Roost site selection by southern forest bat Vespadelus regulus and Gould's long-eared bat Nyctophilus gouldi in logged jarrah forests; south-western Australia

▶ Bats preferred roosting in hollows of old mature trees. ▶ Hollow roosts were located mainly in unlogged riparian buffers and mature forest. ▶ Bats preferred large trees, in intermediate or advanced stages of decay and crown senescence. ▶ Bats changed roosts frequently, with short distances between subsequent roosts, suggesting a degree of spatial fidelity. ▶ Little evidence was found to show that bats used retained habitat trees in gap release and shelterwood creation silvicultural treatments. ▶ Mature forest and unlogged riparian buffers were important as bat roost sites in logged jarrah forests of south-western Australia.