Neotropical bats as indicators of environmental disturbance: What is the emerging message?

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-151

  Cunto, Gabriela Coutinho ^a   Bernard, Enrico ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Impact assessment; Indicator species; Neotropics; Phyllostomidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 84865742668     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811012X654358     Document Type: Article

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