Bats use live fences to move between tropical dry forest remnants

José G. Martínez-Fonseca; Marlon Chávez-Velásquez; Kimberly Williams-Guillen; Carol L. Chambers

doi:10.1111/btp.12751

Bats use live fences to move between tropical dry forest remnants

José G. Martínez-Fonseca
, Marlon Chávez-Velásquez
, Kimberly Williams-Guillen
, Carol L. Chambers

Forestry, School of

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Abstract

Linear features can benefit wildlife by assisting animal movement. We captured bats along barbed-wire and live-tree fences connecting tropical dry forest patches in Nicaragua. Bat species richness and captures were higher along live fences but we noted differences in sex ratios, richness, and species composition compared to surrounding natural forests. Abstract in Spanish is available with online only.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5-10
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biotropica
Volume	52
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12751
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

Chiroptera
Lophostoma brasiliensis
Phyllostomidae
connectivity
forest patches
hedgerow

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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