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By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) October 13, 2017

The Point Reyes Field Station is about 30 miles north of San Francisco. 

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Bats are an example of a migratory species for which the social and economic values of bat habitat provision, an ecosystem service, can vary along the migration route.(Public domain.)

The Point Reyes Field Station is located at Point Reyes National Seashore, about 30 miles north of San Francisco. Staff conduct research on the ecology and population status of amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and carnivores. Current research focuses primarily on declining amphibians throughout most of the non-desert parts of California with most of the field work taking place in the Sierra Nevada mountains and the California Coast range. Additional research projects includes ecological studies of bats and the development of inventory and monitoring techniques. Station staff work closely with the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Defense, California Dept. of Fish and Game, as well as various local agencies.

Explore specific projects conducted at the Point Reyes Field Station:

Image: California Red-legged Frog

Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians in Northern California

This project improves our understanding of the ecology of amphibians in northern California and evaluates methods of managing landscapes and these imperiled species. In particular, Dr. Brian Halstead examines the distribution and demography of amphibians to understand factors that affect where amphibians are found and how populations change. He further explores the relationships of amphibians with...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians in Northern California

Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians in Northern California

This project improves our understanding of the ecology of amphibians in northern California and evaluates methods of managing landscapes and these imperiled species. In particular, Dr. Brian Halstead examines the distribution and demography of amphibians to understand factors that affect where amphibians are found and how populations change. He further explores the relationships of amphibians with...
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hoary bat

Bat Research in California

The primary goal of this bat research program is to develop projects that increase our understanding of basic ecology and natural history of western bat species, while simultaneously providing needed data to inform conservation measures and management decisions in the West. Dr. Brian Halstead, together with Gabriel Reyes, studies the habitat and resource selection, movement ecology, demography...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Bat Research in California

Bat Research in California

The primary goal of this bat research program is to develop projects that increase our understanding of basic ecology and natural history of western bat species, while simultaneously providing needed data to inform conservation measures and management decisions in the West. Dr. Brian Halstead, together with Gabriel Reyes, studies the habitat and resource selection, movement ecology, demography...
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Below are multimedia items associated with this project.

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)
USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

Interviews with staff at Point Reyes National Seashore tell how this National Park Service unit uses USGS science to educate visitors, and manage the park.
 

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Core Science Systems, Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Earthquake Hazards, National Land Imaging Program, Landslide Hazards, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Wildlife Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Communications and Publishing

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

Interviews with staff at Point Reyes National Seashore tell how this National Park Service unit uses USGS science to educate visitors, and manage the park.
 

By
Core Science Systems, Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Earthquake Hazards, National Land Imaging Program, Landslide Hazards, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Wildlife Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Communications and Publishing

The Point Reyes Field Station is about 30 miles north of San Francisco. 

The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded.
Bats are an example of a migratory species for which the social and economic values of bat habitat provision, an ecosystem service, can vary along the migration route.(Public domain.)

The Point Reyes Field Station is located at Point Reyes National Seashore, about 30 miles north of San Francisco. Staff conduct research on the ecology and population status of amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and carnivores. Current research focuses primarily on declining amphibians throughout most of the non-desert parts of California with most of the field work taking place in the Sierra Nevada mountains and the California Coast range. Additional research projects includes ecological studies of bats and the development of inventory and monitoring techniques. Station staff work closely with the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Defense, California Dept. of Fish and Game, as well as various local agencies.

Explore specific projects conducted at the Point Reyes Field Station:

Image: California Red-legged Frog

Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians in Northern California

This project improves our understanding of the ecology of amphibians in northern California and evaluates methods of managing landscapes and these imperiled species. In particular, Dr. Brian Halstead examines the distribution and demography of amphibians to understand factors that affect where amphibians are found and how populations change. He further explores the relationships of amphibians with...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians in Northern California

Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians in Northern California

This project improves our understanding of the ecology of amphibians in northern California and evaluates methods of managing landscapes and these imperiled species. In particular, Dr. Brian Halstead examines the distribution and demography of amphibians to understand factors that affect where amphibians are found and how populations change. He further explores the relationships of amphibians with...
Learn More
hoary bat

Bat Research in California

The primary goal of this bat research program is to develop projects that increase our understanding of basic ecology and natural history of western bat species, while simultaneously providing needed data to inform conservation measures and management decisions in the West. Dr. Brian Halstead, together with Gabriel Reyes, studies the habitat and resource selection, movement ecology, demography...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Bat Research in California

Bat Research in California

The primary goal of this bat research program is to develop projects that increase our understanding of basic ecology and natural history of western bat species, while simultaneously providing needed data to inform conservation measures and management decisions in the West. Dr. Brian Halstead, together with Gabriel Reyes, studies the habitat and resource selection, movement ecology, demography...
Learn More

Below are multimedia items associated with this project.

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)
USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

Interviews with staff at Point Reyes National Seashore tell how this National Park Service unit uses USGS science to educate visitors, and manage the park.
 

By
Core Science Systems, Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Earthquake Hazards, National Land Imaging Program, Landslide Hazards, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Wildlife Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Communications and Publishing

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

Interviews with staff at Point Reyes National Seashore tell how this National Park Service unit uses USGS science to educate visitors, and manage the park.
 

By
Core Science Systems, Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Earthquake Hazards, National Land Imaging Program, Landslide Hazards, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Wildlife Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Communications and Publishing
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