“Yolo Bypass: Current Research on Bat Diets, Cyanobacteria, and Community Bat Counts” presented by Yolo Basin Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship recipients. Ann Holmes, UC Davis Graduate Group in Ecology, is examining the cuisine of choice for the bats of the Bypass using DNA from bat guano. Melissa Bolotaolo, UC Davis Aquatic Health Program, is analyzing water, sediment and plant samples from the Wildlife Area to determine if cyanobacteria or associated toxins are present. Leila Harris, UC Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, has organized the bi-annual Great Causeway Bat Count and is developing a community science population-monitoring program for one of the largest bat colonies in California.
The Yolo Basin Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship supports graduate students who are conducting research in the areas of environmental education, public use, environmental sciences, or environmental/conservation policy related to the 16,800-acre Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area or the 60,000-acre Yolo Bypass.
