By the way, I'm a benthologist working in the area and we'll have some
nice pre- and post-fire data for benthic macroinvertebrates and algae.
On Aug 30, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Wendee Holtcamp <[email protected]
> wrote:
A couple things.
I'm doing a feature on White Nose Syndrome in bats, but for a Texas
magazine. I'm curious what proactive conservation measures are being
taken
in states that haven't yet been affected by WNS? I know the Forest
Service
closed several caves. Anything else? I did one blog post for Animal
Planet
about this on some cool research but in the states that are affected
rather
than those not affected yet. It affects hibernating bats, and so it's
possible it may not affect bats that don't hibernate at all. then
again as
it appears to be an exotic species, who knows what can happen in
terms of
ecological release etc.
Second - the wildfires in Cali now are a great time now to talk
about the
ways wildfires impact forests positively. I had previously written
about the
impacts on individual animals and animal rescue efforts, and now I
want to
talk about forest regeneration. Anyone out there working in the
vicinity of
the Angeles Nat Forest, and also know what wildlife lives there - any
endangered species or species of concern?
Wendee
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