Influence of small-scale fires on the populations of three lizard species in Rome

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-68

  Rugiero, Lorenzo ^a,b   Luiselli, Luca ^b  

^a FIZV Herpetology   (Italy)

^b FIZV   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Fire ecology; Habitat disturbance; Rome

Indexed keywords

CHALCIDES CHALCIDES; LACERTA BILINEATA; LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS MURALIS; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33745780511     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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