Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizards

The Macaronesia bioregion is experiencing an increase in the intensity and magnitude of fires. However, the impact that this new fire regime may have on the endemic fauna and flora of many islands, such as those of the Canary archipelago, is unknown. In this study, we analyzed the short‐term respons...

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Autores: Santos, Xavier, Ayllón, Enrique, Ayres, César, Barja, Isabel, Belliure, Josabel, López-Darias, Marta, Martínez-Silvestre, Albert, Pausas, Juli G., Puig-Gironés, Roger, Rato, Catarina, Megia Palma, Rodrigo Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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spelling Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizardsSantos, XavierAyllón, EnriqueAyres, CésarBarja, IsabelBelliure, JosabelLópez-Darias, MartaMartínez-Silvestre, AlbertPausas, Juli G.Puig-Gironés, RogerRato, CatarinaMegia Palma, Rodrigo Manuel574.3598.1502.5574574.9Canary IslandsGallotia gallotiLizardShort-term responseWildfireReptilesReptiles2401.06 Ecología Animal2401.16 HerpetologíaThe Macaronesia bioregion is experiencing an increase in the intensity and magnitude of fires. However, the impact that this new fire regime may have on the endemic fauna and flora of many islands, such as those of the Canary archipelago, is unknown. In this study, we analyzed the short‐term response of the Gallot’s lizard, Gallotia galloti, to a fire that occurred in the northwestern part of La Palma in the summer of 2023. We carried out 189 linear transects in burned and unburned pine forest and summit scrub plots in June, July, and September 2024, hence, about one year after the fire. We observed a total of 333 lizards, and a Generalized Linear Mixed Model did not detect differences in lizard abundances between burned and unburned pine plots. The presence of juvenile lizards in the burned areas evidences the survival of the eggs after the fire. However, we also found a significant reduction of hatchling lizards in burned areas in September 2024, i.e. the second generation hatched after the fire, indicating that short‐term postfire habitat can compromise the viability of the populations. These results suggest that the Gallot’s lizard can persist in the face of fire in the short term, although postfire harsh conditions could hinder its resilience in the mid‐term.Asociación Herpetológica EspañolaUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-04-0120252025-04-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501CVoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_e19f295774971610info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125401reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1254012026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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title Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizards
spellingShingle Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizards
Santos, Xavier
574.3
598.1
502.5
574
574.9
Canary Islands
Gallotia galloti
Lizard
Short-term response
Wildfire
Reptiles
Reptiles
2401.06 Ecología Animal
2401.16 Herpetología
title_short Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizards
title_full Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizards
title_fullStr Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizards
title_full_unstemmed Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizards
title_sort Short-term effects of wildfire on Canary Islands’ endemic lizards
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Santos, Xavier
Ayllón, Enrique
Ayres, César
Barja, Isabel
Belliure, Josabel
López-Darias, Marta
Martínez-Silvestre, Albert
Pausas, Juli G.
Puig-Gironés, Roger
Rato, Catarina
Megia Palma, Rodrigo Manuel
author Santos, Xavier
author_facet Santos, Xavier
Ayllón, Enrique
Ayres, César
Barja, Isabel
Belliure, Josabel
López-Darias, Marta
Martínez-Silvestre, Albert
Pausas, Juli G.
Puig-Gironés, Roger
Rato, Catarina
Megia Palma, Rodrigo Manuel
author_role author
author2 Ayllón, Enrique
Ayres, César
Barja, Isabel
Belliure, Josabel
López-Darias, Marta
Martínez-Silvestre, Albert
Pausas, Juli G.
Puig-Gironés, Roger
Rato, Catarina
Megia Palma, Rodrigo Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 574.3
598.1
502.5
574
574.9
Canary Islands
Gallotia galloti
Lizard
Short-term response
Wildfire
Reptiles
Reptiles
2401.06 Ecología Animal
2401.16 Herpetología
topic 574.3
598.1
502.5
574
574.9
Canary Islands
Gallotia galloti
Lizard
Short-term response
Wildfire
Reptiles
Reptiles
2401.06 Ecología Animal
2401.16 Herpetología
description The Macaronesia bioregion is experiencing an increase in the intensity and magnitude of fires. However, the impact that this new fire regime may have on the endemic fauna and flora of many islands, such as those of the Canary archipelago, is unknown. In this study, we analyzed the short‐term response of the Gallot’s lizard, Gallotia galloti, to a fire that occurred in the northwestern part of La Palma in the summer of 2023. We carried out 189 linear transects in burned and unburned pine forest and summit scrub plots in June, July, and September 2024, hence, about one year after the fire. We observed a total of 333 lizards, and a Generalized Linear Mixed Model did not detect differences in lizard abundances between burned and unburned pine plots. The presence of juvenile lizards in the burned areas evidences the survival of the eggs after the fire. However, we also found a significant reduction of hatchling lizards in burned areas in September 2024, i.e. the second generation hatched after the fire, indicating that short‐term postfire habitat can compromise the viability of the populations. These results suggest that the Gallot’s lizard can persist in the face of fire in the short term, although postfire harsh conditions could hinder its resilience in the mid‐term.
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