Unexplored Diversity and Conservation Potential of Neotropical Hot Caves

Conservation Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 978-982

  Ladle, Richard J ^a,b   Firmino, João V L ^a   Malhado, Ana C M ^a   Rodríguez Durán, Armando ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Bats; Brazil; Species discovery

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ARTHROPOD; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CAVE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MICROCLIMATE; MINING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NEOTROPICAL REGION; REFUGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CAVE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAT; INVERTEBRATE; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMERICAS; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CAVES; CHIROPTERA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HOT TEMPERATURE; INVERTEBRATES; MICROCLIMATE;

BRAZIL; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84868648682     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01936.x     Document Type: Article

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