When lemons give you life: Herpetofauna adaptation to citrus orchards in Belize

(Pensoft Publishers) Reptile and amphibian communities exhibit a promising level of resilience to agricultural lands, confirms a study recently published in the open-access journal ZooKeys. In their study, herpetologist Russell Gray and his research team compared forested areas to manicured citrus orchards and reclaimed orchard forests in Stann Creek, Belize. Further intriguing discoveries were made when the Category 1 Hurricane Earl hit the study site.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news