Habitat associations of the sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus): potential responses of an ectotherm to ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments
Knox SC, Chambers C, Germaine SS. 2001. Habitat associations of the sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus): potential responses of an ectotherm to ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments. Pages 95-98. In Author unknown: Ponderosa pine ecosystem restoration and conservation: steps toward stewardship, Proceedings RMRS-P-22. Flagstaff, AZ. April 25-27, 2000. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Ogden, UT
Microhabitat use by Sceloporus graciosus was studied to relate lizard abundance to ponderosa pine tree density, percent (soil and rock) cover, litter depth and insect density. Pine density (negative) and bare soil cover (positive) were the best predictors of lizard abundance.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Knox, Shawn; Chambers, Carol; Germaine, Stephen
- Units
- PARA
- Keywords
- Distribution, Phrynosomatidae (North American Spiny Lizard), Pinaceae (Pines), Pinales, Pinus ponderosa, Reptilia (Reptiles), Sceloporus graciosus (Sagebrush Lizard), Squamata