattered cottonwood (Populus sargentii) groves. RMA was undergoing remediation from past use as a chemical production site, primarily in a core area near the center of the refuge. This was the largest urban wildlife refuge in the US system. |
| Design Description | Bats were captured in mist nests to radiotag and determine species richness, relative abundance, and reproductive status. Nets were set along drainage canals, across small ponds and edges of lakes, and perpendicular to patches of treees and shrubs; all were set at or near ground or water level. The nets were set from sunset to midnight and monitored continuously. |
The personnel involved in the project:
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Sampling Methods
Nets were set along drainage canals, across small ponds and edges of lakes, and perpendicular to patches of treees and shrubs; all were set at or near ground or water level. The nets were set from sunset to midnight and monitored continuously.
| Study Extent | In 1997 and 1998, we used mist nets to capture bats and to 1) determine local species richness and relative abundance, 2) establish roosting habits and locations , and 3) collect bats to evaluate organochlorine contaminant levels in local bats. |
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| Quality Control | We reviewed and verified that the values used in the dataset represent the correct range of values (e.g., sex=male or female). All data was reviewed for completeness and accuracy prior to publishing the results. A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted. A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the data set has not been conducted. |
Method step description:
- Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
Additional Metadata
Although some specimens were collected, that detailed information is not provided here.
| Purpose | In 1997 and 1998, mist nets were used to capture bats and to 1) determine local species richness and relative abundance, 2) establish roosting habits and locations , and 3) collect bats to evaluate organochlorine contaminant levels in local bats. |
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| Alternative Identifiers | e1d6517b-a0fd-4e7a-851e-74cdf6087c12 |
| https://bison.usgs.gov/ipt/resource?r=usgs-fort-rma-bats-1997-8 |