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DOI	10.1007/s10980-024-01917-w
	Urban oasis? Abundant dice snake (Natrix tessellata) populations along artificial lakeside habitats in urban landscapes
	Meszaros, Boglarka; Burges, Jozsef; Tamas, Monika; Gal, Blanka; Schmera, Denes; Hamer, Andrew J.
通讯作者	Mészáros, B
来源期刊	LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
ISSN	0921-2973
EISSN	1572-9761
出版年	2024
卷号	39 期号:7
英文摘要	Context Human-induced landscape modification, such as urbanization, creates new environments that can have adverse effects on flora and fauna, posing threats to biodiversity. Understanding how reptiles respond to urbanization is crucial, especially in light of their ongoing population declines. Objectives We examined the influence of landscape-scale and local-scale urbanization features on the abundance of an aquatic snake species. Our investigation focused on dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) inhabiting a lake with a heavily urbanized shoreline. Methods We conducted visual encounter surveys at 25 study sites during the activity period of dice snakes around Lake Balaton in Hungary. We measured both landscape-scale and local-scale variables, including urban land use cover, vegetation cover, road cover, distance of main roads and city size, emergent vegetation cover and the area of artificial rock and concrete shoreline protection structures. We analysed snake survey data using N-mixture models to estimate abundance and examine relationships with landscape-scale and local-scale variables. Results Urban land use cover, road cover, the proximity of main roads and the extent of artificial rock and concrete shoreline protection structures positively affected the abundance of snakes. These findings imply that urban habitats may offer new ecological opportunities for dice snakes. Conclusions The findings of this study indicate that both landscape-scale and local-scale human-induced landscape modifications may have a positive impact on the abundance of urban snakes. Taken together, our findings suggest that urbanization is a complex phenomenon, affecting species at different levels and with subtle effects.
英文关键词	Urbanization Roads Anthropogenic habitats Natricinae Abundance N-mixture modelling
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001255375500001
WOS关键词	N-MIXTURE MODELS ; SAUROMALUS-ATER ; REPTILES ; LIZARDS
WOS类目	Ecology ; Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography ; Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/404863
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Meszaros, Boglarka,Burges, Jozsef,Tamas, Monika,et al. Urban oasis? Abundant dice snake (Natrix tessellata) populations along artificial lakeside habitats in urban landscapes[J],2024,39(7).
APA	Meszaros, Boglarka,Burges, Jozsef,Tamas, Monika,Gal, Blanka,Schmera, Denes,&Hamer, Andrew J..(2024).Urban oasis? Abundant dice snake (Natrix tessellata) populations along artificial lakeside habitats in urban landscapes.LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY,39(7).
MLA	Meszaros, Boglarka,et al."Urban oasis? Abundant dice snake (Natrix tessellata) populations along artificial lakeside habitats in urban landscapes".LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY 39.7(2024).