The importance of natural habitats to Brazilian free-tailed bats in intensive agricultural landscapes in the Winter Garden region of Texas, United States

Biological Conservation

Volumn 190, Issue , 2015, Pages 107-114

  Davidai, Noa ^a   Westbrook, John K ^b   Lessard, Jean Philippe ^a,c   Hallam, Thomas G ^a   McCracken, Gary F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural systems; Bats; Conservation of threatened species; Ecosystem services; Land use change; Landscape management

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FARMING SYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; MOTH;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WINTER PARK;

HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 84931272177     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.05.015     Document Type: Article

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