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North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)
Purpose
• Create a continental-wide program to monitor bats at local to range-wide scales
• Provide data to promote effective conservation decision-making and long-term viability of bat populations across the continent.
Goals
• Develop and maintain a long-term continental program to monitor bat distributions and indices of abundance at range-wide, regional, and local scales.
Goals
• Provide regular analyses and reporting on the status and trends of bat populations to inform managers and policy makers so that they can manage bat populations effectively.
Some Important Points
• Best for larger scale analyses• But, can be scaled down• Long-term nature–On the order of decades
National State, Federal, Tribal Response Plan
Conservation and Recovery Workgroup
The Process
• Collaborative• International• Series of 4 workshop
Targeted Species
• 47 Species – Common to US, Canada, Mexico
Monitoring Methods
• Acoustic Surveys–Mobile Transects– Stationary Points
• Colony Counts–Hibernacula–Maternity Colonies
Sampling Design – 10 x 10 km grid
Sampling Design- 10 x 10 km grid
Sampling Design
• Generalized Randomized Tessellation Stratified (GRTS) Sample
• Spatially balanced approach• Flexible– Grid cells can be dropped for logistical reasons– Grid cells assigned weights or inclusion
probabilities– Can include some samples outside design
Sampling Design
• Any subset of grid cells is also random and balanced
• Can “over-sample” selected properties– FS–DoD–NPS–Refuge
A Few Examples…
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1 1082 4283 6364 8125 8286 9567 10038 10049 1132
10 146811 166012 172413 177214 183615 185216 191617 201218 202819 215620 242821 249222 252423 268424 273225 279526 279627 286028 287629 305230 324431 337232 345233 350034 351635 3548
1 1082 4283 6364 8125 8286 9567 10038 10049 1132
10 146811 166012 172413 177214 183615 185216 191617 201218 202819 215620 242821 249222 252423 268424 273225 279526 279627 286028 287629 305230 324431 337232 345233 350034 351635 3548
1 1082 4283 6364 8125 8286 9567 10038 10049 1132
10 146811 166012 172413 177214 183615 185216 191617 201218 202819 215620 242821 249222 252423 268424 273225 279526 279627 286028 287629 305230 324431 337232 345233 350034 351635 3548
“Over Sampling” a Property
DoD Cells
Colony Surveys
• Hibernacula surveys– Continue current surveys– 2 Independent surveys– Use NABat protocols• Data collection• Data submission
– No need to follow GRTS draw• Searching for new colonies– GRTS order may be useful
Stationary Point Acoustic Sampling
• 2-4 stationary points• 4 nights• Preferably 1 point/5 x 5 km quadrant• Any type of detector except time-
expansion or heterodyne
Selection of Stationary Point Sites
Mobile Transect
• 25-48 km (15-30 mi) long• Secondary roads• Safe to drive @ 20 mph• Assume 1 pass = 1 bat– No or minimal stops– Don’t want to back track on route
• Variety of habitats• Need to record associated lat/longs
Species Assignments - Acoustics
• Potentially biggest bottleneck• Requires knowledge & expertise• Investment of time and personnel
Species Assignments - Acoustics
• > 2 ID methods– Auto-ID programs• BCID• DFA model (Britzke et al. 2011)• Echoclass• Kaleidoscope• Sonobat
– Filters (e.g., AnalookW)– Qualitative ID
Species Assignments - Acoustics
• Lowest taxon possible• Species groups when necessary• Some visual verification needed
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Data Submission
• Bat Population Database– https://my.usgs.gov/bpd/
Data Submission
• Data partnerships– Allow NABat access– Control other access
Data Sheets
• Ensure all necessary data collected– Acoustic – Colony counts
• Will develop apps for tablets and smartphones
Mobile Transect Acoustic Monitoring Datasheet
Surveyor _________________ Grid Cell # _______________ Country ___________ State/Province ____________ County (if applicable) _______________ Stationary Point Sampling Conducted (Y/N) ____________________ Date ____________ Transect Start Latitude/Longitude ________________ Transect End Latitude/Longitude ________________ Sunset Time ____________ Moon phase ______________ Time moon became visible ___________ Cloud cover ______________ Start temperature __________ End temperature ___________ Start RH ____________ End RH _____________ Start Wind Speed _____________ End Wind Speed ______________ Detector Manufacturer and Model _________________________ Microphone type _____________________ Microphone placement ____________________ Recording mode ________________________ Trigger window length _____________________ File length ______________________ Digipot sensitivity from Anabat Equalizer ______________________ Gain settings (SM2BAT+) ___________________ Habitats crossed by transect or general habitat description ____________________________________________ Additional comments about transect or conditions _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Acoustic Data Uploaders
• Will accept spreadsheets generated by– Echoclass–Kaleidoscope–BCID– Sonobat
Caveats/Concerns
• Acoustic identification– Many models, which is correct?– Metadata– Archive original data– Robustness to false +’s and –’s?
• Unknown hibernacula– Particularly in western NA
• Better/alternate analyses?
Analysis & Products
• General Technical Report– Draft available now– Final on web -- May
• Analyses– State, regional, and rangewide
analysis– Distribution & abundance
• State of North American Bats Report
Questions?