Basic characteristics of microhabitats of snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) in Western Hungary

IF 0.6 Q4 ECOLOGY

Hacquetia Pub Date : 2020-04-06 DOI:10.2478/hacq-2020-0004

Z. Kenyeres, N. Bauer, J. Cservenka, S. Szabó, S. Tóth

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Abstract

Abstract Following the rediscovery after 200 years of Ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri in 2017, we carried out data collection its habitats regarding vegetation, microclimate, and soil on two prominent dolomite hills of the Eastern Bakony. Data collections were carried out in habitat mosaics (xerothermic forest edges on the plateaus, karst shrub forests in south-facing exposure, dry grasslands among forest patches on the plateaus, rocky grasslands in south-facing exposure) of three sampling blocks. Vegetation was examined by phytosociological relevés, microclimate from April to November continuously by TMS-2 dataloggers, and soil by laboratory analyses focused mainly on percentage of different fractions. According to our results a) shrub forests with a south-facing exposure provide a cooler microclimate with temperated fluctuation in the spring–early summer and late summer–early autumn periods; b) plateau grasslands and shrubs are characterised by looser soil structure. Based on our results, heterogeneous habitat character of forest–grassland mosaics of the Pannonicum can mitigate the expected negative effects of climate change on reptiles.

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摘要继2017年Ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri 200年后的重新发现之后，我们在巴科尼东部两个突出的白云石山丘上对其栖息地进行了植被、小气候和土壤方面的数据收集。在三个采样区块的栖息地镶嵌（高原干热森林边缘、朝南裸露的喀斯特灌木林、高原森林斑块中的干燥草原、朝南暴露的岩石草原）中进行了数据收集。植被通过植物社会学相关研究进行了检查，4月至11月的小气候通过TMS-2数据记录器进行了连续检查，土壤通过主要关注不同部分百分比的实验室分析进行了检查。根据我们的研究结果，a）朝南的灌木林在春季-初夏和夏末-初秋期间提供了较凉爽的小气候，温度波动较大；b）高原草原和灌木的特点是土壤结构疏松。基于我们的研究结果，潘诺尼虫森林-草原镶嵌的异质栖息地特征可以减轻气候变化对爬行动物的预期负面影响。

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Hacquetia Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry

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1.50

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20.00%

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14 weeks