Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1111/1365-2664.12119 |
Successional specialization in a reptile community cautions against widespread planned burning and complete fire suppression | |
Smith, Annabel L.1,2; Bull, C. Michael3; Driscoll, Don A.1,2 | |
通讯作者 | Smith, Annabel L. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
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ISSN | 0021-8901 |
EISSN | 1365-2664 |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 50期号:5页码:1178-1186 |
英文摘要 | Conservation of biodiversity in fire-prone regions depends on understanding responses to fire in animal communities and the mechanisms governing these responses. We collated data from an Australian semi-arid woodland reptile community (4796 individuals captured over 6years) to: (i) determine the ability of commonly used shorter-term (2years) surveys to detect reptile responses to time since fire (TSF) and (ii) investigate whether ecological traits of species reliably predicted their responses to fire. Of 16 reptile species analysed, four had responses to TSF consistent with shorter-term surveys and three showed no response to TSF. Nine species had responses to TSF not detected in previous studies using smaller but substantial subsets of the same data. Among the 13 affected species, times of peak abundance ranged from 1 to 50years after fire. Nocturnal, burrowing species tended to be early successional and leaf-litter dwellers to be late successional, but these were only weak trends.Synthesis and applications. We found only limited support for a generalizable, trait-based model of succession in reptiles. However, our study revealed that the majority of common reptile species in our study region specialize on a post-fire successional stage and may therefore become threatened if homogeneous fire regimes predominate. Our study highlights the importance of interpreting results from time- or sample-limited fire studies of reptiles with the knowledge that many ecological responses may not have been detected. In such cases, an adaptive or precautionary approach to fire management may be necessary. We found only limited support for a generalizable, trait-based model of succession in reptiles. However, our study revealed that the majority of common reptile species in our study region specialize on a post-fire successional stage and may therefore become threatened if homogeneous fire regimes predominate. Our study highlights the importance of interpreting results from time- or sample-limited fire studies of reptiles with the knowledge that many ecological responses may not have been detected. In such cases, an adaptive or precautionary approach to fire management may be necessary. |
英文关键词 | disturbance fire management habitat accommodation model life-history traits mallee prescribed burning sampling effort Type II error |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Australia |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000325079800011 |
WOS关键词 | POSTFIRE SUCCESSION ; COLLARED LIZARD ; RESPONSES ; MANAGEMENT ; CONSERVATION ; MOSAICS ; FAUNA ; ASSEMBLAGES ; VEGETATION ; INSIGHTS |
WOS类目 | Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology |
WOS研究方向 | Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/177943 |
作者单位 | 1.Australian Natl Univ, Australian Res Council Ctr Excellence Environm De, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia; 2.Australian Natl Univ, Natl Environm Res Program Environm Decis Hub, Fenner Sch Environm & Soc, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia; 3.Flinders Univ S Australia, Sch Biol Sci, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Smith, Annabel L.,Bull, C. Michael,Driscoll, Don A.. Successional specialization in a reptile community cautions against widespread planned burning and complete fire suppression[J],2013,50(5):1178-1186. |
APA | Smith, Annabel L.,Bull, C. Michael,&Driscoll, Don A..(2013).Successional specialization in a reptile community cautions against widespread planned burning and complete fire suppression.JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY,50(5),1178-1186. |
MLA | Smith, Annabel L.,et al."Successional specialization in a reptile community cautions against widespread planned burning and complete fire suppression".JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY 50.5(2013):1178-1186. |
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