The Importance of Linear Landscape Elements for Bats in a Farmland Area: The Influence of Height on Activity
By: Roberto Toffoli
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2016-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427 (formerly 1805-4196)
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 62
Submitted on: Feb 16, 2016
Accepted on: May 6, 2016
Published on: Jul 6, 2016
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
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