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The southeastern U.S. has experienced major changes in forest cover and composition. In particular, the once extensive longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris) forests and associated fauna that covered much of the region have had dramatic range reduction. My objective was to examine occ…

North American bat species face a range of environmental stressors which have negatively impacted recovery of the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and led to inclusion of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as a federally threatened species. Historic thre…

Wildlife is important to humans, offering economic, nutritional, ecological, and socio-cultural value. However, vertebrate biodiversity is being lost at rates 100 times greater than the background extinction rate, threatening human livelihood via the loss of ecosystem services. …