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DOI10.1111/1365-2664.12119
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
ISSN0021-8901
EISSN1365-2664
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
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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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