Effect of forest structure and fragmentation on site occupancy of bat species in Missouri Ozark forests

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1238-1248

  Yates, M D ^a   Muzika, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic detection; Forest fragmentation; Lasiurus borealis; Missouri Ozarks; Myotis septentrionalis; Myotis sodalis; Occupancy; Pipistrellus subflavus

Indexed keywords

BAT; ECHOLOCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; OZARK MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

LASIURUS BOREALIS; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; MYOTIS SODALIS; PIPISTRELLUS SUBFLAVUS;

EID: 33845463108     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1238:EOFSAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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