Artificial bat roosts did not accelerate forest regeneration in abandoned pastures in southern Costa Rica

Biological Conservation

Volumn 167, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-16

  Reid, J Leighton ^a   Holste, Ellen K ^b   Zahawi, Rakan A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Organization for Tropical Studies Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Ecological restoration; Phyllostomidae; Roosting ecology; Seed dispersal; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; BAT; FOREST COVER; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; REGENERATION; ROOTSTOCK; SEED DISPERSAL; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 84882691212     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.06.026     Document Type: Article

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