La Tour du Valat

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Titre :	Subtle - but easily reversible - anthropogenic disturbance seriously degrades habitat quality for rock-dwelling reptiles
Auteurs :	D. A. Pike, Auteur ; B. M. Croak, Auteur ; J. K. Webb, Auteur ; R. Shine, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Animal Conservation (13(4) AUG 2010)
Article en page(s) :	411-418
Résumé :	Even apparently subtle disturbance to habitat may have severe long-term consequences if that disturbance alters specific microhabitat features upon which animals depend. For example, in south-eastern Australia, the endangered broad-headed snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides and its prey (velvet geckos Oedura lesueurii) shelter in narrow crevices beneath sun-warmed rocks. Humans frequently displace rocks while searching for snakes and lizards, and these reptiles are rarely found under such displaced rocks (even when the rocks superficially appear suitable). We quantified disturbance to rock outcrops and show that most disturbance was subtle (rocks were typically displaced

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