Post-fire succession of small mammals in the Cerrado of central Brazil

DC Briani, ART Palma, EM Vieira… - Biodiversity & …, 2004 - Springer
In the Cerrado savannas from Brazil fire events are common and strongly influence the
vegetation structure and, consequently, the associated small mammals. In this paper, we …

Small mammal abundance in Mediterranean post-fire habitats: a role for predators?

I Torre, M Díaz - Acta Oecologica, 2004 - Elsevier
We studied patterns of small mammal abundance and species richness in post-fire habitats
by sampling 33 plots (225 m2 each) representing different stages of vegetation recovery …

From fire to recovery: temporal-shift of predator–prey interactions among mammals in Mediterranean ecosystems

O Tomassini, A Massolo - Mammalian Biology, 2024 - Springer
Fires are becoming increasingly frequent, intense, severe and prolonged worldwide, and
such situation is worsening. As a result, extreme fire conditions will increase, with …

Some like it burnt: species differences in small mammal assemblage in a Mediterranean basin nearly 3 years after a major fire

O Tomassini, A Aghemo, B Baldeschi, G Bedini… - Mammal Research, 2024 - Springer
The habitat accommodation model (HAM) is a theoretical framework that predicts wildlife
community recovery based on their habitat requirements. While post-fire habitat-related …

The impact of fire on some Mediterranean land snail communities and patterns of post-fire recolonization

L KISS, F MAGNIN - Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2003 - academic.oup.com
While several studies deal with the subject of the impact of fire on Mediterranean fauna and
subsequent patterns of recolonization, the impact of fire on land snail communities has not …

Changes in small mammal populations after fire in a patch of unburned cerrado in Central Brazil

RPB Henriques, MXA Bizerril, ART Palma - 2000 - degruyter.com
We studied the populations of small mammals in a patch (1 ha) of closed woodland
(cerradao physiognomy) that naturally escaped burning within an area of cerrado vegetation …

Effect of wildfires and post-fire forest treatments on rabbit abundance

À Rollan, J Real - European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2011 - Springer
One of the main factors involved in the decline in the European wild rabbit in the Iberian
Peninsula is the loss of suitable habitats caused by abandonment of agricultural and grazing …

Fire‐mediated niche‐separation between two sympatric small mammal species

EJ Mowat, JK Webb, MS Crowther - Austral Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Fire is a key ecological process influencing the population dynamics of small mammals.
Whilst shifting competitive advantage amongst small mammal species following a single fire …

Fire disturbance disrupts co‐occurrence patterns of terrestrial vertebrates in Mediterranean woodlands

M Sarà, E Bellia, A Milazzo - Journal of Biogeography, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This paper uses null model analysis to explore the pattern of species co‐occurrence of
terrestrial vertebrate fauna in fire‐prone, mixed evergreen oak woodlands. Location The …

Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community of the Wood Mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus, along an 18-Year Post-Fire Regeneration Period in a Mediterranean …

S Sáez-Durán, ÁL Debenedetti, S Sainz-Elipe… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary After a wildfire, especially in Mediterranean ecosystems, the vegetation
starts to recover gradually but appears regenerated after a decade. However, the study of …