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Brian Reichert, PhD

Brian is Branch Chief of the Ecoinformatics and Wildlife Technology (ECOTECH) Branch at the Fort Collins Science Center, where he serves as Coordinator of the North American Bat Monitoring Program.

Brian is a Branch Chief and Supervisory Biologist, and serves as Coordinator of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) providing overall leadership and direction of NABat across international boundaries. Brian’s research interests have focused on using a combination of field methodologies and statistical modeling to improve our understanding of the spatial dynamics of wildlife populations in response to habitat loss and land-use change.

Professional Experience

  • 2023-present: Supervisory Physical Scientist and NABat Coordinator, USGS Fort Collins Science Center, Decision Support Science and Tools Branch, Fort Collins, CO

  • 2017-2023 Ecologist and NABat Coordinator, USGS Fort Collins Science Center, Trust Species & Habitats, Fort Collins, CO

  • 2014-2016: Postdoctoral Associate, The Fletcher Landscape and Spatial Ecology Lab, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 

  • 2007-2014: Graduate Research Assistant, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

  • 2006-2007: Supervisor/Field Biologist, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Kenansville, FL 

  • 2003-2006: Field Biologist, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: St. Paul and Milaca, MN; Nestor One Field Camp, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 2014

  • M.S. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 2009

  • B.S. Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2005

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • The Wildlife Society

  • Ecological Society of America

  • International Association of Landscape Ecology

Science and Products

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SIREN: the National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System

The National Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Information System is an emerging online resource for invasive species information sharing and collaboration that serves as the information hub of the National EDRR Framework. This centralized network will improve access to existing and emerging information resources and expand collaboration to facilitate early detection and rapid response to...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
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SIREN: the National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System

The National Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Information System is an emerging online resource for invasive species information sharing and collaboration that serves as the information hub of the National EDRR Framework. This centralized network will improve access to existing and emerging information resources and expand collaboration to facilitate early detection and rapid response to...
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Bats benefit from maintaining a close-knit roosting group.

Tracking Bats and Coronaviruses

Below are the USGS 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) research projects related to tracking bats and coronaviruses. Select tabs above for related items.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
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Tracking Bats and Coronaviruses

Below are the USGS 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) research projects related to tracking bats and coronaviruses. Select tabs above for related items.
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Healthy hibernating little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)

Quantifying vulnerability of bat species to White-nose Syndrome across North America

Bat Research Research collaboration: Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Brian Reichert (FORT), Theodore Weller (US Forest Service), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC) and the North American Bat Colony Count Consortium We quantify vulnerability of bat species in North America to target and prioritize management actions toward species and habitats that are most at risk from impacts from White...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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Quantifying vulnerability of bat species to White-nose Syndrome across North America

Bat Research Research collaboration: Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Brian Reichert (FORT), Theodore Weller (US Forest Service), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC) and the North American Bat Colony Count Consortium We quantify vulnerability of bat species in North America to target and prioritize management actions toward species and habitats that are most at risk from impacts from White...
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Small Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) colony

Developing online integrated data visualization tools for WNS and NABat

Bat Research Research collaboration: Brian Reichert (FORT), Anne Ballmann (NWHC), Jeremy Coleman (USFWS), Paul Cryan (FORT), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), and Katherine Irvine (NOROCK) White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), which has decimated hibernating bat populations across North America since it emerged 10 years ago in New York. While diagnostic...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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Developing online integrated data visualization tools for WNS and NABat

Bat Research Research collaboration: Brian Reichert (FORT), Anne Ballmann (NWHC), Jeremy Coleman (USFWS), Paul Cryan (FORT), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), and Katherine Irvine (NOROCK) White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), which has decimated hibernating bat populations across North America since it emerged 10 years ago in New York. While diagnostic...
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Tightly clustered roosting bats

A continental-scale study of acoustic phenology to improve population monitoring and inform management of hibernating bats

Bat Research Research collaboration: Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Theodore Weller (U.S. Forest Service), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), Craig Willis (University of Winnipeg), and Brian Reichert (FORT) White-nose Syndrome (WNS) has caused severe declines in bat populations over the past 10 years and colony sizes at winter hibernacula have decreased on average by >90% for three...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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A continental-scale study of acoustic phenology to improve population monitoring and inform management of hibernating bats

Bat Research Research collaboration: Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Theodore Weller (U.S. Forest Service), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), Craig Willis (University of Winnipeg), and Brian Reichert (FORT) White-nose Syndrome (WNS) has caused severe declines in bat populations over the past 10 years and colony sizes at winter hibernacula have decreased on average by >90% for three...
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Tri-colored bat with visible WNS symptom

Bat Research

White-nose syndrome (WNS) caused by the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) has decimated hibernating bat populations across North America since it emerged 10 years ago in New York. As Pd has spread across North America, infection dynamics and mortality from WNS have varied among species and across sites. The mechanisms behind vulnerability of species across the current and expanding...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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Bat Research

White-nose syndrome (WNS) caused by the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) has decimated hibernating bat populations across North America since it emerged 10 years ago in New York. As Pd has spread across North America, infection dynamics and mortality from WNS have varied among species and across sites. The mechanisms behind vulnerability of species across the current and expanding...
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Roosting northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis)

Integrating colony counts with NABat acoustic data to reveal the true impacts of White-Nose Syndrome on northern long-eared bats

Bat Research Research collaboration: Brian Reichert (FORT), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Tina Cheng (Bat Conservation International) The northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) was listed as Threatened on the Endangered Species Act in 2014 due to rapid declines in numbers of observed hibernating bats at winter roosting sites after the...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, National Wildlife Health Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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Integrating colony counts with NABat acoustic data to reveal the true impacts of White-Nose Syndrome on northern long-eared bats

Bat Research Research collaboration: Brian Reichert (FORT), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Tina Cheng (Bat Conservation International) The northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) was listed as Threatened on the Endangered Species Act in 2014 due to rapid declines in numbers of observed hibernating bats at winter roosting sites after the...
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Developing APIs to support enterprise level monitoring using existing tools

In this age of rapidly developing technology, scientific information is constantly being gathered across large spatial scales. Yet, our ability to coordinate large-scale monitoring efforts depends on development of tools that leverage and integrate multiple sources of data. North American bats are experiencing unparalleled population declines. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat), a
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Developing APIs to support enterprise level monitoring using existing tools

In this age of rapidly developing technology, scientific information is constantly being gathered across large spatial scales. Yet, our ability to coordinate large-scale monitoring efforts depends on development of tools that leverage and integrate multiple sources of data. North American bats are experiencing unparalleled population declines. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat), a
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Species Conservation

Large scale changes are occurring to our natural landscapes, often resulting in changes to the distribution and abundance of species living within these landscapes. Populations of many species affected by these natural or anthropogenic changes require focused management to ensure their conservation and sometimes recovery from the brink of extinction.
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Fort Collins Science Center
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Species Conservation

Large scale changes are occurring to our natural landscapes, often resulting in changes to the distribution and abundance of species living within these landscapes. Populations of many species affected by these natural or anthropogenic changes require focused management to ensure their conservation and sometimes recovery from the brink of extinction.
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Bats benefit from maintaining a close-knit roosting group.

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

North American bats face unprecedented threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, white-nose syndrome, wind energy development, and climate change. 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. Although bat monitoring has long been conducted in individual areas and for...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
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North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

North American bats face unprecedented threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, white-nose syndrome, wind energy development, and climate change. 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. Although bat monitoring has long been conducted in individual areas and for...
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WNS Data Management Coordination

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a disease responsible for unprecedented mortality in hibernating bats in the northeastern U.S. This previously unrecognized disease has spread very rapidly since its discovery in January 2007 and poses a considerable threat to hibernating bats throughout North America.
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
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WNS Data Management Coordination

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a disease responsible for unprecedented mortality in hibernating bats in the northeastern U.S. This previously unrecognized disease has spread very rapidly since its discovery in January 2007 and poses a considerable threat to hibernating bats throughout North America.
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North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Integrated Summer Species Distribution Model: Predicted Tricolored Bat Occupancy Probabilities

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 2017-2022
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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)

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 winter coun
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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

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 from multipl
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Fort Collins Science Center

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 GRTS surv
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Fort Collins Science Center

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 support scalab
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Fort Collins Science Center

Status and Trends of North American Bats Summer Occupancy Analysis 2010-2019 Data Release

This data release contains the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's report titled 'Status and Trends of North American Bats Summer Occupancy Analysis 2010-2019'. Specifically, these data include tabular data and geospatial data for the species-specific results related to the status and trends of 12 bat species at multiple spatial scales including: 10 km x 10 km grid cells, stat
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Fort Collins Science Center

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). NABat is a continental collaboration including state and provincial, federal, and local agencies intended to standardize the collection and storage of bat data. Alaskan and Canad
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Fort Collins Science Center

In Support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3-Bat Species Status Assessment: Winter Colony Count Analysis

Through the North American Bat Monitoring Program, Bat Conservation International and U.S Geological Survey (USGS) provided technical and science support to assistance in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Status Assessment ("SSA") for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), and tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). USGS facilitated the SSA
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Fort Collins Science Center

In Support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3-Bat Species Status Assessment: Predicted Wind Take Allocated To Hibernacula Each Year Under Current and Future Scenarios

Through the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat), United States Geological Survey (USGS) provided technical and science support to assist in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' (USFWS) Species Status Assessment ('SSA") for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), and tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). USGS facilitated the SSA data call,
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Fort Collins Science Center

In Support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3-Bat Species Status Assessment: Summer Mobile Acoustic Transect Analysis

Through the North American Bat Monitoring Program, Bat Conservation International and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collaborated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provided technical and science support to assistance in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' Species Status Assessment ("SSA") for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), and tri-co
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Fort Collins Science Center

In Support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3-Bat Species Status Assessment: Wind Energy Influence

Through the North American Bat Monitoring Program, United States Geological Survey (USGS) provided technical and science support to assist in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' Species Status Assessment ("SSA") for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), and tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). USGS facilitated the SSA data call, provided data ar
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Fort Collins Science Center

Bat Occupancy Model Predictions for Colorado, acoustic data from 2016-2017

We analyzed detection/non-detection data from acoustic surveys of bat species in Colorado during the summers of 2016 and 2017. The goal of this analysis is to create species distribution maps estimating the probability of occupancy across the state for each species. We fit a community occupancy model using both years of data from all the available species. Spatially explicit covariates were includ
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screenshot of the first slide of a video Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login
Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login
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Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and summarize data from NABat projects and data requests. This video tutorial provides a brief overview of how to get started with the NABat R package, including how to download the package as well as how to log in using partner portal credentials. 

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
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Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and summarize data from NABat projects and data requests. This video tutorial provides a brief overview of how to get started with the NABat R package, including how to download the package as well as how to log in using partner portal credentials. 

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Ecosystems Mission Area, 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
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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)

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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
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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)

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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
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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
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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
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Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part 4 Acoustic Surveys)
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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
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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
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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
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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 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 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
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Managing Large Datasets Workshop (Day 2)
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System Network Diagram
National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System Network Diagram
Conceptual network diagram for NEDRISS

National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System Network Diagram

National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System Network Diagram

This image provides a conceptual network diagram for the National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System.

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Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
Conceptual network diagram for NEDRISS

National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System Network Diagram

National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System Network Diagram

This image provides a conceptual network diagram for the National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System.

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Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
NEDRRIS Conceptual Diagram
NEDRRIS Conceptual Network Diagram
NEDRRIS Conceptual Network Diagram
NEDRRIS Conceptual Diagram

NEDRRIS Conceptual Network Diagram

NEDRRIS Conceptual Network Diagram

This graphic provides a conceptual diagram of the National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System.

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Fort Collins Science Center
NEDRRIS Conceptual Diagram

NEDRRIS Conceptual Network Diagram

NEDRRIS Conceptual Network Diagram

This graphic provides a conceptual diagram of the National Early Detection and Rapid Response Information System.

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Training Webinar (2022): Using Kaleidoscope to process bat acoustic data for NaBat

Training Webinar (2022): Using Kaleidoscope to process bat acoustic data for NaBat upload.

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Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center
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Training Webinar (2022): Using Kaleidoscope to process bat acoustic data for NaBat

Training Webinar (2022): Using Kaleidoscope to process bat acoustic data for NaBat

Training Webinar (2022): Using Kaleidoscope to process bat acoustic data for NaBat upload.

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Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center
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Training Webinar (2022): Using Sonobat to process bat acoustic data for NaBat upload.

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Fort Collins Science Center, National Wetlands Research Center
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Training Webinar (2022): Using Sonobat to process bat acoustic data for NaBat

Training Webinar (2022): Using Sonobat to process bat acoustic data for NaBat

 

Training Webinar (2022): Using Sonobat to process bat acoustic data for NaBat upload.

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Fort Collins Science Center, National Wetlands Research Center
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Training Webinar: Creating an NABat Partner Portal Project

Training Webinar: Creating an NABat Partner Portal Project

Training Webinar, hosted by Frank Tousley (Student Service Contractor for USGS) and Dane Smith on Creating an NABat Partner Portal Project.

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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
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Training Webinar: Creating an NABat Partner Portal Project

Training Webinar: Creating an NABat Partner Portal Project

Training Webinar, hosted by Frank Tousley (Student Service Contractor for USGS) and Dane Smith on Creating an NABat Partner Portal Project.

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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
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Community of Practice Call: Understanding the NABat Master Sample

Community of Practice Call: Understanding the NABat Master Sample

Training webinar, hosted by Kathryn Irvine, on Understanding the NABat Master Sample.

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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
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Community of Practice Call: Understanding the NABat Master Sample

Community of Practice Call: Understanding the NABat Master Sample

Training webinar, hosted by Kathryn Irvine, on Understanding the NABat Master Sample.

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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
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Community of Practice Call: Using the Partner Portal Cell Selection Tool

Community of Practice Call: Using the Partner Portal Cell Selection Tool

Training webinar, hosted by Bethany Straw, on using the NABat Partner Portal Cell Selection Tool.

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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
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Community of Practice Call: Using the Partner Portal Cell Selection Tool

Community of Practice Call: Using the Partner Portal Cell Selection Tool

Training webinar, hosted by Bethany Straw, on using the NABat Partner Portal Cell Selection Tool.

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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
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Integrated science strategy for assessing and monitoring water availability and migratory birds for terminal lakes across the Great Basin, United States

Executive SummaryIn 2022, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established the Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment (IWAAs) to monitor and assess the hydrology of terminal lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats. Scientists from across the USGS (with specialties in water quantity, water quality, limnology, avian biolog
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Rebecca J. Frus, Cameron L. Aldridge, Michael L. Casazza, Collin A. Eagles-Smith, Garth Herring, Scott A. Hynek, Daniel K. Jones, Susan K Kemp, Thomas M. Marston, Christopher M. Morris, Ramon C. Naranjo, Cee Nell, David R. O'Leary, Cory T. Overton, Bryce A. Pulver, Brian E. Reichert, Christine A. Rumsey, Rudy Schuster, Cassandra D. Smith
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

America's most wanted fishes: Cataloging risk assessments to prioritize invasive species for management action

Hundreds of fish species enter the United States through human intervention (e.g., importation) and some of these fishes pose a substantial risk to the nation’s assets and ecosystems. Prevention, early detection, and rapid response (EDRR) are vital to stop species invasions, but time and resources to manage the large suite of fish species that enter the nation are limited. Evaluating the risk of a
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Emily M. Dean, Audrey Jordon, Aimee Christine Agnew, Nicole D Hernandez, Cayla Morningstar, Matthew Neilson, Sara Elizabeth Piccolomini, Brian Reichert, Amy Kristine Wray, Wesley Daniel
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

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 survey routes u
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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

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 survey season
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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 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 intended to ai
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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

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 ML, an au
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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

Statistical assessment on determining local presence of rare bat species

Surveying cryptic, sparsely distributed taxa using autonomous recording units, although cost-effective, provides imperfect knowledge about species presence. Summertime bat acoustic surveys in North America exemplify the challenges with characterizing sources of uncertainty: observation error, inability to census populations, and natural stochastic variation. Statistical uncertainty, if not conside
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Kathryn M. Irvine, Katharine M. Banner, Christian Stratton, W. Mark Ford, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

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 and trends

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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 J. 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

Analytical assessments in support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3-bat species status assessment

Beginning in February of 2020, researchers and staff of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Bat Conservation International (BCI), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Montana State University associated with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) collaborated with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to provide technical assistance in support o
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

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 agencies to
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Tina L. Cheng, Jonathan D. Reichard, Jeremy TH 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

NABat: A top-down, bottom-up solution to collaborative continental-scale monitoring

Collaborative monitoring over broad scales and levels of ecological organization can inform conservation efforts necessary to address the contemporary biodiversity crisis. An important challenge to collaborative monitoring is motivating local engagement with enough buy-in from stakeholders while providing adequate top-down direction for scientific rigor, quality control, and coordination. Collabor
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Brian Reichert, Mylea L. Bayless, Tina L. Cheng, Jeremy T.H. Coleman, Charles M. Francis, Winifred F. Frick, Benjamin Gotthold, Kathryn Irvine, Cori Lausen, Han Li, Susan C. Loeb, Jonathan D. Reichard, Thomas J. Rodhouse, Jordi L. Segers, Jeremy Siemers, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Theodore Weller
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

The demographic contributions of connectivity versus local dynamics to population growth of an endangered bird

Conservation and management increasingly focus on connectivity, because connectivity driven by variation in immigration rates across landscapes is thought to be crucial for maintaining local population and metapopulation persistence. Yet, efforts to quantify the relative role of immigration on population growth across the entire range of species and over time have been lacking.We assessed whether
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Brian Reichert, Jr. Fletcher, Wiley M. Kitchens
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Reichert, B.E., A.R. Sovie, B.J. Udell, K.M. Hart, R.R. Borkhataria, M. Bonneau, R. Reed, R. McCleery. 2017. Urbanization may limit impacts of an invasive predator on native mammal diversity. Diversity and Distributions. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ddi.12531/full
Reichert, B.E., W.L. Kendall, R.J. Fletcher, and W.E. Kitchens. 2016. Spatio-temporal variation in age structure and abundance of the endangered snail kite: pooling across regions masks a declining and aging population. PLoS ONE. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162690
Fletcher, R.J., N. Burrell, B.E. Reichert, D. Visudev. 2016. The effects of landscape connectivity: evidence, challenges, and opportunities. Current Landscape Ecology Reports 1(2), 67-79.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40823-016-0009-6
Tsai, J-S., B.E. Reichert, P.C. Frederick, and K.D. Meyer. 2016. Breeding site longevity and site characteristics have intrinsic value for predicting persistence of colonies of an endangered bird. Wetlands 1-9.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-016-0774-3
Reichert, B.E., R.J. Fletcher, Jr., C.E. Cattau, and W.M. Kitchens. 2016. Consistent scaling of population structure across landscapes despite intraspecific variation in movement and connectivity. Journal of Animal Ecology.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12571/full
Cattau, C.E., R.J. Fletcher, Jr., B.E. Reichert, and W.E. Kitchens. 2016. Counteracting effects of a non-native prey on the demography of a native predator culminate in positive population growth. Ecological Applications.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/15-1020.1/full
Fletcher, R.J. Jr., E.P. Robertson, R. Wilcox, B.E. Reichert, J.D. Austin, and W.M. Kitchens. 2015. Preference for natal-like habitats by dispersers explains spatial structure and maladaptive breeding in a highly mobile, endangered bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282(1814).
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/282/1814/20151545
Acevedo, M., J. Sefair, J. Smith, B.E. Reichert, and R.J. Fletcher, Jr. 2015. Conservation with uncertainty: optimal network protection under worst-case disturbance events. Journal of Applied Ecology.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12532/full
Reichert, B.E., C.E. Cattau, and R.J. Fletcher, Jr. 2015. Snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; doi:10.2173/bna.171
https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/snakit/introduction
Fletcher, R.J., Jr., A. Revell, B.E. Reichert, W.M. Kitchens, J.D. Dixon, and J.D. Austin. 2013. Network modularity reveals critical scales for connectivity in ecology and evolution. Nature Communications 4.
http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms3572
Reichert, B.E., C.E. Cattau, R.J. Fletcher, Jr., W.L. Kendall, and W.E. Kitchens. 2012. Extreme weather and experience influence reproduction in an endangered bird. Ecology 93:2580-2589.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41739616?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Fletcher, R.J. Jr., M.A. Acevedo, B.E. Reichert, K.E. Pias, and W.M. Kitchens. 2011. Social network models predict movement and connectivity in ecological landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108(48):19282-19287.
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/48/19282.abstract
Zweig, C.L., B.E. Reichert, and W.M. Kitchens. 2011. Implications of discontinuous elevation gradients on fragmentation and restoration in patterned wetlands. Ecosphere 2(8):972-979.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/ES11-00119.1/full
Reichert, B.E., J. Martin, W.L. Kendall, C.E. Cattau, and W.M. Kitchens. 2010. Interactive effects of senescence and natural disturbance on the annual survival probabilities of snail kites. Oikos 119:972-979.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18366.x/abstract

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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 support scal
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Fort Collins Science Center

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 support scal
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Fort Collins Science Center
Federal agencies commit to continue a crucial collaborative bat monitoring program

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 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 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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Creatures of the Night: The Frightening Threats to Bats

Creatures of the Night: The Frightening Threats to Bats

Bats play important roles in ecosystems around the world, but bat populations are at risk from disease, development, and more. USGS scientists are...

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White-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species

White-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species

New Study Unveils the Impacts of the Disease on Native Bat Populations

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