Assemblage structure and use of anthropogenic roosts by bats in the Eastern Carpathians: Case study in the Bieszczady National Park (SE Poland)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 139-148

  Sachanowicz, K ^a   Wower, A ^b  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^b Upper Silesian Nature Heritage Centre   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; faunal structure; habitat use; sex ratio; species abundance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FAUNA; HABITAT USE; ROOST SITE; SEX RATIO; TYPE LOCALITY;

BIESZCZADY NATIONAL PARK; CARPATHIANS; EASTERN CARPATHIANS; PODKARPACKIE; POLAND;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; MYOTIS BRANDTII; RHINOLOPHUS HIPPOSIDEROS; VESPERTILIO MURINUS;

EID: 84874448297     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2012.753120     Document Type: Article

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