Bat Acoustic Monitoring Visualization Tool(a companion to BatAMP)
Bat Acoustic Monitoring Visualization Tool
Acoustic Monitoring
is essential for helping study and conserve bats in North America.
Throughout North America, bats are the primary predators of nocturnal flying insects, providing millions of dollars in pest control services annually. Bats occur in nearly every habitat on the continent, from high elevation alpine forests to deserts and neighborhoods within our largest cities.
Because bats fly in the dark of night, it is challenging to understand their behaviors and monitor their population status.
To get around this challenge, biologists use bat detectors to better understand bat ecology. These devices record the echolocation calls of nearby bats, and combined with specialized software and expert knowledge, biologists can often identify bat species from these detections. Biologists deploy these detectors for one or more nights at locations across the continent throughout the year, and may monitor presence or activity of various bat species each night.
Progress so far:
- 29,662,001 total bat detections
- 6,258,583 detections of 34 species
- 214,218 nights monitored during 14 years
- 2,026 detectors operated by 94 contributors across 43 states and provinces
Bat Acoustic Monitoring Portal
This application is a companion to the Bat Acoustic Monitoring Portal (BatAMP).
BatAMP provides a central platform where biologists can upload their detection data in order to better understand the distribution, seasonal movement patterns, and population status of bats across North America. These data are then compiled for visualization within this tool.
Learn more about how to contribute data to BatAMP.
Bat Acoustic Monitoring Visualization Tool
This application enables you to explore bat monitoring data for 34 species across North America, allowing you to explore seasonal trends in species detections and explore bat activity for a particular location.
Explore detailed monitoring data for each of the species included in this application. Each species has a dedicated visualization page that enables you to:
- explore seasonal trends in activity or detections for different locations around North America.
- explore locations where the species has been detected compared to areas where the species was not detected.
- filter the data to explore trends for a given state or province as well as a given time period or season. You are able to combine multiple filters for season, year, state / province, and more.
- view detailed detection information for each bat detector.
Explore occurrence data aggregated across all species within this application. This allows you to:
- explore trends in species co-occurrence.
- see how many species have been detected at a given location based on sampling effort.
- explore which species are detected in particular regions simply by zooming the map to the area you are interested in.
- identify species mis-identification and information gaps.
Made possible by contributors like you
This application leverages the combined efforts of 94 contributors and would not be possible without their hard work. Together, these contributors have collected over 29,662,001 bat detections on 214,218 nights using 2,026 detectors, and they have collected 6,258,583 detections of at least 34 species.
on 66,293 nights
using 184 detectors.
8 species detected.
on 34,393 nights
using 274 detectors.
14 species detected.
on 41,592 nights
using 119 detectors.
2 species detected.
on 4,816 nights
using 19 detectors.
13 species detected.
on 17,350 nights
using 38 detectors.
5 species detected.
on 844 nights
using 4 detectors.
17 species detected.
And Ted Weller, Tom Malloy, Paul Burger, Jared Tomie, Dirk Gard, Christine Swanson, Susan Loeb, Todd Mabee, Cris Hein, Miguel Ordenana, Shawn Thomas, Jeff Mach, Les Gyug, Jennifer Krauel, Erin Baerwald, Rahel Sollman, Liz Revette, Becky Abel, Bill Tietje, Katrina Schultes, Phillip Huber, Roger Rodriguez, Jeffrey Clerc, Tim Catton, Catherine Johnson, Frank McLaughlin, Nadine Hergenrider, Ella Rowan, Barbara Erlandson, Clarissa Starbuck, David Delmonte, Philip Huber, Kellie Roussos, Tracy Grazia, Gary Kolesar, Christina Akins, Rick Dulik, Janie Agyagos, Robin Garwood, Janae Thomas, Peggy Plass, James McRacken, Jonathan Kauffman, Ned Lockwood, Devon Green, Jessica Ilse, Pete Johnston, Steven Zanoni, Steve Anderson, Claudio Biltoc, Monte Kuk, Kary Schlick, Donald DeBolt, Cassandra Marszal, Kristin Henderson, Bonnie Doggett, Jennifer Gatlin, Masako Wright, Tom Rickman, Dennis Arakelian, Rhonda Stewart, Ashley Egan, Donald Solick, Susan Yasuda, Carla De Julio, Gordon Watts, Coye Burnett, Corinna Pinzari, Barb Smith, Linda Angerer, Cheron Ferland, Todd Johnson, Bill Gorewich, Jessup Weichelt, Brett Hillman, Ivana Noell, Jeff Jewkes, Theresa Lowe, Anthony Gray, Todd Stewart, Brooklyn Reardon, Lauren Hoyle, Kristen Warren, Jason Kelton, Thomas Ryon, Michael Steck, Robin Eliason, Jason Dungan.
This application was created by Brendan C. Ward at the Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) in partnership with Ted Weller at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Research Station.
