Multi-scale assessment of roost selection by 'ope'ape'a, the Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus semotus).

ABSTRACT: The Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus semotus; Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), commonly and locally known as 'ōpe'ape'a, is a solitary, insectivorous, and foliage-roosting species distributed across a wide range of habitats in lowland and montane environments. The species, as with many others in the Hawaiian archipelago, are facing a suite of challenges due to habitat loss and degradation, introduced predators and pests, and climate change. An understanding of the roost requirements of foliage-roosting tree bats is critical to their conservation as these habitats provide several important benefits to survival and reproduction. Because little is known about 'ōpe'ape'a roost ecology and considerable effort is needed to capture and track bats to roost locations, we examined resource selection at mu

SUBMITTER: Montoya-Aiona K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449229 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature