Ecological processes in urban landscapes: Mechanisms influencing the distribution and activity of insectivorous bats

Ecography

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 814-826

  Threlfall, Caragh ^a   Law, Bradley ^b   Penman, Trent ^b   Banks, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; BUSHLAND; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HETEROGENEITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECTIVORE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SHALE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 80054830962     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06939.x     Document Type: Article

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