Short-term impact of a small wildfire on the lizard Psammodromus algirus (linnaeus, 1758): a Before-after-control-impact study (squamata: sauria: lacertidae) Moreno Rueda, Gregorio Melero, Elena Reguera, Senda Zamora-Camacho, Francisco Javier Comas, Mar Psammpdromus algirus Prey availability Conservation Mediterranean environments In Mediterranean environments, wildfires are key in modelling landscapes, ecological succession and the dynamics of species and communities. however, in recent years, wildfires have increased in number and extent, resulting in a conservation concern. still, it is generally thought that reptiles are usually not harmed by wildfires, or even may be benefited. here, the authors used a Before-after-control-impact design to examine the effect of a small wildfire (16 ha) on the abundance of a lizard, Psammodromus algirus (linnaeUs, 1758). The findings suggest that the local population crashed as a result of the wildfire, although juvenile lizards quickly recolonized the burnt area from adjacent sites. almost a year after the fire, an adult P. algirus was detected in the burnt area. Therefore, the present study highlights that even a very small wildfire may negatively impact a Mediterranean lizard. 2020-02-21T12:36:24Z 2020-02-21T12:36:24Z 2019 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Moreno-Rueda, G., Melero, E., Reguera, S., Zamora-Camacho, F. J., & Comas, M. (2019). Short-term impact of a small wildfire on the lizard Psammodromus algirus (Linnaeus, 1758): a before-after-control-impact study. Herpetozoa, 31(3-4), 173-182. http://hdl.handle.net/10481/59817 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España Pensoft Publishers