The impact and implications of climate change for bats

Mammal Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 171-182

  Sherwin, Hayley A ^a   Montgomery, W Ian ^a   Lundy, Mathieu G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Global change; IUCN; Risk assessment; Species conservation

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISPERSAL; GLOBAL CHANGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 84877923412     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2012.00214.x     Document Type: Review

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