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DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104232
	Impact of anthropogenic disturbance and vegetation composition on ecophysiology and activity of Uromastyx aegyptia (Forskal, 1775)
	Al-Sayegh, Mohammed T.; Abd El-Wahab, Raafat H.; Wright, Christian D.; DeNardo, Dale F.
通讯作者	Al-Sayegh, MT
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN	0140-1963
EISSN	1095-922X
出版年	2020
卷号	181
英文摘要	Anthropogenic disturbances, particularly in deserts where resources and biodiversity are limited, may affect the delicate balance that enables an organism to exist in its environment. In this study, we investigated the impacts of human disturbance and the resulting changes in vegetation composition on activity, thermal biology, and body condition index of the Egyptian spiny-tailed burrowing lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia. Thirty-six adult U. aegyptia, were radio-tracked twice per week inside and outside protected habitats in the Kuwaiti desert. Vegetation composition, richness, abundance and density were surveyed in 115 plots randomly selected close to the active burrows and in the interspace areas. The high percentage of browsing on certain species such as Cyperus conglomeratus, Moltkiopsis ciliata, Rhanterium epapposum, and Convolvulus oxyphyllus may indicate that these species are characterized by high palatability and nutritional values for livestock and wild animals including dhubs. Dhub burrows were closer to each other inside the protected sites than outside of the protected sites. While habitat protection provided more vegetation and refuge to the dhubs and greater body mass at the beginning of the active season, it had little effect on seasonal changes in body mass and surface activity times of dhubs.
英文关键词	Kuwait desert Spiny-tailed lizards Disturbed habitats Conserved habitats Physiological functions Human disturbance Vegetation composition Uromastyx aegyptia
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000552644300004
WOS关键词	SPINY-TAILED LIZARD ; MICROLEPIS BLANFORD ; DIVERSITY ; ECOLOGY ; TEMPERATURE ; POPULATION ; ENERGETICS ; PATTERNS ; AGAMIDAE ; PLANTS
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
来源机构	Arizona State University
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/325222
作者单位	[Al-Sayegh, Mohammed T.; Abd El-Wahab, Raafat H.] Publ Author Appl Educ & Training, Sci Dept, Coll Basic Educ, Adailiya 73251, Kuwait; [Al-Sayegh, Mohammed T.; Wright, Christian D.; DeNardo, Dale F.] Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ USA; [Abd El-Wahab, Raafat H.] Suez Canal Univ, Fac Sci, Bot Dept, Ismaili 41522, Egypt
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Al-Sayegh, Mohammed T.,Abd El-Wahab, Raafat H.,Wright, Christian D.,et al. Impact of anthropogenic disturbance and vegetation composition on ecophysiology and activity of Uromastyx aegyptia (Forskal, 1775)[J]. Arizona State University,2020,181.
APA	Al-Sayegh, Mohammed T.,Abd El-Wahab, Raafat H.,Wright, Christian D.,&DeNardo, Dale F..(2020).Impact of anthropogenic disturbance and vegetation composition on ecophysiology and activity of Uromastyx aegyptia (Forskal, 1775).JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,181.
MLA	Al-Sayegh, Mohammed T.,et al."Impact of anthropogenic disturbance and vegetation composition on ecophysiology and activity of Uromastyx aegyptia (Forskal, 1775)".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 181(2020).