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6 August 2021 BATS TRANSIT AND FORAGE OVER NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
Timothy C Mullet, Paul Burger, Kelsey Griffin
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Abstract

We present evidence of bats transiting and foraging over the ocean along nearshore environments in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Acoustic surveys were conducted on 2 sea-based vessels that anchored overnight off the coasts of 2 national parks (July–August 2019). We documented Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) transiting and foraging over the ocean at 14 sites within the nearshore zone at an average off-coast distance of 298 m (s = 154). Little Brown Myotis inhabiting coastal habitats in Alaska are utilizing nearshore environments similar to Vespertilionid bats in the North Atlantic.

Timothy C Mullet, Paul Burger, and Kelsey Griffin "BATS TRANSIT AND FORAGE OVER NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA," Northwestern Naturalist 102(2), 150-156, (6 August 2021). https://doi.org/10.1898/NWN20-09
Received: 24 March 2020; Accepted: 21 December 2020; Published: 6 August 2021
KEYWORDS
Alaska
bats
coastal habitats
Gulf of Alaska
Little Brown Myotis
Myotis lucifugus
Nearshore
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