Bats and aquatic habitats: A review of habitat use and anthropogenic impacts

Mammal Review

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 131-143

  Salvarina, Ioanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic terrestrial subsidies; Chiroptera; Conservation; Feeding; Riparian

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT USE; RADIOTELEMETRY; RIPARIAN ZONE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHIROPTERA; MYOTIS DAUBENTONI;

EID: 84959373481     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mam.12059     Document Type: Review

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