A review of the global conservation status of bats

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Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-34

  Mickleburgh, Simon P ^a,d   Hutson, Anthony M ^b   Racey, Paul A ^c,d,e  

^a FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Winkfield   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d FFI ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e IUCN's Chiroptera Specialist Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action Plan; Bats; Caves; Chiroptera; Conservation priorities; Islands

Indexed keywords

BAT; CAVE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES;

CHIROPTERA; DESMODUS ROTUNDUS;

EID: 0013290802     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605302000054     Document Type: Review

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