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DOI	10.1163/15685381-bja10053
	The diet and vegetation composition of Egyptian tortoise habitat in North Sinai, Egypt
	Attum, Omar; Rabia, Basem; El-Bana, Magdy; El Din, Sherif Baha
通讯作者	Attum, O (corresponding author), Indiana Univ Southeast, Dept Biol, New Albany, IN 47150 USA.
来源期刊	AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA
ISSN	0173-5373
EISSN	1568-5381
出版年	2021
卷号	42 期号:3 页码:305-316
英文摘要	We studied the diet and vegetation composition of Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni, habitat in North Sinai, Egypt. Dietary data was recorded through direct observations and the vegetation composition was recorded through the use of quadrats and line transects in 66 sampling points (33 in tortoise areas and 33 in non-tortoise areas). Our results showed that vegetation of Egyptian tortoise habitat had high species richness, Simpson's diversity index, and vegetation cover in contrast to areas without Egyptian tortoises. These tortoises ate thirty four species of plants, a majority of these being perennials, with most feeding observations occurring in spring and winter. The consumption of perennials may enable Egyptian tortoises to find and consume food in an arid environment with low, variable and unpredictable rainfall. The plants most consumed were rare in our vegetation survey, suggesting food preferences. Our study suggests that Egyptian tortoises, which rely on vegetation for food and refugia, may suffer if vegetation cover and richness decrease.
英文关键词	diet Egypt food preference habitat use local community conservation Mediterranean coast Testudo kleinmanni
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000694953100004
WOS关键词	GOPHERUS-AGASSIZII ; DESERT TORTOISES ; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY ; TESTUDO-KLEINMANNI ; PHYTOGENIC MOUNDS ; MOVEMENT PATTERNS ; FEEDING ECOLOGY ; NATURAL FOODS ; CONSERVATION ; COMMUNITY
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/2XILL650/362444
作者单位	[Attum, Omar] Indiana Univ Southeast, Dept Biol, New Albany, IN 47150 USA; [Rabia, Basem] Egyptian Environm Affairs Agcy, Nat Conservat Sect, Cairo, Egypt; [El-Bana, Magdy] Port Said Univ, Dept Bot, Fac Sci, Port Said, Egypt; [El Din, Sherif Baha] Nat Conservat Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Attum, Omar,Rabia, Basem,El-Bana, Magdy,et al. The diet and vegetation composition of Egyptian tortoise habitat in North Sinai, Egypt[J],2021,42(3):305-316.
APA	Attum, Omar,Rabia, Basem,El-Bana, Magdy,&El Din, Sherif Baha.(2021).The diet and vegetation composition of Egyptian tortoise habitat in North Sinai, Egypt.AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA,42(3),305-316.
MLA	Attum, Omar,et al."The diet and vegetation composition of Egyptian tortoise habitat in North Sinai, Egypt".AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA 42.3(2021):305-316.