Effects of forest fragmentation on frugivorous and nectarivorous bats in French Guiana

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-534

  Cosson, Jean François ^a,b   Pons, Jean Marc ^c   Masson, Didier ^d  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Bats; Biodiversity; Fragmentation; French Guiana; Frugivores; Nectarivores; Rain forest

Indexed keywords

BAT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRAGMENTATION; FRUGIVORY;

FRENCH GUIANA;

EID: 0032786785     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646749900098X     Document Type: Article

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