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The article presents a study on the structure of bat communities within riparian areas of northwestern Georgia in the U.S. The researchers conducted active acoustic monitoring at water sources using an Anabat II bat detector linked to a Compaq Presario 1200 laptop computer and used 2-dimensional multidimensional scaling (NMDS) to examine separations among bat species in relation to riparian conditions. The article discusses the results according to the foraging of different species, including Myotis (M.) grisescens, M. septentrionalis, and Perimyotis (P.) subflavus. It notes that more research is necessary to determine the relation between anthropogenic influences and arthropod resources to form a more complete picture of the ecology of the riparian areas.

Presents a study that compared bat surveys conducted using an Anabat detector linked to a laptop computer to surveys that used an Anabat detector linked to a tape recorder. Differences in the number of calls recorded; Comparison of the proportion of unidentifiable calls; Determination of the number of species detected using the two methods.

Presents a survey of cove hardwood stands. Ages of the stands; Study done of salamanders in forests located in Georgia; Determination made of where salamander richness and diversity was highest.