<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study focuses on terrestrial gastropod communities in a karst area, where the presence of water and the limestone generates favourable environment for land snails. Three limestone gorges were analysed located in the southeast of the Metaliferi Mountains. Four different habitats in three limestone gorges were analysed – Glodului, Cibului and Mada. A total of 42 species of land snails were identified. The terrestrial gastropod communities in the area are dominated by calciphile species, such as <italic>Granaria frumentum, Truncatellina cylindrica</italic> and <italic>Alopia bielzii madensis.</italic> The differences between the analysed habitats are not pronounced enough to be reflected in the structure of the snail communities. Significant positive correlation was found between the abundance of land snails and the habitat exposure.</p></abstract>

This study focuses on terrestrial gastropod communities in a karst area, where the presence of water and the limestone generates favourable environment for land snails. Three limestone gorges were analysed located in the southeast of the Metaliferi Mountains. Four different habitats in three limestone gorges were analysed – Glodului, Cibului and Mada. A total of 42 species of land snails were identified. The terrestrial gastropod communities in the area are dominated by calciphile species, such as Granaria frumentum, Truncatellina cylindrica and Alopia bielzii madensis. The differences between the analysed habitats are not pronounced enough to be reflected in the structure of the snail communities. Significant positive correlation was found between the abundance of land snails and the habitat exposure.

Land Snail Communities in Limestone Gorges from the Southern Part of the Metaliferi Mountains (Apuseni Mountains, Romania)

Faculty of Sciences, Department of Ecology and Environment Protection

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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This study focuses on terrestrial gastropod communities in a karst area, where the presence of water and the limestone generates favourable environment for...

Land Snail Communities in Limestone Gorges from the Southern Part of the Metaliferi Mountains (Apuseni Mountains, Romania)

Published Online: May 30, 2018

Page range: 67 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2018-0020

Keywords
land snail communities, biodiversity, limestone, Metaliferi Mountains, Glodului, Cibului, Mada

© 2018 Voichiţa Gheoca et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Land Snail Communities in Limestone Gorges from the Southern Part of the Metaliferi Mountains (Apuseni Mountains, Romania)

Published Online: May 30, 2018

Page range: 67 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2018-0020

Keywordsland snail communities, biodiversity, limestone, Metaliferi Mountains, Glodului, Cibului, Mada

© 2018 Voichiţa Gheoca et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
land snail communities, biodiversity, limestone, Metaliferi Mountains, Glodului, Cibului, Mada