Bat habitat use in logged jarrah eucalypt forests of south-western Australia

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 398-406

  Webala, Paul W ^a   Craig, Michael D ^a   Law, Bradley S ^b   Armstrong, Kyle N ^c   Wayne, Adrian F ^d   Bradley, J Stuart ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bat activity; Clutter; Eucalypt forest; Logging; Regrowth; Track

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOMASS; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HABITAT USE; INSECTIVORE; LOGGING (TIMBER); REGROWTH; ROOSTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNDERSTORY;

AUSTRALIA;

CHALINOLOBUS GOULDII; CHALINOLOBUS MORIO; EPTESICUS REGULUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; FALSISTRELLUS; HEXAPODA; NYCTOPHILUS;

EID: 79952589234     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01934.x     Document Type: Article

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