Effects of human-modified landscapes on taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic dimensions of bat biodiversity

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 523-533

  Cisneros, Laura M ^a   Fagan, Matthew E ^b   Willig, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Costa Rica; Fragmentation; Functional diversity; Phylogenetic diversity; Taxonomic diversity

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIODIVERSITY; DRY SEASON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE; PATCH SIZE; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COSTA RICA;

CHIROPTERA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 84926365490     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12277     Document Type: Article

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