Mitigating the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity: Bats and their potential role as bioindicators

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 191-204

  Park, Kirsty J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bioindicator species; Chiroptera; Conservation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EUROPE;

CHIROPTERA; ELAEIS;

EID: 84930435605     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2014.10.004     Document Type: Review

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