Waihou Insect Barcode Library 2016 to 2017

Publication Date

2019-07-24

Start Date

2016

End Date

2017

Pinzari, C.A., Peck, R., Zinn, T., Gross, D., Montoya-Aiona, K., Brinck, K., Gorresen, M., and Bonaccorso, F., 2019, Waihou Mitigation Area, Maui Island, bat acoustic activity, diet and prey availability, 2015 to 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U0KRMY.

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The study was conducted to inform the mitigation and management requirements of Auwahi Wind Energy, research funding was provided by Auwahi Wind Energy, LLC (Auwahi Wind) to fulfill requirements for mitigating bat fatalities under its approved incidental take permit. These data were collected to assess bat habitat use, diet, prey availability and foraging ecology in a restoration area created for bat habitat mitigation. We surveyed bat acoustic activity and foraging activity over a three-year period for a baseline observation of bat detection frequency and seasonal patterns. Insects were collected in two different seasons to describe the abundance and diversity of potential bat prey items in the restoration area. Bats were captured during the same periods to collect guano for dietary analyses. We used metabarcoding techniques to genetically identify insect orders and families found in the guano of bats in Waihou. We then verified the results using a locally collected genetic insect barcode library along with an assessment of the general prey taxa available in the area. This dataset includes the visual and genetic identifications of a representative sample of the insects collected throughout the study.

• Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center

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