Research priorities for bat conservation in Southeast Asia: A consensus approach

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 471-484

  Kingston, Tigga ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caves; Chiroptera; Conservation priority setting; Deforestation; Flying foxes; Hunting; Southeast Asia; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEFORESTATION; ENDEMISM; LAND USE CHANGE; PRIORITIZATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; PTEROPODIDAE;

EID: 76449106229     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9458-5     Document Type: Article

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