Short-term impact of a small wildfire on the lizard Psammodromus algirus (linnaeus, 1758): a Before-after-control-impact study (squamata: sauria: lacertidae)
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10481/59817Metadatos
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Moreno Rueda, Gregorio; Melero, Elena; Reguera, Senda; Zamora-Camacho, Francisco Javier; Comas, MarEditorial
Pensoft Publishers
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Psammpdromus algirus Prey availability Conservation Mediterranean environments
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2019Referencia bibliográfica
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.
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This work was partially funded by the spanish Ministerio de ciencia e innovación, project cgl2009-13185.Resumen
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.