Bat activity in harvested and intact forest stands in the allegheny mountains

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 154-159

  Owen, Sheldon F ^a   Menzel, Michael A ^a   Edwards, John W ^a   Ford, W Mark ^b   Menzel, Jennifer M ^b   Chapman, Brian R ^c   Wood, Petra Bohall ^a   Miller, Karl V ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station Parsons   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabat; Appalachians; Bat activity; Riparian forests; Timber harvest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HARVESTING; LANDFORMS; SAMPLING; TIMBER; VEGETATION;

ANABAT; APPALACHIANS; BAT ACTIVITY; RIPARIAN FORESTS; TIMBER HARVEST;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; MOUNTAINS; PLANTS; SAMPLING;

LASIONYCTERIS; LASIONYCTERIS NOCTIVAGANS; LASIURUS; LASIURUS CINEREUS; MYOTIS; MYOTIS SODALIS; RIPARIA; SODALIS;

EID: 12344320505     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/21.3.154     Document Type: Article

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