Sensitivity of insectivorous bats to urbanization: Implications for suburban conservation planning

Biological Conservation

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-52

  Threlfall, Caragh G ^a   Law, Bradley ^b   Banks, Peter B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Insectivorous bat; Species habitat models; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAY; BAT; BUSHLAND; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INSECTIVORE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

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

LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 84857447239     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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