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--Apple-Mail-21--93533654 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The December meeting of the Blomidon Naturalists Society will be held Monday, December 13, 2010 at 7:30 PM at Acadia University in Wolfville. NOTE: This meeting will be held in Room BAC241 in the Beveridge Arts Centre. The public are invited. Population Biology and Impending Issues of Conservation and Management of Maritime Bats Bat species that are year-round residents of temperate areas like Nova Scotia have a number of interesting characteristics in common. Despite their small size they have a life expectancy of decades, have low reproductive rates, are highly social and are active for only 25-30% of the year. Over the last decade or so my students and I have been trying to better understand the resource selection, movement dynamics, and population structure of this group of animals. In this talk I will discuss bat population biology, what we know about bats in the region and finally talk about a major impending threat to our bat populations: white nose syndrome. White nose syndrome is the name given to the condition of bats that are affected by a fungus that grows on the nose of bats that was first documented in the winter of 2005/06 and has since wiped out millions of bats in the northeastern United States and Canada. Based on the rate of spread of the condition is seems unlikely that the Maritimes will be spared from its ravaging effects. If the fungus makes its way to our region and the local effects are consistent with those documented in the northeastern US, we can expect to lose up to 95% of our bats in the first few years, if not more. I hope these predictions are wrong but regardless we are in for a challenging time! Dr. Hugh Broders of the Department of Biology at St. Mary's University will be our speaker. Originally from Tilting, Newfoundland, he earned his PhD from the University of New Brunswick and has been a faculty member at Saint Mary's University since 2003. He teaches courses in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology and is a population ecologist with specific interests in bats and the biology of small populations. Together with keen and enthusiastic students he does research on a variety of species and subjects, most notably the social and population structure of bats, and more recently on various aspects of the biology of moose. = = ======================================================================== Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities = = ======================================================================== Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University = = ======================================================================== PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Canada Canada = = ======================================================================== Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca = = ======================================================================== --Apple-Mail-21--93533654 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, = Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); = line-height: 22px; "><h2 class=3D"with-tabs" style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: = 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; = border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: = 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: = initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: = Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; = color: rgb(16, 77, 51); clear: none; background-color: transparent; = "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><b><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: normal; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-size: 12px;">The December meeting of the Blomidon = Naturalists Society will be held Monday, December 13, 2010 at 7:30 PM at = Acadia University in = Wolfville. </span></font></span></b></span></h2><h2 = class=3D"with-tabs" style=3D"margin-top: 0px; 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color: rgb(45, 45, = 45); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; = line-height: 22px; "><h2 class=3D"with-tabs" style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: = 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; = border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: = 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: = initial; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', = Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(16, 77, 51); clear: = none; background-color: transparent; display: inline !important; "><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><b><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; = ">NOTE: This meeting will be held in Room BAC241 in the Beveridge Arts = Centre.</span></font></b></span></h2></span></span></font></b></span></h2>= <h2 class=3D"with-tabs" style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: = 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; = border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: = 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; = font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, = serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(16, 77, 51); clear: none; = background-color: transparent; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; line-height: = normal; "><b><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: = normal; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px;">The public are = invited. </span></font></span></b></span></h2><h2 class=3D"with-tabs"= style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; = padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; = border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: = 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; = font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, = serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(16, 77, 51); clear: none; = background-color: transparent; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; line-height: = normal; "><b><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px;">Population Biology = and Impending Issues of Conservation and Management of Maritime = Bats</span></font></b></span></h2></span></div><div><br></div><div>Bat = species that are year-round residents of temperate areas like Nova = Scotia have a number of interesting characteristics in common. = Despite their small size they have a life expectancy of decades, = have low reproductive rates, are highly social and are active for only = 25-30% of the year. Over the last decade or so my students and I = have been trying to better understand the resource selection, movement = dynamics, and population structure of this group of animals. In this = talk I will discuss bat population biology, what we know about bats in = the region and finally talk about a major impending threat to our bat = populations: white nose syndrome. White nose syndrome is the name given = to the condition of bats that are affected by a fungus that grows on the = nose of bats that was first documented in the winter of 2005/06 and has = since wiped out millions of bats in the northeastern United States and = Canada. Based on the rate of spread of the condition is seems unlikely = that the Maritimes will be spared from its ravaging effects. If the = fungus makes its way to our region and the local effects are consistent = with those documented in the northeastern US, we can expect to lose up = to 95% of our bats in the first few years, if not more. I hope these = predictions are wrong but regardless we are in for a challenging = time!</div><div><br></div><div>Dr. Hugh Broders of the Department of = Biology at St. Mary's University will be our speaker. Originally = from Tilting, Newfoundland, he earned his PhD from the University = of New Brunswick and has been a faculty member at Saint Mary's = University since 2003. He teaches courses in ecology, evolution, and = conservation biology and is a population ecologist with specific = interests in bats and the biology of small populations. Together with = keen and enthusiastic students he does research on a variety of species = and subjects, most notably the social and population structure of bats, = and more recently on various aspects of the biology of = moose. </div><div><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div></div><div><br= ><br></div><div apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <p style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; "><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; ">Patrick Kelly</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; 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