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<p>Density variability of a population of the mollusk <italic>Brephulopsis cylindrica</italic> (Menke, 1828) was studied at a reclaimed site in the Nikopol manganese ore basin. This study was conducted on sod-lithogenic soil on grey-green clay. The samples were collected over 3 years, 3 times a year, on a regular grid. Lexis aggregation index (λ) and geostatistical tools were used to characterise spatial distribution of the mollusks. The correlation between the distribution of <italic>B. cylindrica</italic> and environmental factors was established using correlation analysis. Valid correlations were identified between distribution of the mollusk and variation of the fraction content in composition of structural aggregates of soil. Also, valid correlations were identified with plant species composition at the reclaimed site.</p>
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Density variability of a population of the mollusk Brephulopsis cylindrica (Menke, 1828) was studied at a reclaimed site in the Nikopol manganese ore basin. This study was conducted on sod-lithogenic soil on grey-green clay. The samples were collected over 3 years, 3 times a year, on a regular grid. Lexis aggregation index (λ) and geostatistical tools were used to characterise spatial distribution of the mollusks. The correlation between the distribution of B. cylindrica and environmental factors was established using correlation analysis. Valid correlations were identified between distribution of the mollusk and variation of the fraction content in composition of structural aggregates of soil. Also, valid correlations were identified with plant species composition at the reclaimed site.

Environmental Aspect of Population Organisation of Terrestrial Mollusk <italic>Brephulopsis cylindrica</italic> (Pulmonata, Buliminidae) in Space and Time at a Remediation Territory (Nikopol Manganese ore Basin)

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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Environmental Aspect of Population Organisation of Terrestrial Mollusk  (Pulmonata, Buliminidae) in Space and Time at a Remediation Territory (Nikopol Manganese ore Basin)

Density variability of a population of the mollusk Brephulopsis cylindrica (Menke, 1828) was studied at a reclaimed site in the Nikopol manganese ore basin....

Environmental Aspect of Population Organisation of Terrestrial Mollusk Brephulopsis cylindrica (Pulmonata, Buliminidae) in Space and Time at a Remediation Territory (Nikopol Manganese ore Basin)

Data publikacji: 23 gru 2021

Zakres stron: 379 - 383

Otrzymano: 02 mar 2021

Przyjęty: 27 wrz 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0039

Słowa kluczowe
mollusk, remediation, geostatistics, composition of structural aggregates, vegetation

© 2021 Kateryna Kolesnykova et al., published by Sciendo

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

Environmental Aspect of Population Organisation of Terrestrial Mollusk Brephulopsis cylindrica (Pulmonata, Buliminidae) in Space and Time at a Remediation Territory (Nikopol Manganese ore Basin)

Data publikacji: 23 gru 2021

Zakres stron: 379 - 383

Otrzymano: 02 mar 2021

Przyjęty: 27 wrz 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0039

Słowa kluczowemollusk, remediation, geostatistics, composition of structural aggregates, vegetation

© 2021 Kateryna Kolesnykova et al., published by Sciendo

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

Słowa kluczowe
mollusk, remediation, geostatistics, composition of structural aggregates, vegetation