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Table 1 Variable names, direction effects, parameter estimates, standard errors, and P-values for each bat species detected in acoustic surveys conducted from 26 February to 3 April 2019 and 10 December 2019 to 14 January 2020 at 34 acoustic-survey points on Camp Blanding Joint training Center, Clay County, Florida, USA. A plus sign (+) denotes an increase in activity with increases in the associated factors, whereas a negative sign (−) denotes a significant decrease. The name of the land cover or survey period denotes a significant increase compared to the alternative name (Pine versus Deciduous or late dormant and spring season [Feb−April] versus early dormant season [Dec−Jan]). Mesic habitat effect directions are opposite to parameter estimate because it is distance metric NA= not applicable when the variable was not included in parameter estimates of the top model for that species, DAIN= northern yellow bat (Dasypterus intermedius), EPFU= big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus), LABO= eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis), LACI= hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus), LASE= Seminole bat (Lasiurus seminolus), MYAU= southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius), NYHU= evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis), PESU= tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus), and TABR= Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

From: Fire, land cover, and temperature drivers of bat activity in winter

Variable

Species

Effect direction

Parameter estimate

Standard error

P-value

Temperature

 

DAIN

+

1.97

0.18

<0.001

EPFU

+

1.35

0.13

<0.001

LASE

+

1.73

0.14

<0.001

LABO

+

0.93

0.10

<0.001

LACI

+

1.42

0.14

<0.001

MYAU

+

0.82

0.12

<0.001

NYHU

+

1.55

0.13

<0.001

PESU

+

1.47

0.14

<0.001

TABR

+

1.69

0.17

<0.001

Mesic habitat

 

DAIN

−

0.26

0.04

<0.001

EPFU

−

0.30

0.03

<0.001

LASE

+

−0.20

0.04

<0.001

LABO

+

−0.46

0.03

<0.001

LACI

−

0.27

0.03

<0.001

MYAU

+

−0.46

0.04

<0.001

NYHU

+

−0.19

0.04

<0.001

PESU

+

−0.81

0.04

<0.001

TABR

−

0.35

0.04

<0.001

Mean fire return interval

 

DAIN

NA

NA

NA

NA

EPFU

−

−0.25

0.04

<0.001

LASE

NA

NA

NA

NA

LABO

+

0.48

0.03

<0.001

LACI

NA

NA

NA

NA

MYAU

+

0.24

0.05

<0.001

NYHU

−

−0.22

0.05

<0.001

PESU

+

0.81

0.06

<0.001

TABR

NA

NA

NA

NA

Time since fire

 

DAIN

+

0.29

0.05

<0.001

EPFU

NA

NA

NA

NA

LASE

+

0.14

0.04

<0.001

LABO

NA

NA

NA

NA

LACI

+

0.10

0.03

0.004

MYAU

+

0.17

0.05

0.001

NYHU

+

0.32

0.05

<0.001

PESU

+

0.20

0.06

0.001

TABR

+

0.19

0.04

<0.001

Land cover

 

DAIN

Pine

0.46

0.12

<0.001

EPFU

Pine

0.19

0.09

0.044

LASE

Pine

0.19

0.09

0.038

LABO

Deciduous

−0.72

0.07

<0.001

LACI

Pine

0.54

0.08

<0.001

MYAU

Deciduous

−1.33

0.09

<0.001

NYHU

Deciduous

−0.52

0.08

<0.001

PESU

NA

NA

NA

NA

TABR

Pine

0.63

0.10

<0.001

Survey period

 

DAIN

Feb−April

1.93

0.31

<0.001

EPFU

Feb−April

1.2

0.23

<0.001

LASE

NA

NA

NA

NA

LABO

NA

NA

NA

NA

LACI

Feb−April

0.58

0.27

0.034

MYAU

Dec−April

−1.58

0.23

<0.001

NYHU

Feb−April

0.67

0.23

0.004

PESU

NA

NA

NA

NA

TABR

Feb−April

0.64

0.3

0.035