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Effects of habitat alteration on lizard community and food web structure in a desert steppe ecosystem

Zhi-Gao Zeng, Auteur ; Jun-Huai Bi, Auteur ; Shu-Ran Li, Auteur ; Shao-Yong Chen, Auteur ; David A. Pike, Auteur ; Yuan Gao, Auteur ; Wei-Guo Du, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (179 NOV 2014)

Habitat alteration has major impacts on biodiversity, but we do not fully understand how changes in vegetation structure alter community interactions among vertebrate predators and their prey. Desertification is a major threat to degraded steppe[...]

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Habitat structure influences the presence of sand skinks (Plestiodon reynoldsi) in altered habitats

David A. Pike, Auteur ; Kelley S. Peterman, Auteur ; Jay H. Exum, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (35(2) 2008)

We studied a fossorial endemic lizard (the sand skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi) to determine habitat structural and vegetation associations in altered habitats at micro-, local, and macroscales. Lizards were present in each of the structural catego[...]

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Nesting ecology, current status, and conservation of sea turtles on an uninhabited beach in Florida, USA

Rebecca L. Antworth, Auteur ; David A. Pike, Auteur ; John C. Stiner, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (130(1) JUN 2006)

Although nesting beaches are critical resources for sea turtles, most beaches in the United States are disturbed by human influence, including human access, artificial lighting, and habitat alteration. In contrast, very few undisturbed beaches r[...]

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