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Table 1 Roost tree-scale characteristics of 22 roost trees used by Myotis californicus. Contextual variables included the following: bat frequency: individual identifier; tree species: ALRH = White alder (Alnus rhombifolia), CADE = Incense cedars (Calocedrus spp.), QUKE = California black oak (Quercus kelloggii), UMCA = California bay (Umbellularia californica), QUCH = Canyon live oak (Quercus chyrysolepis), ABCO = White fir (Abies concolor); roost type: CR = crevice, EB = exfoliating bark, CA = cavity, UK = unknown; roost height: vertical height of roost on tree (m). Environmental variables used in the analysis included the following: DBH: diameter at breast height (cm); tree height (m); % Exfol. bark: estimated percentage of bark on tree that is exfoliating; % Bark on tree: estimated percentage of tree that is covered in bark; % Canopy cover; Snags: number of snags within 17.8 m of roost tree; Sun exposure: 1 = none, 2 = half, 3 = full; Crown class: D = dominant, C = co-dominant, I = intermediate, S = suppressed; Leaf type: D = deciduous, E = evergreen; tree type: C = conifer, H = hardwood. Burn variables used in the analysis: Burn severity: UA = unburned alive, UD = unburned dead, BBMi = bark burned to the midpoint of the tree, BBMa = bark burned to the base of the tree; Burned/unburned: U = unburned alive or dead, B = burned at any severity

From: Bat roosting strategies and torpor expression in a wildfire-affected landscape during summer

Contextual variables

Environmental variables used in analysis

Burn variables used in analysis

Bat frequency

Tree species

Roost type

Roost height (m)

DBH (cm)

Tree height (m)

% Exfol. bark

% Bark on tree

% Canopy cover

Snags

Sun exposure

Crown class

Leaf type

Tree type

Burn severity

Burned/unburned

148.172

ALRH

CR

8.38

39.5

51.54

1

99

78.16

1

2

C

D

H

UA

U

148.487

CADE

EB

-

43.9

16.92

30

85

30

0

3

D

E

C

BBMi

B

148.588

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

148.588

QUCH

EB

4.57

40

16.15

10

95

77.9

0

2

C

E

H

UA

U

148.588

QUCH

EB

6.1

35

16.15

10

95

77.9

0

2

C

E

H

UA

U

148.588

QUKE

EB

7.16

29.2

12.8

3

95

84.92

0

2

C

D

H

BBMi

B

148.588

QUKE

EB

5.03

14.2

7.62

15

65

91.68

4

2

I

D

H

BBMi

B

148.588

QUKE

EB

4.57

30

10.67

2

90

74

0

2

C

D

H

BBMi

B

148.588

UMCA

EB

3.05

31.5

15.24

5

95

79.2

0

2

C

E

H

UA

U

148.786

ABCO

UK

-

79.9

37.8

6

98

10

13

3

D

E

C

BBMi

B

148.786

QUKE

EB

14.17

94.6

22.1

5

85

45

24

2

C

D

H

BBMa

B

150.905

QUCH

EB

8.53

75

28.96

10

95

96.88

-

2

 

E

H

-

-

150.905

QUKE

EB

8.23

40

15.24

3

95

90.64

2

2

C

D

H

BBMi

B

151.058

QUCH

EB

-

82.5

33.53

6

99

15

7

2

C

E

H

BBMa

B

151.058

QUCH

UK

-

20.3

14.33

4

95

12

4

2

C

E

H

BBMi

B

151.058

QUKE

CA

7.77

29.1

12.8

7

90

78

7

2

C

D

H

BBMi

B

151.418

ALRH

EB

2.13

30.7

6.1

35

70

90

2

1

S

D

H

UA

U

151.418

ALRH

EB

3.81

39.1

12.95

45

75

62.3

3

3

C

D

H

UA

U

151.418

QUCH

EB

3.2

48.5

14.63

10

97

79.75

9

2

C

E

H

UA

U

151.418

QUCH

UK

3.05

38.1

11.28

18

75

20

2

3

C

E

H

UA

U

151.54

CADE

UK

-

72.5

34.59

10

92

35

2

3

D

E

C

BBMi

B

151.54

QUCH

EB

9.91

-

-

15

95

-

-

2

I

E

H

-

-