USGS FORT - Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge - Bats - 1997-1998

A. Lance Everette1, Annie Simpson2, Thomas J. O'Shea3, Laura E. Ellison3, Laura A. Stone3, James L. McCance3

1 US Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center, 2150 Centre Ave Bldg C, 80526, Fort Collins, United States; 2 United States Geological Survey (USGS), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 302, 20192, Reston, United States; 3 USGS, 

Corresponding author(s): A. Lance Everette (everettel@usgs.gov), Annie Simpson (asimpson@usgs.gov)

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Resource Citation

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. https://www.fort.usgs.gov/sites/default/files/products/publications/656/656.pdf

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Metadata, activity, bats, big brown bat, habitat use, prairie, roosts, urban wildlife, Observation, specimen

General description

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.
Additional information: Although some specimens were collected, that detailed information is not provided here. 

Project details

Project title: Bat use of a high-plains urban wildlife refuge
Personnel: A. Lance Everett
Funding: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Study area descriptions/descriptor: 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.

Data published through GBIF: https://bison.usgs.gov/ipt/resource?r=usgs-fort-rma-bats-1997-8

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Vespertine bats.
Taxonomic ranks
Order: Chiroptera
Species: Eptesicus fuscus, Lasiurus cinereus, Lasionycteris noctivagans, Myotis thysanodes, Myotis ciliolabrum, Myotis volans
Common names: big brown bat, hoary bat, silver-haired bat, fringed myotis, western small-footed bat, long-legged myotis

Spatial coverage

General spatial 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.
Coordinates: 39°45'0''N and 40°37'48''N Latitude; 105°15'36''W and 104°47'60''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: 1997 - 1998

Methods

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.
Study extent description: 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.
Sampling description: 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.
Quality control description: 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.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive USGS FORT - Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge - Bats - 1997-1998
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://bison.usgs.gov/ipt/archive.do?r=usgs-fort-rma-bats-1997-8
Publication date of data: 2019-12-12
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2014-12-11
Hierarchy level: Dataset