Bat Roosts in Trees : A Guide to Identification and Assessment for Tree-Care and Ecology Professionals.: A Guide to Identification and Assessment for Tree-Care and Ecology Professionals. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Bat Tree Habitat Key
• Contents: Ch 1. Rationale; -Introduction; -Pre-existing published advice; -Motivation; -Objective; -Proportionality Ch 2. Tree-Roosting Bats; -Tree-roosting bat species; -Wooded habitat and tree species; -Sensitivity to isolation; -Seasonal tree-roost occupancy and roost size; -Roost heights; -General tree-roost preferences Ch 3. Potential Roost Features; -Introduction; -The Disease and Decay PRF; -The Damage PRF; -The Association PRF Ch 4. Intelligence-Gathering; -Introduction; -Resources; -Collation of the results Ch 5. The Desk-Study; -Introduction; -The desk-study objective; -The test of 'reasonable likelihood'; -To survey or not to survey Ch 6. Ground-Truthing; -Introduction; -Ground-truthing method; -Ground-truthing interpretation Ch 7. Choosing Surveillance Methods; -Introduction; -Close-inspection; -Remote-observation; -Static-netting; -Radio-tracking; -Putting it all together; -The proportionality text Ch 8. Close-Inspection; -Introduction; -Equipment; -Health and Safety; -Close-inspection method; -Interpretation Ch 9. Remote-Observation; -Introduction; -Confounding factors; -Equipment; -Health and Safety; -Remote-observation method; -Interpretation Ch 10. Static-Netting; -Introduction; -Equipment; -Health and Safety; -Static-netting method; -Interpretation Ch 11. Surveillance Effort; -Introduction; -Detectability variables; -Surveillance periods and intensity therein Ch 12. Trouble-Shooting; -Introduction; -Fundamental principles; -Inconclusive and 'null' results; -Indirect damage and disturbance; -Comparative assessment of environment; -Late commissions; -Unlicensed assessments; -Getting a second-opinion; -Fault-finding
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Exeter : Pelagic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Subjects: NATURE / Animals / Mammals; NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology; NATURE / Plants / Trees; NATURE / Ecology; Animal ecology; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Applied ecology; Wildlife: mammals; Forestry & related industries; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Zoology: mammals (mammalogy); Applied ecology; Bosques, selvas tropicales; Tier- und Umweltschutz; Scienza ecologica, Biosfera; Forests & woodland; Conservación de la vida silvestre y del hábitat; Ökologie, Biosphäre; Zoologia: mammiferi; Ecologia applicata; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Ecología, la biosfera; Zoologie: Säugetiere; Angewandte Ökologie; Foreste e zone boscose; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Zoología: mamíferos; Ecología aplicada; Wälder; Tutela della fauna e degli habitat selvatici
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784271626; 1784271624
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