The Importance of Landscape Elements for Bat Activity and Species Richness in Agricultural Areas.

Landscape heterogeneity is regarded as a key factor for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function in production landscapes. We investigated whether grassland sites at close vicinity to forested areas are more frequently used by bats. Considering that bats are important consumers of herbivorous...

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Main Authors: Olga Heim, Julia T Treitler, Marco Tschapka, Mirjam Knörnschild, Kirsten Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4521758?pdf=render