Bat diversity in Vietnamese limestone karst areas and the implications of forest degradation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1821-1838

  Furey, Neil M ^a   Mackie, Iain J ^a   Racey, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bats; Chiroptera; Habitat destruction; Karst; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; DEGRADATION; FOREST DYNAMICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; KARST; LAND USE CHANGE; LIMESTONE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOURISM MARKET;

VIET NAM;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 77952956748     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9806-0     Document Type: Article

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