Roost selection by barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus, Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in beech woodlands of central Italy: Consequences for conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-81

  Russo, Danilo ^a,b,d   Cistrone, Luca ^c   Jones, Gareth ^b   Mazzoleni, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barbastella barbastellus; Bat; Chiroptera; Italy; Roost selection; Woodland management

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; LOGGING (TIMBER); ROOST SITE; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BARBASTELLA; BARBASTELLA BARBASTELLUS; CHIROPTERA; FAGUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0742288331     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00266-0     Document Type: Article

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