Establishing conservation baselines with dynamic distribution models for bat populations facing imminent decline
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National Park Service, Upper Columbia Basin Network, 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701, USA, US Forest Service/Bureau of Land Management Region 6 Bat Program, 3106 Pierce Pkwy, Springfield, OR 97477, USA, US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA, Geospatial Laboratory for Environmental Dynamics, University of Idaho, PO Box 441135, Moscow, ID 83844, USA, Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst St., Arcata, CA 95521, USA, Department of Fish and Wildlife, University of Idaho, PO Box 441136, Moscow, ID 83844, USA
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