Patch size effects on richness, abundance, and diversity of leaf-litter lizards from Atlantic rainforest fragments

Autor(es)

Bruscagin, Roberta Thomaz ; Dixo, Marianna ; Famelli, Shirley ; Bertoluci, Jaime

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: SALAMANDRA; v. 53, n. 1, p. 59-65, FEB 15 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

In order to analyse the implications of forest fragmentation for the conservation of leaf-litter lizards, the importance of fragment size was examined at 21 forest sites within a continuous forest on the Atlantic Plateau of Sao Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. The fragments were 7-43 ha in size and had different percentages of habitat loss (37-95%). The species recorded, with the exception of Enyalius iheringii, presented low abundance, which may indicate their unsuitability for occupation or lizard inability to recolonize isolated remnants. Our results suggest that the conservation of these leaflitter lizards depends on the maintenance of large portions of continuous forests and not on the size of remnant patches. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 06/58584-4 - Diversidade de anfíbios anuros e lagartos de serrapilheira numa paisagem fragmentada em Ribeirão Grande, São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Roberta Thomaz Bruscagin
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado