Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards

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Pelegrin, Nicolas; Chani, Jose Maria; Echevarria, A. L.; Bucher, Enrique Hugo
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2013
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Lizards partition resources in three main niche dimensions: time, space and food. Activity time and microhabitat use are strongly influenced by thermal environment, and may differ between species according to thermal requirements and tolerance. As thermal characteristics are influenced by habitat structure, microhabitat use and activity of lizards can change in disturbed habitats. We compared activity and microhabitat use of two abundant lizard species of the Semi-arid Chaco of Argentina between a restored and a highly degraded Chaco forest, to determine how habitat degradation affects lizard segregation in time and space, hypothesizing that as activity and microhabitat use of lizards are related to habitat structure, activity and microhabitat use of individual species can be altered in degraded habitats, thus changing segregation patterns between them. Activity changed from an overlapped pattern in a restored forest to a segregated pattern in a degraded forest. A similar trend was observed for microhabitat use, although to a less extent. No correlation was found between air temperature and lizard activity, but lizard activity varied along the day and among sites. Contrary to what was believed, activity patterns of neotropical diurnal lizards are not fixed, but affected by multiple factors related to habitat structure and possibly to interspecific interactions. Changes in activity patterns and microhabitat use in degraded forests may have important implications when analyzing the effects of climate change on lizard species, due to synergistic effects.
Fil: Pelegrin, Nicolas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
Fil: Chani, Jose Maria. Universidad Nacional de Chilecito; Argentina
Fil: Echevarria, A. L.. Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentina
Fil: Bucher, Enrique Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
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CHACO FOREST
LIOLAEMUS CHACOENSIS
NICHE SEGREGATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE PARTITIONING
TEIUS TEYOU
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spelling Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizardsPelegrin, NicolasChani, Jose MariaEchevarria, A. L.Bucher, Enrique HugoCHACO FORESTLIOLAEMUS CHACOENSISNICHE SEGREGATIONREPTILESRESOURCE PARTITIONINGTEIUS TEYOUhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Lizards partition resources in three main niche dimensions: time, space and food. Activity time and microhabitat use are strongly influenced by thermal environment, and may differ between species according to thermal requirements and tolerance. As thermal characteristics are influenced by habitat structure, microhabitat use and activity of lizards can change in disturbed habitats. We compared activity and microhabitat use of two abundant lizard species of the Semi-arid Chaco of Argentina between a restored and a highly degraded Chaco forest, to determine how habitat degradation affects lizard segregation in time and space, hypothesizing that as activity and microhabitat use of lizards are related to habitat structure, activity and microhabitat use of individual species can be altered in degraded habitats, thus changing segregation patterns between them. Activity changed from an overlapped pattern in a restored forest to a segregated pattern in a degraded forest. A similar trend was observed for microhabitat use, although to a less extent. No correlation was found between air temperature and lizard activity, but lizard activity varied along the day and among sites. Contrary to what was believed, activity patterns of neotropical diurnal lizards are not fixed, but affected by multiple factors related to habitat structure and possibly to interspecific interactions. Changes in activity patterns and microhabitat use in degraded forests may have important implications when analyzing the effects of climate change on lizard species, due to synergistic effects.Fil: Pelegrin, Nicolas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Chani, Jose Maria. Universidad Nacional de Chilecito; ArgentinaFil: Echevarria, A. L.. Fundación Miguel Lillo; ArgentinaFil: Bucher, Enrique Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaGauthier-Villars/Editions Elsevier2013-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/1418Pelegrin, Nicolas; Chani, Jose Maria; Echevarria, A. L.; Bucher, Enrique Hugo; Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards; Gauthier-Villars/Editions Elsevier; Acta Oecologica; 51; 6-2013; 82-871146-609Xenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.actao.2013.06.006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:52:50Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/1418instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:52:51.137CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards
title Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards
spellingShingle Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards
Pelegrin, Nicolas
CHACO FOREST
LIOLAEMUS CHACOENSIS
NICHE SEGREGATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE PARTITIONING
TEIUS TEYOU
title_short Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards
title_full Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards
title_fullStr Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards
title_full_unstemmed Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards
title_sort Habitat degradation may affect niche segregation patterns in lizards
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pelegrin, Nicolas
Chani, Jose Maria
Echevarria, A. L.
Bucher, Enrique Hugo
author Pelegrin, Nicolas
author_facet Pelegrin, Nicolas
Chani, Jose Maria
Echevarria, A. L.
Bucher, Enrique Hugo
author_role author
author2 Chani, Jose Maria
Echevarria, A. L.
Bucher, Enrique Hugo
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CHACO FOREST
LIOLAEMUS CHACOENSIS
NICHE SEGREGATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE PARTITIONING
TEIUS TEYOU
topic CHACO FOREST
LIOLAEMUS CHACOENSIS
NICHE SEGREGATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE PARTITIONING
TEIUS TEYOU
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Lizards partition resources in three main niche dimensions: time, space and food. Activity time and microhabitat use are strongly influenced by thermal environment, and may differ between species according to thermal requirements and tolerance. As thermal characteristics are influenced by habitat structure, microhabitat use and activity of lizards can change in disturbed habitats. We compared activity and microhabitat use of two abundant lizard species of the Semi-arid Chaco of Argentina between a restored and a highly degraded Chaco forest, to determine how habitat degradation affects lizard segregation in time and space, hypothesizing that as activity and microhabitat use of lizards are related to habitat structure, activity and microhabitat use of individual species can be altered in degraded habitats, thus changing segregation patterns between them. Activity changed from an overlapped pattern in a restored forest to a segregated pattern in a degraded forest. A similar trend was observed for microhabitat use, although to a less extent. No correlation was found between air temperature and lizard activity, but lizard activity varied along the day and among sites. Contrary to what was believed, activity patterns of neotropical diurnal lizards are not fixed, but affected by multiple factors related to habitat structure and possibly to interspecific interactions. Changes in activity patterns and microhabitat use in degraded forests may have important implications when analyzing the effects of climate change on lizard species, due to synergistic effects.
Fil: Pelegrin, Nicolas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
Fil: Chani, Jose Maria. Universidad Nacional de Chilecito; Argentina
Fil: Echevarria, A. L.. Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentina
Fil: Bucher, Enrique Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
description Lizards partition resources in three main niche dimensions: time, space and food. Activity time and microhabitat use are strongly influenced by thermal environment, and may differ between species according to thermal requirements and tolerance. As thermal characteristics are influenced by habitat structure, microhabitat use and activity of lizards can change in disturbed habitats. We compared activity and microhabitat use of two abundant lizard species of the Semi-arid Chaco of Argentina between a restored and a highly degraded Chaco forest, to determine how habitat degradation affects lizard segregation in time and space, hypothesizing that as activity and microhabitat use of lizards are related to habitat structure, activity and microhabitat use of individual species can be altered in degraded habitats, thus changing segregation patterns between them. Activity changed from an overlapped pattern in a restored forest to a segregated pattern in a degraded forest. A similar trend was observed for microhabitat use, although to a less extent. No correlation was found between air temperature and lizard activity, but lizard activity varied along the day and among sites. Contrary to what was believed, activity patterns of neotropical diurnal lizards are not fixed, but affected by multiple factors related to habitat structure and possibly to interspecific interactions. Changes in activity patterns and microhabitat use in degraded forests may have important implications when analyzing the effects of climate change on lizard species, due to synergistic effects.
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