Designing effective habitat studies: Quantifying multiple sources of variability in bat activity

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-137

  Fischer, Joern ^a   Stott, Jenny ^a   Law, Bradley S ^b   Adams, Maria D ^b   Forrester, Robert I ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anabat detectors; Bats; Paddock trees; Scattered trees; Southeastern australia; Survey effort; Woodlands

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DETECTION METHOD; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HABITAT USE; LANDSCAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION; SURVEY; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 68149179401     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811009X465749     Document Type: Article

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