Patterns of habitat use by female brown long-eared bats presage negative impacts of woodland conservation management

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 288, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-183

  Murphy, S E ^a,b   Greenaway, F ^b   Hill, D A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Woodland Bat Conservation Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Habitat use; Plecotus auritus; Understorey; Woodland bats; Woodland management

Indexed keywords

BAT; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COPPICE; FEMALE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; HABITAT USE; HEDGEROW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ROOST SITE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; THINNING; UNDERSTORY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

PLECOTUS AURITUS;

EID: 84867744201     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2012.00936.x     Document Type: Article

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