Declines in summer bat activity in central New England 4 years following the initial detection of white-nose syndrome

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2537-2541

  Brooks, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic survey; AnaBat; Myotis; Summer activity; White nose syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; DETECTION METHOD; HIBERNATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; SUMMER; WATERSHED;

CANADA; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW ENGLAND; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

MYOTIS;

EID: 80052530817     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-9996-0     Document Type: Article

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