Bats: A Community Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)

Findley, James S.

ISBN 10: 0521380545 / ISBN 13: 9780521380546

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Synopsis:

Extensive scientific study of bats suggests that they are long-lived, slowly reproducing animals adapted to relatively stable environments. As such they might be expected to exist in communities heavily influenced by biotic interactions. This book begins with an overview of bat biology, including their systematic diversity and methodological problems in bat research. This is followed by examples of local bat community surveys from the major biogeographic regions. The evidence bearing upon resource limitation and competition in bats is reviewed. Then patterns in species richness, taxonomic, packing, biomass, numerical density, trophic and morphological diversity are described. The relevance of these to the nature of bat communities is examined. Major habitats and their histories are shown to be powerful predictors of important aspects of bat community structure.

Review: "This is a good book for professional community ecologists working on bats or interested in comparing their study species with bats....The book is well produced....The writing gets technical in places, but it is otherwise clear, and the summaries at the end of each chapter, if not at the end of chapter sections are well done." Stephan Reebs, The Canadian Field-Naturalist

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bats: A Community Perspective (Cambridge ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good