In defaunated areas in the Western Amazon, mineral licks are more thickly covered by vegetation and have lower water availability; bats were significantly less likely to visit these degraded mineral licks.
Mineral licks are more thickly covered by vegetation. This was in defaunated areas in the Western Amazon. Mineral licks have lower water availability. This is in defaunated areas in the Western Amazon. Bats were significantly less likely to visit these degraded mineral licks.