If you saw our instagram post (@root_conservation) you saw how the diversity of bats was highest in the forested areas, decreased in the forest/ag mosaic, and was least in the agricultural areas he surveyed. All his surveys were done from the roads near these habitat types.
Amanda Martin had a beautiful poster comparing the original landcover map of the Oak Openings Region with her updated version. Overall, natural/semi-natural land covers increased by 5.8%, with a decrease in forests/woodlands and and increase in prairies/meadows.
He surveyed locations with different land management history. There was a higher avian abundance, and more
tree snags (standing dead trees) in locations with more management history/actions.
He also found that percent oak savanna surrounding sites had a correlation with white-tail deer abundance.
Here is the whole lab (From Left to Right) Greg. G, Karen Root, Amanda M., Tyler T., Rachel Kappler and Jake Schoen