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Abstract
Since 2006, numerous bat colonies in North America have experienced unusually high incidences of mortality. In these colonies, bats are infected by a white fungus named Geomyces destructans, which has been observed on bat muzzles, noses, ears, and (or) wings. Although it is not exactly certain how and why these bats are dying, this condition has been named white-nose syndrome (WNS). WNS appears to have spread from an initial infection site at a cave in New York, and was first identified south of Pennsylvania during January 2009. By the end of June 2010, 41 infected sites had identified in the states of West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and Tennessee. Most of these sites are natural caves in limestone of either Cambrian-Ordovician age or Silurian-Devonian age. Published air temperature values in these WNS-infected caves range from -3.3 to 15.6 °C, and humidity measurements range from 68 to 100 %.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Notes on the geology and meteorology of sites infected with white-nose syndrome before July 2010 in Southeastern United States |
| Series title | NSS News |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Speleological Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | NSS News |
| First page | 16 |
| Last page | 25 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana;Kentucky;Maryl;North Carolina;Ohio;Pennsylvania;Virginia;West Virginia |
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