Effects of Vegetation Loss on a Sand Dune Lizard

Habitat degradation in the form of vegetation loss often decreases the abundance of various species of reptiles. Several reasons have been proposed for why vegetation loss should decrease abundance, including reduction of thermoregulatory patches, decreased prey availability, and increased predation...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of wildlife management 2006-01, Vol.70 (1), p.27-30
Hauptverfasser:	ATTUM, OMAR A, EASON, PERRI K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acanthodactylus longipes Agricultural practices agriculture Animal behavior Applied ecology Body condition Conservation biology distance from refuge dunes Egypt Environmental degradation Food grazing Habitat conservation habitat degradation habitat destruction Habitats Lacertilia Landscape ecology Livestock Lizards Predation Reptiles Reptiles & amphibians Research Note Sand dunes Temperature thermoregulatory behavior Vegetation Vegetation effects vegetation loss Wildlife habitats wildlife management
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Zusammenfassung:	Habitat degradation in the form of vegetation loss often decreases the abundance of various species of reptiles. Several reasons have been proposed for why vegetation loss should decrease abundance, including reduction of thermoregulatory patches, decreased prey availability, and increased predation from being in more exposed areas. Here, Attum and Eason examine the effects of vegetation loss by livestock grazing and agricultural practices on the abundance of the lizard Acanthodactylus longipes.
ISSN:	0022-541X 1937-2817
DOI:	10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[27:EOVLOA]2.0.CO;2