Bats and bell holes: The microclimatic impact of bat roosting, using a case study from Runaway Bay Caves, Jamaica

Geomorphology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 78-85

  Lundberg, Joyce ^a   McFarlane, Donald A ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat; Bell hole; Jamaica; Microclimate; Niche construction

Indexed keywords

BAT; BODY MASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONDENSATION; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MICROCLIMATE; ROOSTING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 62149131463     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.09.022     Document Type: Article

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