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By Fort Collins Science Center May 30, 2025

Bats are essential contributing members of healthy, functioning ecosystems. They perform numerous ecosystem services like insect pest control and plant pollination, and provide enormous economic benefits through ecotourism, medical research, and novel biotechnologies. North American bats face unprecedented threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, white-nose syndrome, and wind energy development. However, it is difficult to evaluate the impacts of these threats due to a lack of basic information about the distribution and abundance of bats across the continent. 

The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) was established in 2015 as a multi-national, multi-agency coordinated bat population monitoring program. NABat was designed to unify and enable a dispersed community to practicably monitor an entire continent at repeated intervals, assemble data from individual efforts in a centralized database and deliver status and trends for one of North America’s critical resources – bats.

Main website for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

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Learn more about NABat, find ways to connect with the NABat community, request NABat user support, and check out all the resources NABat has to offer. 

Visit the NABat Homepage

The NABat Partner Portal

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The NABat Partner Portal serves as the interface between NABat partners and the NABat database, enabling users to upload, archive, and access their own data or request data from other NABat partners. The Partner Portal also features a variety of web-based tools to assist users in project planning and mapping.

Visit the NABat Partner Portal

About NABat

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Population status and trends and other analytical outputs provide resource managers with key information for managing bat populations. Data collected and assembled by NABat partners can be used to improve our understanding of species distributions, detect signs of population declines, assess species vulnerability to potential threats, measure recovery, and much more. To facilitate the delivery of such information, the primary goals of the NABat program are to:

  • Increase the quantity and quality of available data on North American bats
  • Make data available for addressing bat conservation problems and management needs
  • Use these data to provide regular updates on species status and trends

Now, ten years in, NABat serves as the information system for 47 North American bat species, supporting informed decision-making through robust data collection, data management, and analysis.

Progress to date has been achieved by leaning on 5 key pillars: 

  1. A network of collaborative scientists, resource managers, policy makers, and conservationists who share data and knowledge
  2. Protocols and guidance that are consistent, yet flexible
  3. A probabilistic sample design that helps optimize the use of limited resources
  4. A centralized database that facilitates best practice for data management
  5. Analytical support and products providing multiple lines of evidence to fill local and range-wide information needs

 

 

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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Social Call
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Wildlife Acoustic SM4BAT detectors used by the NABat team
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NABat scientists set up an acoustic detector
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Examining an acoustic bat recording

NABat by the Numbers

In 2025, NABat contains records from stationary acoustic surveys, mobile acoustic surveys, capture surveys, internal roost counts, and emergence counts from over 480 different partner organizations and 2400 users. As policy and partner needs evolve, the NABat database will as well. 

Over the course of 5 years, the NABat database has grown to over 170,000,000 data records. In accordance with FAIR Guiding Principles these data conform to data standards for submission such that they may be collated in a common format, useful queries may be employed, and provenance is preserved. 

Data in the NABat database are accessed to deliver bat population status and trends and provide technical assistance to partner agencies and are available for third parties to request. As of 2025, NABat has received over 400 third-party data requests.

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Total project count for the North American Bat Monitoring Program's Partner Portal over time. From 2019-2025, over 1000 new projects were added to the NABat Partner Portal. Explore more summary statistics related to the use of NABat in the Partner Portal.
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Hawaiian hoary bat hanging upside down
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Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) hanging in a cave
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Supplemental Results and Code from North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Species Distribution Model for Tricolored Bat Supplemental Results and Code from North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Species Distribution Model for Tricolored Bat

These data contain supplemental results and model code from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) integrated species distribution model (iSDM) for the tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). These data also serve as supplemental results, source data used to create figures, and model code to the companion manuscript: "Integrated distribution modeling resolves asynchrony...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) OneHealth (ver. 2.0, June 2025) North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) OneHealth (ver. 2.0, June 2025)

This dataset documents the results of large-scale surveillance efforts to assess coronavirus prevalence in North American bats. Wildlife monitoring is critical for establishing disease baselines and identifying key factors that inform conservation strategies aimed at reducing pathogen exposure among wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. Reports of SARS-CoV-2 in free-ranging wildlife in...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program Knitted Grid and Multi-scale Grid Covariates North American Bat Monitoring Program Knitted Grid and Multi-scale Grid Covariates

This data release contains spatial and tabular products that provide a multi-scale, continuous North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) master sample grid surface and a suite of ecologically-relevant covariates. This continuous surface, called the "knitted grid," is a combination of 5 kilometer (km), 10km, and 50km master sample grids for the Contiguous United States (CONUS), Alaska...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Extrapolated Offshore Occupancy Predictions for Three Bat Species Extrapolated Offshore Occupancy Predictions for Three Bat Species

We generated an extrapolated surface of predicted occupancy values offshore for the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). Values were generated for each grid cell in the Continental United States (CONUS) Grid-Based Offshore Sampling Frame which extends from coastal areas (i.e., 10 kilometer [km]...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Supplemental Results from: Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends Supplemental Results from: Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends

These data contain the supplementary results corresponding with the journal article: Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends by Udell et al. (2024) in Ecological Monographs. These results contain the findings from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) "Summer Abundance Status and Trends" analyses...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Summer Roost Site Suitability Analyses of Four North American Bat Species in the Eastern United States Summer Roost Site Suitability Analyses of Four North American Bat Species in the Eastern United States

This data release contains the spatial raster outputs from analyses of summer roost site habitat for each of 4 species considered under the United States Forest Service proposed Bat Conservation Strategy (Myotis lucifugus, MYLU; Myotis septentrionalis, MYSE; Myotis sodalis, MYSO; and Perimyotis subflavus, PESU). The included raster data represent the mean suitability for summer roosting...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Predicted Northern Long-Eared Bat Occupancy Probabilities North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Predicted Northern Long-Eared Bat Occupancy Probabilities

These data contain the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) species distribution model (SDM) for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The provided tabular data includes predictions (with upper and lower confidence intervals) for northern long-eared bat occupancy probabilities (which represent the probability of presence) based on data from the...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Summer Species Distribution Model: Predicted Tricolored Bat Occupancy Probabilities (ver. 1.1, October 2024) North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Summer Species Distribution Model: Predicted Tricolored Bat Occupancy Probabilities (ver. 1.1, October 2024)

These data contain the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) integrated species distribution model (iSDM) for tricolored bats (Perimyotis subflavus). The provided tabular data include predictions (with uncertainty) for tricolored bat occupancy probabilities (i.e., probability of presence) based on data from the entire summer season (May 1–Aug 31), averaged from...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Winter Abundance: Predicted Population Estimates (2022 and 2023) North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Winter Abundance: Predicted Population Estimates (2022 and 2023)

The dataset is comprised of historical observations and predictions of winter colony counts at known sites for three bat species (little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus; tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus; and big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus). The dataset consists of two separate but related data files in tabular format (comma-separated values [.csv]). Each data set consists of predicted...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Attributed North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) 5km x 5km Master Sample and Grid-Based Sampling Frame Attributed North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) 5km x 5km Master Sample and Grid-Based Sampling Frame

This data release contains the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Master Sampling Grid at the 5 km x 5 km scale with biologically relevant covariates for NABat analyses attributed to each cell of the 5 km x 5 km grid frame for the continental United States. It was created using ArcPro and the 'sf', 'tidyverse', 'dplyr' and 'exactextractr' packages in R to extract covariates...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Attributed North American Grid-Based Offshore Sampling Frames Attributed North American Grid-Based Offshore Sampling Frames

This sampling frame is a set of grid-based, finite-area frames spanning the offshore areas surrounding Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and is intended for use with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). A Generalized Random-Tessellation Stratified (GRTS) Survey Design draw was added to the sample units from the raw sampling grids (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XBOCVV). The...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Training dataset for NABat Machine Learning V1.0 Training dataset for NABat Machine Learning V1.0

Bats play crucial ecological roles and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturbances. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to assess status and trends of bat populations while developing innovative and community-driven conservation solutions using its unique data and technology infrastructure. To...
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Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for video: Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program, including a short history of the program, a review of key program components, and highlights of program outcomes and products.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for video: Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program Introduction to NABat
Introduction to NABat
Title card for video: Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program, including a short history of the program, a review of key program components, and highlights of program outcomes and products.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for video: Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program, including a short history of the program, a review of key program components, and highlights of program outcomes and products.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card with text: NABat Training Webinar (2023): Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys
Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys
Title card with text: NABat Training Webinar (2023): Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Training webinar for Mobile Acoustic Surveying hosted by Sarah Gaulke (USGS). The webinar details preparing for and implementing Mobile Acoustic Surveys for bat monitoring, including how to use the NABat Partner Portal to plan a survey route

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Title card with text: NABat Training Webinar (2023): Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Training webinar for Mobile Acoustic Surveying hosted by Sarah Gaulke (USGS). The webinar details preparing for and implementing Mobile Acoustic Surveys for bat monitoring, including how to use the NABat Partner Portal to plan a survey route

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
NABat Training Webinar (2022): Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal
Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal
NABat Training Webinar (2022): Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

NABat Training Webinar on how to upload acoustic survey data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
NABat Training Webinar (2022): Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

NABat Training Webinar on how to upload acoustic survey data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Training Webinar (2022): Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data
Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data
Training Webinar (2022): Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

NABat training webinar on scripts, tools, and resources for uploading data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Training Webinar (2022): Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

NABat training webinar on scripts, tools, and resources for uploading data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Working with Large Datasets Workshop (2023) Day 1 Outline Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)
Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)
Working with Large Datasets Workshop (2023) Day 1 Outline

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 1 covered data storage and management, quality assurance/control of incoming data, batch attribution and data curation, and batch processing of auto-classifiers.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Working with Large Datasets Workshop (2023) Day 1 Outline

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 1 covered data storage and management, quality assurance/control of incoming data, batch attribution and data curation, and batch processing of auto-classifiers.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for: Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2) Webinar Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)
Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)
Title card for: Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2) Webinar

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 2 covered strategies for manual vetting, transferring results to NABat, and automating cooperator reports.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for: Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2) Webinar

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 2 covered strategies for manual vetting, transferring results to NABat, and automating cooperator reports.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for webinar: Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 Introduction) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)
Title card for webinar: Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 Introduction)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 1 - Introduction

Introduction contains background information on NABat and Florida Bonneted Bat surveys.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for webinar: Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 Introduction)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 1 - Introduction

Introduction contains background information on NABat and Florida Bonneted Bat surveys.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 Creating an NABat Project and Species List) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)
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Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 External Roost Surveys) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)
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Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part - 3 External Roost Surveys)

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 External Roost Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part - 3 External Roost Surveys)

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 4 - Acoustic Surveys

This video describes how to prepare and submit acoustic data into the NABat portal.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 4 - Acoustic Surveys

This video describes how to prepare and submit acoustic data into the NABat portal.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 Uploading Acoustic Data) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)
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Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 Uploading Acoustic Data)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 Finish Submitting Project) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)
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Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 Finish Submitting Project)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center

Below are publications associated with this project.

U.S. Geological Survey science in support of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) U.S. Geological Survey science in support of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

Bats make up one-fifth of all mammalian species worldwide and are found on every continent except Antarctica. They contribute to overall ecosystem health by suppressing pest insects and pollinating plants and spreading seeds. Eight North American bat species are listed as federally endangered or threatened, and more than one-half are of current conservation concern in the United States...
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Brian Reichert, Suzanna C. Soileau
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
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Predicting bat roosts in bridges using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees Predicting bat roosts in bridges using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees

Human-built structures can provide important habitat for wildlife, but predicting which structures are most likely to be used remains challenging. To evaluate the predictive capabilities of data-driven ensemble modeling approaches, we conducted surveys for bats and signs of bat use, such as urine and guano staining, at bridges across the southwestern United States. We developed a bat...
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Jacob Oram, Amy Kristine Wray, Helen Trice Davis, Luz A. de Wit, Winifred F. Frick, Andrew B. Hoegh, Kathryn M. Irvine, Patrick Pollock, Andrea Nichole Schuhmann, Frank (Contractor) Charles Tousley, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales

The use of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to monitor pathogens is common; however, quantitative frameworks that consider the observation process, dynamics in pathogen presence, and pathogen load are lacking. This can be problematic in the early stages of disease progression, where low level detections may be treated as ‘inconclusive’ and excluded from analyses. Alternatively, a...
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John F. Gridder, Bradley James Udell, Brian Reichert, Jeffery T. Foster, William Louis Kendall, Tina L. Cheng, Winifred F. Frick
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

The state of the bats in North America The state of the bats in North America

The world's rich diversity of bats supports healthy ecosystems and important ecosystem services. Maintaining healthy biological systems requires prompt identification of threats to biodiversity and immediate action to protect species, which for wide-ranging bat species that span geopolitical boundaries warrants international coordination. Anthropogenic forces drive the threats to bats...
Authors
Amanda M. Adams, Luis A. Trujillo, C.J. Campbell, Karen L. Akre, Joaquin Arroyo-Cabrales, Leanne Burns, Jeremy T.H. Coleman, Rita D. Dixon, Charles M. Francis, Melquisedec Gamba-Rios, Vona Kuczynska, Angie McIntire, Rodrigo A. Medellín, Katrina M. Morris, Jonathan D. Reichard, Brian Reichert, Jordi L. Segers, Michael D. Whitby, Winifred F. Frick
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends

Estimating the abundance of unmarked animal populations from acoustic data is challenging due to the inability to identify individuals and the need to adjust for observation biases including detectability (false negatives), species misclassification (false positives), and sampling exposure. Acoustic surveys conducted along mobile transects were designed to avoid counting individuals more...
Authors
Bradley James Udell, Bethany Straw, Susan C. Loeb, Kathryn Irvine, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Cori Lausen, Jonathan D. Reichard, Jeremy T.H. Coleman, Paul M. Cryan, Winifred F. Frick, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Assessing bridges, culverts, and tunnels for bat presence and use Assessing bridges, culverts, and tunnels for bat presence and use

No abstract available.
Authors
Andrea Nichole Schuhmann, Bethany Straw, Frank Tousley, Haley Price, Katrina M. Morris, Laci Pattavina, Robin McWilliams, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic transect surveys standard operating procedure 3—Conducting mobile transect surveys North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic transect surveys standard operating procedure 3—Conducting mobile transect surveys

This standard operating procedure (SOP) provides instructions and considerations for conducting mobile acoustic surveys along road transects to collect bat acoustic data following the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) protocol and sample design. This report discusses measures for ensuring the safety of surveyors and efficiency of mobile transect surveys. This guidance is...
Authors
Jaclyn Martin, MacKenzie Hall, Emily Ferrall, Han Li, Jason Rae, Bethany Straw, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Mobile Acoustic Transect Surveys Standard Operating Procedure 2—Field Season and Survey Preparation North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Mobile Acoustic Transect Surveys Standard Operating Procedure 2—Field Season and Survey Preparation

This document is the second of three standard operating procedures providing instructions and considerations for conducting mobile acoustic surveys along road transects to collect bat acoustic data following the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) protocol and sample design. This standard operating procedure focuses specifically on considerations for establishing the field...
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Jaclyn Martin, Jason Rae, MacKenzie Hall, Emily Ferrall, Han Li, Bethany Straw, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic transect surveys standard operating procedure 1—Locating and establishing mobile transect routes North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic transect surveys standard operating procedure 1—Locating and establishing mobile transect routes

This document is the first of three standard operating procedures (SOPs) providing instructions and considerations for conducting mobile acoustic surveys along road transects to collect bat acoustic data following the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) protocol and sample design. This SOP focuses specifically on selecting NABat grid cells and establishing mobile transect...
Authors
Jaclyn Martin, Dane Smith, Han Li, MacKenzie Hall, Emily Ferrall, Jason Rae, Bethany Straw, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

NABat ML: Utilizing deep learning to enable crowdsourced development of automated, scalable solutions for documenting North American bat populations NABat ML: Utilizing deep learning to enable crowdsourced development of automated, scalable solutions for documenting North American bat populations

Bats play crucial ecological roles and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturbances. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to use its technology infrastructure to assess status and trends of bat populations, while developing innovative and community-driven conservation solutions.Here, we present NABat...
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Ali Khalighifar, Benjamin S. Gotthold, Erin Adams, Jenny K. Barnett, Laura O. Beard, Eric R. Britzke, Paul A. Burger, Kimberly Chase, Zackary Cordes, Paul M. Cryan, Emily Ferrall, Christopher T. Fill, Scott E. Gibson, G. Scott Haulton, Kathryn Irvine, Lara S. Katz, William L. Kendall, Christen A. Long, Oisin Mac Aodha, Tessa McBurney, Sarah McCarthy-Neumann, Matthew W. McKown, Joy O’Keefe, Lucy D. Patterson, Kristopher A. Pitcher, Matthew Rustand, Jordi L. Segers, Kyle Seppanen, Jeremy L. Siemers, Christian Stratton, Bethany Straw, Theodore J. Weller, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Status and trends of North American bats: Summer occupancy analysis 2010-2019 Status and trends of North American bats: Summer occupancy analysis 2010-2019

• We developed an analytical pipeline supported by web-based infrastructure for integrating continental scale bat monitoring data (stationary acoustic, mobile acoustic, and capture records) to estimate summer (May 1–Aug 31) occupancy probabilities and changes in occupancy over time for 12 North American bat species. This serves as one of multiple lines of evidence that inform the status...
Authors
Bradley James Udell, Bethany Straw, Tina L. Cheng, Kyle Enns, Winifred F. Frick, Benjamin Gotthold, Kathryn Irvine, Cori Lausen, Susan Loeb, Jonathan D. Reichard, Thomas Rodhouse, Dane Smith, Christian Stratton, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Spatial Gaussian processes improve multi-species occupancy models when range boundaries are uncertain and nonoverlapping Spatial Gaussian processes improve multi-species occupancy models when range boundaries are uncertain and nonoverlapping

Species distribution models enable practitioners to analyze large datasets of encounter records and make predictions about species occurrence at unsurveyed locations. In omnibus surveys that record data on multiple species simultaneously, species ranges are often nonoverlapping and misaligned with the administrative unit defining the spatial domain of interest (e.g., a state or province)...
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Wilson Wright, Kathryn M. Irvine, Tom Rodhouse, Andrea R. Litt
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

The scope and severity of white-nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America The scope and severity of white-nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America

Assessing the scope and severity of threats is necessary for evaluating impacts on populations to inform conservation planning. Quantitative threat assessment often requires monitoring programs that provide reliable data over relevant spatial and temporal scales, yet such programs can be difficult to justify until there is an apparent stressor. Leveraging efforts of wildlife management...
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Tina L. Cheng, Jonathan D. Reichard, Jeremy T.H. Coleman, Ted Weller, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Brian Reichert, Alyssa Bennett, Hugh G. Broders, Joshua Campbell, Katherine Etchison, Daniel J. Feller, Richard Geboy, Traci Hemberger, Carl Herzog, Alan C. Hicks, Sandra Houghton, Jessica Humber, Joseph A. Kath, Andrew L. King, Susan C. Loeb, Ariane Masse, Katrina M. Morris, Holly Niederriter, Gerd E. Nordquist, Roger W. Perry, Rick Reynolds, David Blake Sasse, Michael R. Scafini, Richard C. Stark, Craig W. Stihler, Steven C. Thomas, Gregory G. Turner, Shevenell Webb, Bradley Westrich, Winifred F. Frick
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Partner Portal North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Partner Portal

NABat is an international and interagency program that aims to conserve North American bat populations by providing standardized survey data from across the continent.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center

Software for a national model of bat fatalities at wind facilities (version 1.0.0) Software for a national model of bat fatalities at wind facilities (version 1.0.0)

This repository contains the code for modeling and analysis of bat fatality data at a sample of wind turbine facilities across the United States. The software is written in R and includes hierarchical Bayesian n-mixture models implemented in JAGS to predict bat fatalities across wind facilities retrospectively from 2001-2024 and under future potential wind development build-out scenarios...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Software for a multi-species Bayesian hierarchical model of bat fatalities at wind turbines (version 1.0.0) Software for a multi-species Bayesian hierarchical model of bat fatalities at wind turbines (version 1.0.0)

This software release contains the code for modeling and analysis of bat fatality data at a sample of wind energy facilities in the Upper Midwest United States. The model estimates total bat fatalities at each turbine across multiple wind energy facilities, years, and species of bats based on post-construction monitoring data with imperfect detection.
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package (version 1.2.0) North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package (version 1.2.0)

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package v1.2.0 can be used to extract and analyze data from the NABat Monitoring Program through the GQL API. This software is written as a wrapper around the NABat GQL API. Updates to this package include the ability for users to query, analyze, and generate reports for multiple NABat projects simultaneously, the addition of...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package (Version 1.1.0) North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package (Version 1.1.0)

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and upload data to the NABat Monitoring Program through the GQL API. This software is written as a wrapper around the NABat GQL API. Documentation for the database and API can be found at https://sciencebase.usgs.gov/. This code includes the ability to reformat NABat data, upload NABat data...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Ecosystems-nabat-FPabund: software for fitting false-positive N-mixture models using NABat mobile acoustic data (version 1.0.0) Ecosystems-nabat-FPabund: software for fitting false-positive N-mixture models using NABat mobile acoustic data (version 1.0.0)

The primary purpose of this software is to document the analytical methods and code used to fit false-positive N-mixture models and make status and trends predictions from: "Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate abundance and trends for three bat species affected by White-nose syndrome" by Udell et al. 2024. In particular, these methods were...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: NABat Acoustic ML (version 2.0.0) North American Bat Monitoring Program: NABat Acoustic ML (version 2.0.0)

Bats play crucial ecological roles, and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturbances. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to assess status and trends of bat populations, while developing innovative and community-driven conservation solutions using its unique data and technology infrastructure. To...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: NABat Acoustic ML, Version 1.0.1 North American Bat Monitoring Program: NABat Acoustic ML, Version 1.0.1

Bats play crucial ecological roles, and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturbances. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to assess status and trends of bat populations, while developing innovative and community-driven conservation solutions using its unique data and technology infrastructure. To...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package, (Version 1.0.1) North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package, (Version 1.0.1)

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and upload data to the NABat Monitoring Program through the GQL API. This software is written as a wrapper around the NABat GQL API. Documentation for the database and API can be found at https://sciencebase.usgs.gov/. This code includes the ability to reformat NABat data, upload NABat data...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Software Supplement to accompany 'Estimating Species-Environment Relationships with Non-ignorable Sampling Designs' Software Supplement to accompany 'Estimating Species-Environment Relationships with Non-ignorable Sampling Designs'

R code to fit models with and without sample weights and simulation code
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Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) coauthor new, more comprehensive method for estimating bat species distributions and trends over time

USGS FORT scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) recently coauthored a publication introducing a novel integrated species...

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A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales

FORT staff with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) co-authored a publication in Scientific Reports on a new modeling framework for...

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FORT scientists host interactive training on bat monitoring data management and analysis

USGS FORT staff with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) held an in-person workshop to train potential users of the NABat Partner Portal...

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Fire up the 3D printer! It’s 2024 and it’s time to study some bats!

From wooden boxes and nets to 3D printers and gene editing, USGS scientists use tools old and new to tackle the tricky problems of bat science

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Federal agencies commit to continue a crucial collaborative bat monitoring program

Reston, Va. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey have signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing their joint...

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USGS scientists collaborate with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to develop a standardized assessment protocol to support monitoring of the impact of transportation structures on bats

USGS scientists from FORT with the North American Bat Monitoring Program are working with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to...

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USGS scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) release new distribution data for the tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus).

USGS scientists from FORT and NOROCK with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) recently published the resulting data of a range-wide...

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Bats are essential contributing members of healthy, functioning ecosystems. They perform numerous ecosystem services like insect pest control and plant pollination, and provide enormous economic benefits through ecotourism, medical research, and novel biotechnologies. North American bats face unprecedented threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, white-nose syndrome, and wind energy development. However, it is difficult to evaluate the impacts of these threats due to a lack of basic information about the distribution and abundance of bats across the continent. 

The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) was established in 2015 as a multi-national, multi-agency coordinated bat population monitoring program. NABat was designed to unify and enable a dispersed community to practicably monitor an entire continent at repeated intervals, assemble data from individual efforts in a centralized database and deliver status and trends for one of North America’s critical resources – bats.

Main website for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

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Learn more about NABat, find ways to connect with the NABat community, request NABat user support, and check out all the resources NABat has to offer. 

Visit the NABat Homepage

The NABat Partner Portal

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The NABat Partner Portal serves as the interface between NABat partners and the NABat database, enabling users to upload, archive, and access their own data or request data from other NABat partners. The Partner Portal also features a variety of web-based tools to assist users in project planning and mapping.

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About NABat

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Population status and trends and other analytical outputs provide resource managers with key information for managing bat populations. Data collected and assembled by NABat partners can be used to improve our understanding of species distributions, detect signs of population declines, assess species vulnerability to potential threats, measure recovery, and much more. To facilitate the delivery of such information, the primary goals of the NABat program are to:

  • Increase the quantity and quality of available data on North American bats
  • Make data available for addressing bat conservation problems and management needs
  • Use these data to provide regular updates on species status and trends

Now, ten years in, NABat serves as the information system for 47 North American bat species, supporting informed decision-making through robust data collection, data management, and analysis.

Progress to date has been achieved by leaning on 5 key pillars: 

  1. A network of collaborative scientists, resource managers, policy makers, and conservationists who share data and knowledge
  2. Protocols and guidance that are consistent, yet flexible
  3. A probabilistic sample design that helps optimize the use of limited resources
  4. A centralized database that facilitates best practice for data management
  5. Analytical support and products providing multiple lines of evidence to fill local and range-wide information needs

 

 

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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Social Call
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Wildlife Acoustic SM4BAT detectors used by the NABat team
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NABat by the Numbers

In 2025, NABat contains records from stationary acoustic surveys, mobile acoustic surveys, capture surveys, internal roost counts, and emergence counts from over 480 different partner organizations and 2400 users. As policy and partner needs evolve, the NABat database will as well. 

Over the course of 5 years, the NABat database has grown to over 170,000,000 data records. In accordance with FAIR Guiding Principles these data conform to data standards for submission such that they may be collated in a common format, useful queries may be employed, and provenance is preserved. 

Data in the NABat database are accessed to deliver bat population status and trends and provide technical assistance to partner agencies and are available for third parties to request. As of 2025, NABat has received over 400 third-party data requests.

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Total project count for the North American Bat Monitoring Program's Partner Portal over time. From 2019-2025, over 1000 new projects were added to the NABat Partner Portal. Explore more summary statistics related to the use of NABat in the Partner Portal.
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Supplemental Results and Code from North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Species Distribution Model for Tricolored Bat Supplemental Results and Code from North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Species Distribution Model for Tricolored Bat

These data contain supplemental results and model code from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) integrated species distribution model (iSDM) for the tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). These data also serve as supplemental results, source data used to create figures, and model code to the companion manuscript: "Integrated distribution modeling resolves asynchrony...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) OneHealth (ver. 2.0, June 2025) North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) OneHealth (ver. 2.0, June 2025)

This dataset documents the results of large-scale surveillance efforts to assess coronavirus prevalence in North American bats. Wildlife monitoring is critical for establishing disease baselines and identifying key factors that inform conservation strategies aimed at reducing pathogen exposure among wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. Reports of SARS-CoV-2 in free-ranging wildlife in...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program Knitted Grid and Multi-scale Grid Covariates North American Bat Monitoring Program Knitted Grid and Multi-scale Grid Covariates

This data release contains spatial and tabular products that provide a multi-scale, continuous North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) master sample grid surface and a suite of ecologically-relevant covariates. This continuous surface, called the "knitted grid," is a combination of 5 kilometer (km), 10km, and 50km master sample grids for the Contiguous United States (CONUS), Alaska...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Extrapolated Offshore Occupancy Predictions for Three Bat Species Extrapolated Offshore Occupancy Predictions for Three Bat Species

We generated an extrapolated surface of predicted occupancy values offshore for the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). Values were generated for each grid cell in the Continental United States (CONUS) Grid-Based Offshore Sampling Frame which extends from coastal areas (i.e., 10 kilometer [km]...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Supplemental Results from: Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends Supplemental Results from: Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends

These data contain the supplementary results corresponding with the journal article: Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends by Udell et al. (2024) in Ecological Monographs. These results contain the findings from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) "Summer Abundance Status and Trends" analyses...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Summer Roost Site Suitability Analyses of Four North American Bat Species in the Eastern United States Summer Roost Site Suitability Analyses of Four North American Bat Species in the Eastern United States

This data release contains the spatial raster outputs from analyses of summer roost site habitat for each of 4 species considered under the United States Forest Service proposed Bat Conservation Strategy (Myotis lucifugus, MYLU; Myotis septentrionalis, MYSE; Myotis sodalis, MYSO; and Perimyotis subflavus, PESU). The included raster data represent the mean suitability for summer roosting...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Predicted Northern Long-Eared Bat Occupancy Probabilities North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Predicted Northern Long-Eared Bat Occupancy Probabilities

These data contain the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) species distribution model (SDM) for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The provided tabular data includes predictions (with upper and lower confidence intervals) for northern long-eared bat occupancy probabilities (which represent the probability of presence) based on data from the...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Summer Species Distribution Model: Predicted Tricolored Bat Occupancy Probabilities (ver. 1.1, October 2024) North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Summer Species Distribution Model: Predicted Tricolored Bat Occupancy Probabilities (ver. 1.1, October 2024)

These data contain the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) integrated species distribution model (iSDM) for tricolored bats (Perimyotis subflavus). The provided tabular data include predictions (with uncertainty) for tricolored bat occupancy probabilities (i.e., probability of presence) based on data from the entire summer season (May 1–Aug 31), averaged from...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Winter Abundance: Predicted Population Estimates (2022 and 2023) North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Winter Abundance: Predicted Population Estimates (2022 and 2023)

The dataset is comprised of historical observations and predictions of winter colony counts at known sites for three bat species (little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus; tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus; and big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus). The dataset consists of two separate but related data files in tabular format (comma-separated values [.csv]). Each data set consists of predicted...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Attributed North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) 5km x 5km Master Sample and Grid-Based Sampling Frame Attributed North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) 5km x 5km Master Sample and Grid-Based Sampling Frame

This data release contains the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Master Sampling Grid at the 5 km x 5 km scale with biologically relevant covariates for NABat analyses attributed to each cell of the 5 km x 5 km grid frame for the continental United States. It was created using ArcPro and the 'sf', 'tidyverse', 'dplyr' and 'exactextractr' packages in R to extract covariates...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Attributed North American Grid-Based Offshore Sampling Frames Attributed North American Grid-Based Offshore Sampling Frames

This sampling frame is a set of grid-based, finite-area frames spanning the offshore areas surrounding Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and is intended for use with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). A Generalized Random-Tessellation Stratified (GRTS) Survey Design draw was added to the sample units from the raw sampling grids (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XBOCVV). The...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Training dataset for NABat Machine Learning V1.0 Training dataset for NABat Machine Learning V1.0

Bats play crucial ecological roles and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturbances. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to assess status and trends of bat populations while developing innovative and community-driven conservation solutions using its unique data and technology infrastructure. To...
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Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for video: Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program, including a short history of the program, a review of key program components, and highlights of program outcomes and products.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for video: Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program Introduction to NABat
Introduction to NABat
Title card for video: Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program, including a short history of the program, a review of key program components, and highlights of program outcomes and products.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for video: Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to NABat

Introduction to the North American Bat Monitoring Program, including a short history of the program, a review of key program components, and highlights of program outcomes and products.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card with text: NABat Training Webinar (2023): Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys
Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys
Title card with text: NABat Training Webinar (2023): Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Training webinar for Mobile Acoustic Surveying hosted by Sarah Gaulke (USGS). The webinar details preparing for and implementing Mobile Acoustic Surveys for bat monitoring, including how to use the NABat Partner Portal to plan a survey route

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Title card with text: NABat Training Webinar (2023): Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Planning, Partner Portal Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustic Surveys

Training webinar for Mobile Acoustic Surveying hosted by Sarah Gaulke (USGS). The webinar details preparing for and implementing Mobile Acoustic Surveys for bat monitoring, including how to use the NABat Partner Portal to plan a survey route

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
NABat Training Webinar (2022): Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal
Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal
NABat Training Webinar (2022): Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

NABat Training Webinar on how to upload acoustic survey data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
NABat Training Webinar (2022): Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

Uploading Stationary/Mobile Acoustic Surveys to the NABat Partner Portal

NABat Training Webinar on how to upload acoustic survey data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Training Webinar (2022): Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data
Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data
Training Webinar (2022): Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

NABat training webinar on scripts, tools, and resources for uploading data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Training Webinar (2022): Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

Scripts, Tools, & Other Resources for Processing and Uploading NABat Data

NABat training webinar on scripts, tools, and resources for uploading data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Working with Large Datasets Workshop (2023) Day 1 Outline Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)
Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)
Working with Large Datasets Workshop (2023) Day 1 Outline

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 1 covered data storage and management, quality assurance/control of incoming data, batch attribution and data curation, and batch processing of auto-classifiers.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Working with Large Datasets Workshop (2023) Day 1 Outline

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 1)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 1 covered data storage and management, quality assurance/control of incoming data, batch attribution and data curation, and batch processing of auto-classifiers.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for: Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2) Webinar Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)
Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)
Title card for: Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2) Webinar

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 2 covered strategies for manual vetting, transferring results to NABat, and automating cooperator reports.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for: Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2) Webinar

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)

Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 2 covered strategies for manual vetting, transferring results to NABat, and automating cooperator reports.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for webinar: Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 Introduction) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)
Title card for webinar: Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 Introduction)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 1 - Introduction

Introduction contains background information on NABat and Florida Bonneted Bat surveys.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Title card for webinar: Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 Introduction)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 1 - Introduction)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 1 - Introduction

Introduction contains background information on NABat and Florida Bonneted Bat surveys.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 Creating an NABat Project and Species List) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 2 - Creating an NABat Project and Species List

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 External Roost Surveys) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 External Roost Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part - 3 External Roost Surveys)

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 External Roost Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 3 - External Roost Surveys)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part - 3 External Roost Surveys)

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 4 - Acoustic Surveys

This video describes how to prepare and submit acoustic data into the NABat portal.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 4 - Acoustic Surveys

This video describes how to prepare and submit acoustic data into the NABat portal.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 Uploading Acoustic Data) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 Uploading Acoustic Data)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for recording of Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 Uploading Acoustic Data)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 Finish Submitting Project) Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)
Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 Finish Submitting Project)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center
title card for Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 Finish Submitting Project)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)

Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Fort Collins Science Center

Below are publications associated with this project.

U.S. Geological Survey science in support of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) U.S. Geological Survey science in support of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

Bats make up one-fifth of all mammalian species worldwide and are found on every continent except Antarctica. They contribute to overall ecosystem health by suppressing pest insects and pollinating plants and spreading seeds. Eight North American bat species are listed as federally endangered or threatened, and more than one-half are of current conservation concern in the United States...
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Brian Reichert, Suzanna C. Soileau
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
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Predicting bat roosts in bridges using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees Predicting bat roosts in bridges using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees

Human-built structures can provide important habitat for wildlife, but predicting which structures are most likely to be used remains challenging. To evaluate the predictive capabilities of data-driven ensemble modeling approaches, we conducted surveys for bats and signs of bat use, such as urine and guano staining, at bridges across the southwestern United States. We developed a bat...
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Jacob Oram, Amy Kristine Wray, Helen Trice Davis, Luz A. de Wit, Winifred F. Frick, Andrew B. Hoegh, Kathryn M. Irvine, Patrick Pollock, Andrea Nichole Schuhmann, Frank (Contractor) Charles Tousley, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales

The use of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to monitor pathogens is common; however, quantitative frameworks that consider the observation process, dynamics in pathogen presence, and pathogen load are lacking. This can be problematic in the early stages of disease progression, where low level detections may be treated as ‘inconclusive’ and excluded from analyses. Alternatively, a...
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John F. Gridder, Bradley James Udell, Brian Reichert, Jeffery T. Foster, William Louis Kendall, Tina L. Cheng, Winifred F. Frick
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

The state of the bats in North America The state of the bats in North America

The world's rich diversity of bats supports healthy ecosystems and important ecosystem services. Maintaining healthy biological systems requires prompt identification of threats to biodiversity and immediate action to protect species, which for wide-ranging bat species that span geopolitical boundaries warrants international coordination. Anthropogenic forces drive the threats to bats...
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Amanda M. Adams, Luis A. Trujillo, C.J. Campbell, Karen L. Akre, Joaquin Arroyo-Cabrales, Leanne Burns, Jeremy T.H. Coleman, Rita D. Dixon, Charles M. Francis, Melquisedec Gamba-Rios, Vona Kuczynska, Angie McIntire, Rodrigo A. Medellín, Katrina M. Morris, Jonathan D. Reichard, Brian Reichert, Jordi L. Segers, Michael D. Whitby, Winifred F. Frick
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends

Estimating the abundance of unmarked animal populations from acoustic data is challenging due to the inability to identify individuals and the need to adjust for observation biases including detectability (false negatives), species misclassification (false positives), and sampling exposure. Acoustic surveys conducted along mobile transects were designed to avoid counting individuals more...
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Bradley James Udell, Bethany Straw, Susan C. Loeb, Kathryn Irvine, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Cori Lausen, Jonathan D. Reichard, Jeremy T.H. Coleman, Paul M. Cryan, Winifred F. Frick, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Assessing bridges, culverts, and tunnels for bat presence and use Assessing bridges, culverts, and tunnels for bat presence and use

No abstract available.
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Andrea Nichole Schuhmann, Bethany Straw, Frank Tousley, Haley Price, Katrina M. Morris, Laci Pattavina, Robin McWilliams, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic transect surveys standard operating procedure 3—Conducting mobile transect surveys North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic transect surveys standard operating procedure 3—Conducting mobile transect surveys

This standard operating procedure (SOP) provides instructions and considerations for conducting mobile acoustic surveys along road transects to collect bat acoustic data following the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) protocol and sample design. This report discusses measures for ensuring the safety of surveyors and efficiency of mobile transect surveys. This guidance is...
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Jaclyn Martin, MacKenzie Hall, Emily Ferrall, Han Li, Jason Rae, Bethany Straw, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Mobile Acoustic Transect Surveys Standard Operating Procedure 2—Field Season and Survey Preparation North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Mobile Acoustic Transect Surveys Standard Operating Procedure 2—Field Season and Survey Preparation

This document is the second of three standard operating procedures providing instructions and considerations for conducting mobile acoustic surveys along road transects to collect bat acoustic data following the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) protocol and sample design. This standard operating procedure focuses specifically on considerations for establishing the field...
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Jaclyn Martin, Jason Rae, MacKenzie Hall, Emily Ferrall, Han Li, Bethany Straw, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic transect surveys standard operating procedure 1—Locating and establishing mobile transect routes North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic transect surveys standard operating procedure 1—Locating and establishing mobile transect routes

This document is the first of three standard operating procedures (SOPs) providing instructions and considerations for conducting mobile acoustic surveys along road transects to collect bat acoustic data following the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) protocol and sample design. This SOP focuses specifically on selecting NABat grid cells and establishing mobile transect...
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Jaclyn Martin, Dane Smith, Han Li, MacKenzie Hall, Emily Ferrall, Jason Rae, Bethany Straw, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

NABat ML: Utilizing deep learning to enable crowdsourced development of automated, scalable solutions for documenting North American bat populations NABat ML: Utilizing deep learning to enable crowdsourced development of automated, scalable solutions for documenting North American bat populations

Bats play crucial ecological roles and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturbances. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to use its technology infrastructure to assess status and trends of bat populations, while developing innovative and community-driven conservation solutions.Here, we present NABat...
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Ali Khalighifar, Benjamin S. Gotthold, Erin Adams, Jenny K. Barnett, Laura O. Beard, Eric R. Britzke, Paul A. Burger, Kimberly Chase, Zackary Cordes, Paul M. Cryan, Emily Ferrall, Christopher T. Fill, Scott E. Gibson, G. Scott Haulton, Kathryn Irvine, Lara S. Katz, William L. Kendall, Christen A. Long, Oisin Mac Aodha, Tessa McBurney, Sarah McCarthy-Neumann, Matthew W. McKown, Joy O’Keefe, Lucy D. Patterson, Kristopher A. Pitcher, Matthew Rustand, Jordi L. Segers, Kyle Seppanen, Jeremy L. Siemers, Christian Stratton, Bethany Straw, Theodore J. Weller, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Status and trends of North American bats: Summer occupancy analysis 2010-2019 Status and trends of North American bats: Summer occupancy analysis 2010-2019

• We developed an analytical pipeline supported by web-based infrastructure for integrating continental scale bat monitoring data (stationary acoustic, mobile acoustic, and capture records) to estimate summer (May 1–Aug 31) occupancy probabilities and changes in occupancy over time for 12 North American bat species. This serves as one of multiple lines of evidence that inform the status...
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Bradley James Udell, Bethany Straw, Tina L. Cheng, Kyle Enns, Winifred F. Frick, Benjamin Gotthold, Kathryn Irvine, Cori Lausen, Susan Loeb, Jonathan D. Reichard, Thomas Rodhouse, Dane Smith, Christian Stratton, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Spatial Gaussian processes improve multi-species occupancy models when range boundaries are uncertain and nonoverlapping Spatial Gaussian processes improve multi-species occupancy models when range boundaries are uncertain and nonoverlapping

Species distribution models enable practitioners to analyze large datasets of encounter records and make predictions about species occurrence at unsurveyed locations. In omnibus surveys that record data on multiple species simultaneously, species ranges are often nonoverlapping and misaligned with the administrative unit defining the spatial domain of interest (e.g., a state or province)...
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Wilson Wright, Kathryn M. Irvine, Tom Rodhouse, Andrea R. Litt
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

The scope and severity of white-nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America The scope and severity of white-nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America

Assessing the scope and severity of threats is necessary for evaluating impacts on populations to inform conservation planning. Quantitative threat assessment often requires monitoring programs that provide reliable data over relevant spatial and temporal scales, yet such programs can be difficult to justify until there is an apparent stressor. Leveraging efforts of wildlife management...
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Tina L. Cheng, Jonathan D. Reichard, Jeremy T.H. Coleman, Ted Weller, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Brian Reichert, Alyssa Bennett, Hugh G. Broders, Joshua Campbell, Katherine Etchison, Daniel J. Feller, Richard Geboy, Traci Hemberger, Carl Herzog, Alan C. Hicks, Sandra Houghton, Jessica Humber, Joseph A. Kath, Andrew L. King, Susan C. Loeb, Ariane Masse, Katrina M. Morris, Holly Niederriter, Gerd E. Nordquist, Roger W. Perry, Rick Reynolds, David Blake Sasse, Michael R. Scafini, Richard C. Stark, Craig W. Stihler, Steven C. Thomas, Gregory G. Turner, Shevenell Webb, Bradley Westrich, Winifred F. Frick
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Partner Portal North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Partner Portal

NABat is an international and interagency program that aims to conserve North American bat populations by providing standardized survey data from across the continent.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center

Software for a national model of bat fatalities at wind facilities (version 1.0.0) Software for a national model of bat fatalities at wind facilities (version 1.0.0)

This repository contains the code for modeling and analysis of bat fatality data at a sample of wind turbine facilities across the United States. The software is written in R and includes hierarchical Bayesian n-mixture models implemented in JAGS to predict bat fatalities across wind facilities retrospectively from 2001-2024 and under future potential wind development build-out scenarios...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Software for a multi-species Bayesian hierarchical model of bat fatalities at wind turbines (version 1.0.0) Software for a multi-species Bayesian hierarchical model of bat fatalities at wind turbines (version 1.0.0)

This software release contains the code for modeling and analysis of bat fatality data at a sample of wind energy facilities in the Upper Midwest United States. The model estimates total bat fatalities at each turbine across multiple wind energy facilities, years, and species of bats based on post-construction monitoring data with imperfect detection.
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package (version 1.2.0) North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package (version 1.2.0)

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package v1.2.0 can be used to extract and analyze data from the NABat Monitoring Program through the GQL API. This software is written as a wrapper around the NABat GQL API. Updates to this package include the ability for users to query, analyze, and generate reports for multiple NABat projects simultaneously, the addition of...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package (Version 1.1.0) North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package (Version 1.1.0)

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and upload data to the NABat Monitoring Program through the GQL API. This software is written as a wrapper around the NABat GQL API. Documentation for the database and API can be found at https://sciencebase.usgs.gov/. This code includes the ability to reformat NABat data, upload NABat data...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Ecosystems-nabat-FPabund: software for fitting false-positive N-mixture models using NABat mobile acoustic data (version 1.0.0) Ecosystems-nabat-FPabund: software for fitting false-positive N-mixture models using NABat mobile acoustic data (version 1.0.0)

The primary purpose of this software is to document the analytical methods and code used to fit false-positive N-mixture models and make status and trends predictions from: "Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate abundance and trends for three bat species affected by White-nose syndrome" by Udell et al. 2024. In particular, these methods were...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: NABat Acoustic ML (version 2.0.0) North American Bat Monitoring Program: NABat Acoustic ML (version 2.0.0)

Bats play crucial ecological roles, and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturbances. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to assess status and trends of bat populations, while developing innovative and community-driven conservation solutions using its unique data and technology infrastructure. To...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: NABat Acoustic ML, Version 1.0.1 North American Bat Monitoring Program: NABat Acoustic ML, Version 1.0.1

Bats play crucial ecological roles, and provide valuable ecosystem services, yet many populations face serious threats from various ecological disturbances. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to assess status and trends of bat populations, while developing innovative and community-driven conservation solutions using its unique data and technology infrastructure. To...
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Fort Collins Science Center

North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package, (Version 1.0.1) North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package, (Version 1.0.1)

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and upload data to the NABat Monitoring Program through the GQL API. This software is written as a wrapper around the NABat GQL API. Documentation for the database and API can be found at https://sciencebase.usgs.gov/. This code includes the ability to reformat NABat data, upload NABat data...
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Fort Collins Science Center

Software Supplement to accompany 'Estimating Species-Environment Relationships with Non-ignorable Sampling Designs' Software Supplement to accompany 'Estimating Species-Environment Relationships with Non-ignorable Sampling Designs'

R code to fit models with and without sample weights and simulation code
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Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) coauthor new, more comprehensive method for estimating bat species distributions and trends over time

USGS FORT scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) recently coauthored a publication introducing a novel integrated species...

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A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales

FORT staff with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) co-authored a publication in Scientific Reports on a new modeling framework for...

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FORT scientists host interactive training on bat monitoring data management and analysis

USGS FORT staff with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) held an in-person workshop to train potential users of the NABat Partner Portal...

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Fire up the 3D printer! It’s 2024 and it’s time to study some bats!

From wooden boxes and nets to 3D printers and gene editing, USGS scientists use tools old and new to tackle the tricky problems of bat science

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Federal agencies commit to continue a crucial collaborative bat monitoring program

Reston, Va. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey have signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing their joint...

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USGS scientists collaborate with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to develop a standardized assessment protocol to support monitoring of the impact of transportation structures on bats

USGS scientists from FORT with the North American Bat Monitoring Program are working with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to...

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USGS scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) release new distribution data for the tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus).

USGS scientists from FORT and NOROCK with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) recently published the resulting data of a range-wide...

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