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DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0220969
	Population density of the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca declines after fire in north-western Africa
	Chergui, Brahim 1; Rodriguez-Caro, Roberto C.2,3; Gracia, Eva 2; Fahd, Soumia 1; Santos, Xavier 4
通讯作者	Chergui, Brahim
来源期刊	PLOS ONE
ISSN	1932-6203
出版年	2019
卷号	14 期号:8
英文摘要	Fire is a key ecological process in several biomes worldwide. Over recent decades, human activities (e.g. rural abandonment, monoculture plantations) and global warming are magnifying the risk of fire, with changes in fire intensity and frequency. Here, we offer the first study that examines the impact of fire on the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca living in a native cork oak forest and pine plantation in north-western Africa. A total of 44 transects (22 burnt and 22 unburnt) were sampled at 8 sites affected by fires of natural cork oak forest and pine plantation with 8 surveys per site in 2015-2017 (264 hours of sampling effort). Tortoise densities were estimated with line-transect distance sampling. The detection probability of tortoises was higher in burnt (0.915) than unburnt (0.474) transects. The density of tortoises was negatively associated with elevation and declined with fire by c. 50% in both forest types. The negative response of T. graeca to fire should be considered in conservation planning of this species in north-western Africa in a future scenario of changes in fire regime.
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Morocco ; Spain ; Portugal
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published, Green Submitted
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000485019900022
WOS关键词	PRESCRIBED FIRE ; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY ; VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY ; BOX TURTLES ; HERMANNI ; HABITAT ; DESERT ; LANDSCAPE ; WILDFIRES ; ABUNDANCE
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/218126
作者单位	1.Univ Abdelmalek Essaadi, Fac Sci Tetouan, Equipe Rech Ecol, Systemat,Conservat Biodivers, BP 2121 El MHannech, Tetouan, Morocco; 2.Univ Miguel Hernandez, Dept Biol Aplicada, Alicante, Spain; 3.Univ Alicante, Dept Ecol, Alicante, Spain; 4.Univ Porto, CIBIO InBIO Ctr Invest Biodiversidade & Recursos, Vairao, Portugal
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chergui, Brahim,Rodriguez-Caro, Roberto C.,Gracia, Eva,et al. Population density of the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca declines after fire in north-western Africa[J],2019,14(8).
APA	Chergui, Brahim,Rodriguez-Caro, Roberto C.,Gracia, Eva,Fahd, Soumia,&Santos, Xavier.(2019).Population density of the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca declines after fire in north-western Africa.PLOS ONE,14(8).
MLA	Chergui, Brahim,et al."Population density of the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca declines after fire in north-western Africa".PLOS ONE 14.8(2019).