Foraging habitat preferences of vespertilionid bats in Britain

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 508-518

  Walsh, Allyson L ^a,b   Harris, Stephen ^b  

^a BAT CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

corridors; fragmentation; habitat availability; landscapes; stratified survey

Indexed keywords

BAT; HABITAT PREFERENCE;

UK;

VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0030304547     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404980     Document Type: Article

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