Temporal differences in snail diversity responses to wildfires and salvage logging

Summary Species tend to peak in abundance at different times after fires. Over time, species richness (?) and landscape heterogeneity are prone increase lead greater between-site diversity (?). However, post-fire salvage logging can reduce ?-diversity, both directly through its influence on succession. The as-yet understudied response of land snails long-term habitat modification wildfires forest management is important for decision-making restoration conservation. We expected detect differences the short long term between treatments a natural park Mediterranean Basin. our results showed that was non-significant variable snail community diversity, exception being open-habitat endemic species. Plant succession leaf litter cover were main variables shaped over time Eighteen years fire, had improved composition diversified, irrespective treatment, but threatened disappeared total numbers notably declined. To preserve species, prescribed fires livestock grazing recommended combination with mature areas act as shelters where recover from future disturbances.