TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamics of a temperate grassland reptile community in the mid-north of South Australia
AU - Pelgrim, Kelly
AU - Fenner, Aaron
AU - Schofield, Julie
AU - Bull, Christopher
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - Temperate native grasslands are listed as a critically endangered ecological community in South Australia, yet very little is known about the associated faunal communities. This study aims to provide information on the temporal dynamics of a native grassland reptile community in the midnorth of South Australia. during the study we made 335 reptile captures in pitfall traps, of 248 different individuals, from 13 species, representing five families. These data were used to investigate seasonal trends in trapping rate, age demographics and movement of individuals from marked recaptures. The results of the study provide baseline information on species assemblages that might be used in the recovery and management of the remaining fragments of temperate native grasslands and the endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard that relies on those fragments for its persistence.
AB - Temperate native grasslands are listed as a critically endangered ecological community in South Australia, yet very little is known about the associated faunal communities. This study aims to provide information on the temporal dynamics of a native grassland reptile community in the midnorth of South Australia. during the study we made 335 reptile captures in pitfall traps, of 248 different individuals, from 13 species, representing five families. These data were used to investigate seasonal trends in trapping rate, age demographics and movement of individuals from marked recaptures. The results of the study provide baseline information on species assemblages that might be used in the recovery and management of the remaining fragments of temperate native grasslands and the endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard that relies on those fragments for its persistence.
KW - Endangered communities
KW - Lizards
KW - Scincidae
KW - Tiliqua adelaidensis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84916639070&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03721426.2014.11649013
DO - 10.1080/03721426.2014.11649013
M3 - Article
SN - 0372-1426
VL - 138
SP - 257
EP - 266
JO - Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
JF - Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
IS - 2
ER -