Ecological succession and habitat attributes affect the postfire response of a Mediterranean reptile community

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 895-905

  Santos, Xavier ^a   Poquet, José Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Land use; Mediterranean basin; Postfire response; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

PODARCIS HISPANICA; PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VIPERA LATASTEI; VIPERINAE;

EID: 78649347379     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0387-8     Document Type: Article

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