Resumen
- Forestry management effects has been studied by means of radiotracking 21 wild adult tortoises Testudo hermanni hermanni on three different forestry treatments during 6 months (July 2009 - January 2010). During the study, the main characteristics of the home range, as well as the interactions between individuals, vegetation, and climate were studied. Results show that tortoises were present in open areas (pastures, sparse corks) for 30 % of locations, whereas mostly (70%) in dense forest and heath scrubland. Tortoises mortality for manual forestry methods was found to be lower than mechanized forestry practices, both of which are lower than mortalities associated with forest fires.