Bat response to Carolina bays and Wetland restoration in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain

Wetlands

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 542-550

  Menzel, Jennifer M ^a   Menzel, Michael A ^b   Kilgo, John C ^c   Ford, W Mark ^a   Edwards, John W ^d  

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

^b LLP   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat activity; Carolina bay; Mixed pine hardwood; Pine savanna; Savannah River Site; Timber harvest; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

BAT; BAY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 33744964350     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2005)025[0542:BRTCBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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