Submission Date

5-4-2026

Document Type

Paper

Department

Biology

Adviser

Matthew Leslie

Committee Member

Brieanne Berry

Committee Member

Cory Straub

Department Chair

Denise Finney

External Reviewer

Michael McGraw

Distinguished Honors

This paper has met the requirements for Distinguished Honors.

Project Description

This research assesses bat species richness and activity across a gradient of suburban habitat modification surrounding Ursinus College and Green Lane Park in Montgomery County, located in southeastern Pennsylvania. Habitat modification was quantified using GIS-based land-cover metrics (e.g. impervious surfaces and canopy cover), and bat activity and species richness were measured though acoustic surveys conducted at 15 sites during the summers of 2024 and 2025. The project tests the hypothesis that increasing habitat modification has a negative correlation with bat species richness and activity.

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