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DOI	10.1016/j.actao.2021.103792
	Seasonal patterns of scorpion diversity along a gradient of aridity in Algeria
	Mekahlia, Mohamed Nacer; Abidi, Haroun; Slimane, Feriel; Sadine, Salah Eddine; Dekak, Ahmed; Chenchouni, Haroun
通讯作者	Mekahlia, MN (corresponding author), Larbi Tebessi Univ, Fac Exact Sci & Nat & Life Sci, Dept Nat & Life Sci, Tebessa 12002, Algeria.
来源期刊	ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
ISSN	1146-609X
EISSN	1873-6238
出版年	2021
卷号	113
英文摘要	Scorpion fauna of Algeria is insufficiently known. This study was carried out to assess seasonal changes of the scorpion biodiversity at the region of Tebessa (northeastern Algeria) along a climatic gradient including semiarid, arid and desertic climates randomized sampling was carried out at three sites stratified according to a climatic gradient. Sites visits were carried out 16 times per year at each site for a period of 2 h for each field trip. The distribution of the scorpions was studied by ecological descriptors and by statistical analyzes. In this study, 257 scorpion specimens belonging to the families Buthidae (64%) and Scorpionidae (36%) were collected. The Buthidae family was represented by four species: Buthus tunetanus (Herbst, 1800) (26%), Buthus aures Lourenco, 2016 (21%), Androctonus australis Ewing, 1928 (14%) and Androctonus aeneas (Koch, 1839) (3%), while the Scorpionidae was represented by a single species, Scorpio punicus Fet, 2000, which was also the most abundant at 36%. Statistical models revealed that climatic gradient and seasonal variation significantly influenced the distribution and the biodiversity of scorpions and that ecological descriptors were strongly correlated with climatic gradient and seasonal variation. This work constitutes the first study carried out on the scorpion diversity in northeastern Algeria. Thus, planning of control programs for the species identified in this area is essential.
英文关键词	Scorpions Biodiversity Climatic gradient Seasonal variation Ecological descriptors Northeastern Algeria
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000708939600003
WOS关键词	SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION ; ARACHNIDA SCORPIONES ; ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS ; CLIMATIC GRADIENT ; OLEA-EUROPAEA ; BUTHUS LEACH ; BUTHIDAE ; CENTRUROIDES ; POPULATION ; NORTHEAST
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/362309
作者单位	[Mekahlia, Mohamed Nacer; Slimane, Feriel; Dekak, Ahmed; Chenchouni, Haroun] Larbi Tebessi Univ, Fac Exact Sci & Nat & Life Sci, Dept Nat & Life Sci, Tebessa 12002, Algeria; [Abidi, Haroun] Univ Guelma, Fac Nat & Life Sci Earth & Universe, Dept Nat & Life Sci, Guelma 24000, Algeria; [Abidi, Haroun] Univ Guelma, Lab Biol Water & Environm LBEE, Guelma 24000, Algeria; [Sadine, Salah Eddine] Univ Ghardaia, Fac Nat & Life Sci & Earth Sci, Ghardaia 47000, Algeria; [Chenchouni, Haroun] Univ Oum El Bouaghi, Lab Nat Resources & Management Sensit Environm RN, Oum El Bouaghi 04000, Algeria; [Chenchouni, Haroun] Higher Natl Sch Forests, Khenchela 40000, Algeria
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mekahlia, Mohamed Nacer,Abidi, Haroun,Slimane, Feriel,et al. Seasonal patterns of scorpion diversity along a gradient of aridity in Algeria[J],2021,113.
APA	Mekahlia, Mohamed Nacer,Abidi, Haroun,Slimane, Feriel,Sadine, Salah Eddine,Dekak, Ahmed,&Chenchouni, Haroun.(2021).Seasonal patterns of scorpion diversity along a gradient of aridity in Algeria.ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY,113.
MLA	Mekahlia, Mohamed Nacer,et al."Seasonal patterns of scorpion diversity along a gradient of aridity in Algeria".ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 113(2021).