Ecological niche modelling of two cryptic bat species calls for a reassessment of their conservation status

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1188-1199

  Sattler, Thomas ^a,c   Bontadina, Fabio ^a   Hirzel, Alexandre H ^a,b   Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Boyce Index; Ecological Niche Factor Analysis (ENFA); Habitat suitability; Niche differentiation; P. pygmaeus; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; Red list status; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; CRYPSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECHOLOCATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; NICHE PARTITIONING; RARE SPECIES; RED LIST; TRANSECT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

CHIROPTERA; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS;

EID: 35648983553     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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