The importance of non-forest landscapes for the conservation of forest bats: lessons from barbastelles (Barbastella barbastellus)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 171-185

  Ancillotto, L ^a,b   Cistrone, L ^b,c   Mosconi, F ^a   Jones, G ^d   Boitani, L ^a   Russo, D ^b,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Forestry and Conservation   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badlands; Behaviour; Habitat selection; Home range; Moths; Population

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922003831     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0802-7     Document Type: Article

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