Thermal conditions determine lizards' response to oil contamination in a desert habitat.

Shahar Gofer, Tamar Nassi, Oded Berger-Tal, Amos Bouskila

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Shahar GoferMitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel.

Tamar NassiDepartment of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.

Oded Berger-TalMitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel.

Amos BouskilaMitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel.

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Abstract

A unique, hyper-arid habitat in southern Israel was polluted by crude oil in 2014. Surveys following the event found that some species of local lizards avoid the oil, while other species were found more frequently in polluted plots. These results raised the question: why do species react differently to oil-polluted soil? We evaluated how soil type, thermal conditions, and food availability interacted to shape habitat preferences of three lizard species. Generally, thermal conditions determined habitat selection and preferences for contaminated or clean soils, while the effects of food availability were weak. The diurnal

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PMID37599838

DOI10.1016/j.isci.2023.107411

PMCPMC10432197

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