Sample name: West of Boulder

Reference: R. A. Adams, S. C. Pedersen, K. M. Thibault, J. Jadin, and B. Petru. 2003. Calcium as a limiting resource to insectivorous bats: can water holes provide a supplemental mineral source?. Journal of Zoology 260(2):189-194 [ER 1288]

Habitat: temperate coniferous forest

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 20.2

CMT: -1.4

MAP: 579.0

Habitat comments: "2 vegetation zones, Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa and Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii" with a transition at 1980 m; "riparian habitats consisted predominately of plains cottonwood Populus sargentii and mountain willow Salix monicola"
climate data are for Ponderosa on the Front Range immediately west of Boulder and are from

Life forms: bats

Sampling methods: no design, mist nets

Sample size: 1399 individuals

Years: 1996 - 2000

Seasons: spring, summer

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: mist nets were "erected at 10 water holes... from May to August... an array of net sizes (7, 12 and 20 m) was used" but the number of nets is unclear and there is no other indication of collecting effort

Sample no: 1780

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-09-27 08:19:38

Modified: 2018-04-13 11:11:28