Bat communities in a fragmented forest landscape on the south-west slopes of New South Wales, Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 333-345

  Law, B S ^a   Anderson, J ^a   Chidel, M ^a  

^a Forest R and D Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bats; Corridors; Fragmentation; Remnants; Ultrasonic detectors

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032987345     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00118-9     Document Type: Article

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