Conservation of bats in China: problems and recommendations

ORYX

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-182

  Zhang, Libiao ^a   Zhu, Guangjian ^a   Jones, Gareth ^b   Zhang, Shuyi ^c  

^a Guangdong Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bat conservation; Bushmeat; Cave tourism; China; Old buildings; Pesticide use; Roost

Indexed keywords

BAT; BUILDING; CAVE; DISTURBANCE; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PESTICIDE; ROOST SITE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 68349128097     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309432022     Document Type: Review

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