Long-term effects of a wildfire on a lizard assemblage in the Arid Chaco forest

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 368-372

  Pelegrin, N ^a   Bucher, E H ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abundance; Arid Chaco; C rdoba province; Fire; Habitat alteration; Lizard diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEAD WOOD; FOREST FIRE; HABITAT SELECTION; LIZARD; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MICROHABITAT; PITFALL TRAP; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WILDFIRE;

ARGENTINA; CHACO [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

LEIOSAURUS PARONAE; LIOLAEMUS CHACOENSIS; MABUYA DORSIVITTATA; SQUAMATA; STENOCERCUS DOELLOJURADOI; TEIUS TEYOU; TROPIDURUS ETHERIDGEI; VANZOSAURA RUBRICAUDA;

EID: 72049116034     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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