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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
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ISSN | 1584-9074 |
EISSN | 1842-6441 |
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 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | 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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