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Effect of vegetation density on the use of trails by bats in a secondary tropical rain forest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2009

Tamir Caras  and
Carmi Korine
Tamir Caras
Affiliation:
Geographical and Life Science Department, Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1QU, UK Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84990 Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel
Carmi Korine*
Affiliation:
Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84990 Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel Ramon Science Center, P.O. Box 194, Mitzpe Ramon 80600, Israel
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1Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Natural forests are composed of a heterogeneous mixture of plant architectures that change temporally and spatially. In addition, variation in ridges, tree falls, natural clearing, logs and animal or man-made paths results in a topographic complexity which is likely to have a profound effect on the movements of animals within the forest.

Keywords

Artibeusbat communitybehaviourCarolliaPhyllostomidaerain foresttrailsvegetation density
Type
Short Communication
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 97 - 101
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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