Optimizing conservation strategies for Mexican free-tailed bats: a population viability and ecosystem services approach

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-82

  Wiederholt, Ruscena ^a   López Hoffman, Laura ^a   Svancara, Colleen ^a   McCracken, Gary ^b   Thogmartin, Wayne ^c   Diffendorfer, Jay E ^d   Mattson, Brady ^e   Bagstad, Kenneth ^d   Cryan, Paul ^f   Russell, Amy ^g   Semmens, Darius ^d   Medellín, Rodrigo A ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^f FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic risks; Conservation assessment and planning; Decision support tools; Ecosystem services; Maternity roosts; Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOTOURISM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

HEXAPODA; MOLOSSIDAE; TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS MEXICANA;

EID: 84920771238     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0790-7     Document Type: Article

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