Date/Time
Date(s) - Tue 18 May
12:00 - 13:00
Location
KK301, Kirk Building, VUW
Sarah Herbert (PhD Student, SBS)
Why are lizards abundant at some sites and not others? What can we learn from this pattern for lizard conservation? Recent research on lizard communities inhabiting Wellington’s coastal environment found that increasing coverage of rocks and certain indigenous plants benefitted populations of two common lizard species. Furthermore, populations of these two species were demonstrated to co-exist with invasive mammals for up to 35-49 years without evidence of decline. However, population declines were evident in several further lizard species at these sites. Therefore habitat enhancement could be useful for conserving common lizards, but not for restoring lizard communities without predator control.
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