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DOI | 10.4996/fireecology.0703075 |
LONG-TERM POST-FIRE EFFECTS ON SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT OF FEMALE AGASSIZ’s DESERT TORTOISES (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) AT A WIND ENERGY FACILITY NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, USA | |
Lovich, Jeffrey E.1; Ennen, Joshua R.1,2; Madrak, Sheila V.3; Loughran, Caleb L.1; Meyer, Katherin P.4; Arundel, Terence R.1; Bjurlin, Curtis D.5 | |
通讯作者 | Lovich, Jeffrey E. |
来源期刊 | FIRE ECOLOGY
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ISSN | 1933-9747 |
出版年 | 2011 |
卷号 | 7期号:3页码:75-87 |
英文摘要 | We studied the long-term response of a cohort of eight female Agassiz’s desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) during the first 15 years following a large fire at a wind energy generation facility near Palm Springs, California, USA. The fire burned a significant portion of the study site in 1995. Tortoise activity areas were mapped using minimum convex polygons for a proximate post-fire interval from 1997 to 2000, and a long-term post-fire interval from 2009 to 2010. In addition, we measured the annual reproductive output of eggs each year and monitored the body condition of tortoises over time. One adult female tortoise was killed by the fire and five tortoises bore exposure scars that were not fatal. Despite predictions that tortoises would make the short-distance movements from burned to nearby unburned habitats, most activity areas and their centroids remained in burned areas for the duration of the study. The percentage of activity area burned did not differ significantly between the two monitoring periods. Annual reproductive output and measures of body condition remained statistically similar throughout the monitoring period. Despite changes in plant composition, conditions at this site appeared to be suitable for survival of tortoises following a major fire. High productivity at the site may have buffered tortoises from the adverse impacts of fire if they were not killed outright. Tortoise populations at less productive desert sites may not have adequate resources to sustain normal activity areas, reproductive output, and body conditions following fire. |
英文关键词 | Agassiz’s desert tortoise California fire effects Gopherus agassizii movement reproduction Sonoran Desert wind energy |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000208707900007 |
WOS关键词 | MOJAVE DESERT ; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ; TESTUDO-HERMANNI ; INVASIVE PLANT ; FIRE ; POPULATION ; WILDFIRES ; RECOVERY ; SURVIVAL ; GROWTH |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Forestry |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Forestry |
来源机构 | United States Geological Survey |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/168106 |
作者单位 | 1.US Geol Survey, Southwest Biol Sci Ctr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USA; 2.Maryville Coll, Dept Biol, Maryville, TN 37804 USA; 3.San Diego State Univ, Dept Biol, San Diego, CA 92182 USA; 4.San Bernardino Natl Forest, Lytle Creek, CA 92358 USA; 5.Wind Capital Grp, Madison, WI 53705 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lovich, Jeffrey E.,Ennen, Joshua R.,Madrak, Sheila V.,等. LONG-TERM POST-FIRE EFFECTS ON SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT OF FEMALE AGASSIZ’s DESERT TORTOISES (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) AT A WIND ENERGY FACILITY NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, USA[J]. United States Geological Survey,2011,7(3):75-87. |
APA | Lovich, Jeffrey E..,Ennen, Joshua R..,Madrak, Sheila V..,Loughran, Caleb L..,Meyer, Katherin P..,...&Bjurlin, Curtis D..(2011).LONG-TERM POST-FIRE EFFECTS ON SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT OF FEMALE AGASSIZ’s DESERT TORTOISES (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) AT A WIND ENERGY FACILITY NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, USA.FIRE ECOLOGY,7(3),75-87. |
MLA | Lovich, Jeffrey E.,et al."LONG-TERM POST-FIRE EFFECTS ON SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT OF FEMALE AGASSIZ’s DESERT TORTOISES (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) AT A WIND ENERGY FACILITY NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, USA".FIRE ECOLOGY 7.3(2011):75-87. |
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