Bat communities respond positively to large-scale thinning of forest regrowth

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1694-1703

  Blakey, Rachel V ^a,b   Law, Brad S ^a,c   Kingsford, Richard T ^a   Stoklosa, Jakub ^a   Tap, Patrick ^d   Williamson, Kelly ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d Forestry Corporation of NSW   (Australia)

^e Forestry Corporation of NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

bats; Chiroptera; clutter; ecomorphology; forest management; forest structure; forestry; insects; thinning; traits

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADAPTATION; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GUILD STRUCTURE; INSECT; PREY AVAILABILITY; REGROWTH; THINNING; TOLERANCE; VEGETATION TYPE;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

CHIROPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84971382203     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12691     Document Type: Article

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