scholarly journals Shifts in Assemblage of Foraging Bats at Mammoth Cave National Park following Arrival of White-nose Syndrome

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa M. Thalken ◽  
Michael J. Lacki ◽  
Joseph S. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
White Nose Syndrome ◽  
Mammoth Cave National Park

Old Field Communities and Restoration Potential at Mammoth Cave National Park, USA

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Brian P. Oswald ◽  
Nathan T. Woodward ◽  
Kenneth W. Farrish ◽  
Daniel R. Unger ◽  
I-Kuai Hung
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Old Field ◽  
Restoration Potential ◽  
Mammoth Cave National Park

Identification of Southeastern Bat Species Using Noninvasive Genetic Sampling of Individual Guano Pellets

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 632-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronica A. Brown ◽  
Emma V. Willcox ◽  
Kirstin E. Fagan ◽  
Riley F. Bernard
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Myotis Lucifugus ◽  
Monitoring Methods ◽  
Species Occurrence ◽  
Great Smoky Mountains ◽  
White Nose Syndrome ◽  
Genetic Sampling ◽  
Smoky Mountains ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The impact of white-nose syndrome on North American bat populations may limit the effectiveness of traditional monitoring methods, including roost surveys, mist netting, and acoustic monitoring, and, in turn, determination of bat species occurrence. Genetic markers from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extracted from feces (i.e., guano pellets) may provide an effective alternative method for assessing occurrence. We used an existing genetic marker from the 16S ribosomal subunit, mitochondrial DNA, to create a DNA sequence database for the 16 species of bats known to occur in Tennessee. We used our database to identify bat species from DNA extracted from 68 guano pellets collected from accumulations found in buildings of Great Smoky Mountains National Park from May to August 2015. No bats were directly observed at 19 roost buildings (55.9% of all identified roost buildings), where genetic analysis of guano was the only method available to determine species occurrence. Two of the species we detected roosting in buildings using DNA from guano, the little brown myotis Myotis lucifugus and northern long-eared myotis M. septentrionalis, are of special concern as a result of declines from white-nose syndrome. There are no records of the northern long-eared myotis roosting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park buildings, and no records of the little brown myotis roosting in buildings since white-nose syndrome became established in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Our findings emphasize the utility of these genetic techniques for detecting bat species when visual or acoustic methods may be compromised by species rarity, elusive behavior, or similarities in species morphology and call characteristics.

Notes from Mammoth Cave National Park (Proposed), Kentucky

The Auk ◽  
1935 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude W. Hibbard
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Mammoth Cave National Park

scholarly journals Effects of stream permanence on stonefly (Insecta, Plecoptera) community structure at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor McRoberts ◽  
Scott Grubbs
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
National Park ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Green River ◽  
Sampling Regime ◽  
Mammoth Cave National Park ◽  
Western Kentucky ◽  
Western Kentucky University ◽  
Do So

Stoneflies (Plecoptera) are often associated with inhabiting cold perennial streams, but many species also inhabit intermittent streams that experience reduced or lack of flow during summer and autumn. In this study, the influence of stream permanence on stonefly assemblage composition and spatial distribution at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA, was addressed, based on a 14 month sampling regime from the fullest range of stream sizes and habitable flow regions available. Adult stoneflies were collected monthly from 43 sites at the Park plus an additional two sites at the near-adjacent Western Kentucky University Green River Preserve. Collections were done from December 2018–November 2019 using a standard timed protocol with beating sheets for adults and once in December 2019–January 2020 for larvae. Stream sites were assigned one of five category types: perennial spring runs, perennial spring seeps, upland perennial streams, perennial riverine and summer dry runs. In total, 34 species were collected. The most prominent difference in stonefly community structure was between spring runs, spring seeps and summer dry streams vs. upland perennial streams. Approximately 88% of species collected had univoltine-fast life cycles and 79% likely had an extended period of egg or larval diapause. Due to the predominance of small upland perennial and summer dry streams, species commonly typically found in larger lotic systems are fundamentally filtered out of the region due to the lack of available habitats. Species able to survive in intermittent habitats do so by life history adaptations including to survive desiccation as larvae or eggs.

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