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Community structure of reptiles from the southern portion of the Chihuahuan Desert Region, Mexico
Cruz-Elizalde, Raciel1; Ramirez-Bautista, Aurelio1; Johnson, Jerry D.2; Moreno, Claudia E.1
通讯作者Ramirez-Bautista, Aurelio
来源期刊NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN1584-9074
EISSN1842-6441
出版年2014
卷号10期号:1页码:173-182
英文摘要

Reptiles exhibit high species richness and endemism in deserts of northern Mexico. However, high species richness does not necessarily represent the taxonomic diversity of this group in the context of the regional reptile richness. Here, we determined the species richness, similarly, and taxonomic diversity of Chihuahuan Desert reptile assemblages in nine vegetation types (microphyll xeric scrub, xeric shrub rosette, mezquite, submontane scrub, chaparral, pasture, oak forest, juniper forest, and farmland) occurring in the Guadalcazar region of San Luis Potosi. We found 45 species (24 snakes, 20 lizards, and one turtle). The highest numbers of reptiles were found in microphyll xeric scrub and pasture communities. Chaparral, pasture, and oak forest were most similar in structure and species composition. The richest environments in species were not necessarily the most diverse taxonomically. Submontane scrub and chaparral had smaller numbers of species, but high taxonomic diversity (communities containing species less related to each other taxonomically). In addition, 42.2% of the species are under some threat category in the national red list, 91.1% in the IUCN red list, and all species under some category in the Environmental Vulnerability Score rating system, suggesting that more Natural Protected Areas need to be created in the region, along with strategies for protecting and conserving reptile assemblages and other biotic groups.


英文关键词species richness reptiles taxonomic distinctness similarity Chihuahuan Desert region
类型Article
语种英语
国家Mexico ; USA
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000337496400024
WOS关键词SPECIES RICHNESS ; TAXONOMIC DISTINCTNESS ; DIVERSITY ; LIZARD ; BIODIVERSITY ; PATTERNS ; ASSEMBLAGES ; TURNOVER ; FOREST
WOS类目Zoology
WOS研究方向Zoology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/184012
作者单位1.Univ Autonoma Estado Hidalgo, Ctr Invest Biol, Pachuca 42001, Hidalgo, Mexico;
2.Univ Texas El Paso, Dept Biol Sci, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
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Cruz-Elizalde, Raciel,Ramirez-Bautista, Aurelio,Johnson, Jerry D.,et al. Community structure of reptiles from the southern portion of the Chihuahuan Desert Region, Mexico[J],2014,10(1):173-182.
APA Cruz-Elizalde, Raciel,Ramirez-Bautista, Aurelio,Johnson, Jerry D.,&Moreno, Claudia E..(2014).Community structure of reptiles from the southern portion of the Chihuahuan Desert Region, Mexico.NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY,10(1),173-182.
MLA Cruz-Elizalde, Raciel,et al."Community structure of reptiles from the southern portion of the Chihuahuan Desert Region, Mexico".NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 10.1(2014):173-182.
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