Distribution and habitat selection of Myotis bechsteinii in Luxembourg: Implications for forest management and conservation

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-340

  Dietz, Markus ^a,b   Pir, Jacques B ^c  

^a Institute of Animal Ecology and Nature Education   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c Administration de la Nature et des Forêts Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Bechstein's bat; Core areas; Foraging; Radio tracking; Tree roosts

Indexed keywords

BAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HABITAT SELECTION; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); ROOST SITE; WOODLAND;

BELGIUM; LUXEMBOURG [BELGIUM];

MYOTIS BECHSTEINI; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 72949097935     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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