Basic characteristics of microhabitats of snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) in Western Hungary
| Autor: | Szilárd Szabó, Sándor Tóth, Judit Cservenka, Zoltán Kenyeres, Norbert Bauer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Skink ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species 010607 zoology Microclimate Plant Science 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Shrub soil vegetation edge habitat Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology ved/biology Botany Forestry Vegetation Ecotone biology.organism_classification Karst reptile dolomite Geography climate change Habitat ecotone QL1-991 QK1-989 Ablepharus kitaibelii Zoology microclimate |
| Zdroj: | Hacquetia, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 189-196 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1854-9829 |
| Popis: | Following the rediscovery after 200 years of Ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri in 2017, we carried out data collection its habitats regarding vegetation, microclimate, and soil on two prominent dolomite hills of the Eastern Bakony. Data collections were carried out in habitat mosaics (xerothermic forest edges on the plateaus, karst shrub forests in south-facing exposure, dry grasslands among forest patches on the plateaus, rocky grasslands in south-facing exposure) of three sampling blocks. Vegetation was examined by phytosociological relevés, microclimate from April to November continuously by TMS-2 dataloggers, and soil by laboratory analyses focused mainly on percentage of different fractions. According to our results a) shrub forests with a south-facing exposure provide a cooler microclimate with temperated fluctuation in the spring–early summer and late summer–early autumn periods; b) plateau grasslands and shrubs are characterised by looser soil structure. Based on our results, heterogeneous habitat character of forest–grassland mosaics of the Pannonicum can mitigate the expected negative effects of climate change on reptiles. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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