Using multi-scale modelling to predict habitat suitability for species of conservation concern: The grey long-eared bat as a case study

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2922-2930

  Razgour, Orly ^a   Hanmer, Julia ^b   Jones, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BAT CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Maxent; Radio tracking; Rare species; Species distribution modelling

Indexed keywords

BAT; COLONY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE; LIMITING FACTOR; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WILD POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; PLECOTUS AUSTRIACUS;

EID: 83555168287     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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