Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1007/s00484-014-0801-0 |
Cavity types and microclimate: implications for ecological, evolutionary, and conservation studies | |
Amat-Valero, M.1; Calero-Torralbo, M. A.1; Vaclav, R.2; Valera, F.1 | |
通讯作者 | Amat-Valero, M. |
来源期刊 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
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ISSN | 0020-7128 |
EISSN | 1432-1254 |
出版年 | 2014 |
卷号 | 58期号:9页码:1983-1994 |
英文摘要 | The abiotic conditions of the immediate environment of organisms are key factors for a better understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes. Yet, information in this regard is biased towards some habitat types, landscapes, and organisms. Here, we present a 2-year comparative study of the microclimatic properties (temperature, relative humidity, and their fluctuation) of three cavity types (nest boxes, cavities in bridges, and burrows in sandy cliffs) in an arid environment. We found marked and consistent months-long differences in microclimate among the three cavity types. Nest boxes were colder than the other cavity types, with temperature oscillations being an order of magnitude higher than in other cavity types. In contrast, microclimate was very stable in burrows and cavities in bridges, the former being generally warmer and drier than the latter. We also discuss the biological implications of microclimatic conditions and its variation in different cavity types by presenting two case studies, namely the temperature-humidity index and water vapor pressure during the hatching period of an endotherm and the chilling period during the diapause of an ectotherm ectoparasite. We stress the need for comparative studies of the same organisms subjected to different microclimates given the important ecological, evolutionary, and conservation implications. |
英文关键词 | Microclimate Natural and artificial cavities Nest box Burrow Temperature-humidity Index Arid environments Water vapor pressure |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Spain ; Slovakia |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000343654500015 |
WOS关键词 | NEST-SITE SELECTION ; EUROPEAN BEE-EATER ; TITS PARUS-MAJOR ; CARNUS-HEMAPTERUS ; GREAT TITS ; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS ; AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE ; THERMAL-PROPERTIES ; ECTOPARASITIC FLY ; AIR-TEMPERATURE |
WOS类目 | Biophysics ; Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Physiology |
WOS研究方向 | Biophysics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Physiology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/182689 |
作者单位 | 1.CSIC, EEZA, Dept Ecol Func & Evolut, La Canada De San Urbano 04120, Almeria, Spain; 2.Slovak Acad Sci, Inst Zool, Bratislava 84506, Slovakia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Amat-Valero, M.,Calero-Torralbo, M. A.,Vaclav, R.,et al. Cavity types and microclimate: implications for ecological, evolutionary, and conservation studies[J],2014,58(9):1983-1994. |
APA | Amat-Valero, M.,Calero-Torralbo, M. A.,Vaclav, R.,&Valera, F..(2014).Cavity types and microclimate: implications for ecological, evolutionary, and conservation studies.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY,58(9),1983-1994. |
MLA | Amat-Valero, M.,et al."Cavity types and microclimate: implications for ecological, evolutionary, and conservation studies".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 58.9(2014):1983-1994. |
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