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--Boundary_(ID_TfUiR33jAl3sZieLJ0KtSg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, K.C. Irving Envir. Sciences Ctr., =20 University Ave. 5 buildings up from Main St. on west side of avenue, =20 parking OK along Westwood Ave. just to the west. More information =20 provided below Stephen's query. Speaker HUGH BRODERS of St. Mary's =20 Univ. Jim in Wolfville. ALL ARE WELCOME! Begin forwarded message: > From: "Stephen R. Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca> > Date: December 6, 2011 12:07:55 AM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Blomidon Naturalists Society Regular =20 > Monthly Meeting: Maritime Bats > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Date and time? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Quoting Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca>: > >> Population Biology and Impending Issues of Conservation and =20 >> Management of Maritime Bats by Dr. Hugh Broders. >> >> [NOTE: This presentation was originally scheduled for last fall, =20 >> but was canceled due to the valley-wide power outage. The =20 >> presentation will take place in the basement auditorium of the =20 >> Irving Environmental Science Centre, Acadia University.] ... > > Monday, December 12, 2011 =96 Population Biology and Impending Issues =20= of Conservation and Management of Maritime Bats by Dr. Hugh Broders. Bat species that are year-round residents of temperate areas like =20 Nova Scotia have a number of interesting characteristics in common. =20 Despite their small size they have a life expectancy of decades, have =20= low reproductive rates, are highly social and are active for only =20 25-30% of the year. Over the last decade or so my students and I =20 have been trying to better understand the resource selection, =20 movement dynamics and population structure of this group of animals. =20= In this talk I will discuss bat population biology, what we know =20 about bats in the region and finally talk about a major impending =20 threat to our bat populations: white nose syndrome. White nose =20 syndrome is the name given to the condition of bats that are affected =20= by a fungus that grows on the nose of bats that was first documented =20 in the winter of 2005/06 and has since wiped out millions of bats in =20 the northeastern United States and Canada. Based on the rate of =20 spread of the condition is seems unlikely that the Maritimes will be =20 spared from It ravaging effects. If the fungus makes its way to our =20 region and the local effects are consistent with those documented in =20 the northeastern US, we can expect to lose up to 95% of our bats in =20 the first few years, if not more. I hope these predictions are wrong =20= but regardless we are in for a challenging time! Dr. Broders works at the Department of Biology at St. Mary's =20 University. Originally from Tilting, Newfoundland, he earned his PhD =20 from the University of New Brunswick and has been a faculty member at =20= Saint Mary's University since 2003. He teaches courses in ecology, =20 evolution, and conservation biology and is a population ecologist =20 with specific interests in bats and the biology of small populations. =20= Together with keen and enthusiastic students he does research on a =20 variety of species and subjects, most notably the social and =20 population structure of bats. [NOTE: This presentation was originally =20= scheduled for last fall, but was canceled due to the valley-wide =20 power outage. The room for this presentation is not yet .] --Boundary_(ID_TfUiR33jAl3sZieLJ0KtSg) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, K.C. Irving Envir. Sciences Ctr., University = Ave. 5 buildings up from Main St. on west side of avenue, parking OK = along Westwood Ave. just to the west. More information provided = below Stephen's query. Speaker HUGH BRODERS of St. Mary's Univ. = Jim in Wolfville. ALL ARE WELCOME!<br><div><br><div>Begin = forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Stephen R. Shaw" <<a = href=3D"mailto:srshaw@Dal.Ca">srshaw@Dal.Ca</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">December 6, 2011 12:07:55 AM AST</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Blomidon Naturalists = Society Regular Monthly Meeting: Maritime Bats</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Date and time?</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</di= v><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Quoting Patrick Kelly <<a = href=3D"mailto:patrick.kelly@dal.ca">patrick.kelly@dal.ca</a>>:</div><d= iv style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Population Biology and Impending = Issues of Conservation and Management<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>of Maritime Bats by Dr. = Hugh Broders.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">[NOTE: This presentation was originally scheduled = for last fall, but<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>was canceled due to the valley-wide power outage. The = presentation<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>will = take place in the basement auditorium of the Irving Environmental<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Science Centre, Acadia = University.] ...</div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New Roman; letter-spacing: = 0.0px"><b>Monday, December 12, 2011 =96 </b><i>Population Biology and = Impending Issues of Conservation and Management of Maritime Bats </i>by = Dr. Hugh Broders. </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New = Roman; letter-spacing: 0.0px">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 It 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!</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New Roman; letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dr. = Broders works at the Department of Biology at St. Mary's University. = 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. = <b>[NOTE: This presentation was originally scheduled for last fall, but = was canceled due to the valley-wide power outage. The room for this = presentation is not yet .]</b></font></div></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_TfUiR33jAl3sZieLJ0KtSg)--
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