Abstract

CALDERON-MANDUJANO, R. René; GALINDO-LEAL, Carlos  and  CEDENO-VAZQUEZ, J. Rogelio. Utilización de hábitat por reptiles en estados sucesionales de selvas tropicales de Campeche, México. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2008, vol.24, n.1, pp.95-114. ISSN 2448-8445.

This study documents patterns of habitat use by reptiles in low and medium height tropical forest in three successional stages: less than 10 years old, between 10 and 25 years old, and mature (>30 years old) forests. The investigation took place between April 1997 and January 1998 in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico. Sampling took place throughout one year period to include the three predominant seasons in the region: dry, wet and nortes. To avoid sampling biases, we used complementary methods: direct search in transects and outside transects, and trapping. We used multivariate and ordination techniques to identify trends in habitat use. Once that patterns of habitat use were identified, we used analysis of variance to test differences in abundance. We identified 10 species with high abundance, inhabiting at least in five of the six treatments, which were used to compare differences between preserved and disturbed sites.

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