Spatial organization of ecological niche of Vallonia Pulchella (Muller 1774) in turf -litogenic soils in gray-green clay (Nicipol manganese ore basin)

Authors

  • A. K. Umerova Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31548/bio2019.05.008

Keywords:

phytoindication, soil hardness, spatial heterogeneity, ecological niche, Vallonia pulchella

Abstract

The results of the study of the ecological niche of vallonia pulchella (muller 1774), using edaphic and phytoindication parameters, are presented in the paper. The research was conducted in June 2018 at a research site within the Nikopol Manganese ore basin, namely in turf-lithogenic soils on gray-green clays. The experimental site consisted of 105 samples located within 7 transects (15 samples in each). The distance between the rows in the landfill is 3 m. Quantitative recording of the micromolecule was carried out using a manual disassembly of soil-zoological samples measuring 25 × 25 cm to the depth of the animals. The average density of the micellar Vallonia pulchella is 2.27. According to the edaphic characteristics, the largest number of molluscs is observed at a depth of 45-50 cm (8.37%), and the smallest - 0-5 mm (2,16%). In the analysis of aggregate fractions, the number of molluscs has an amplitude character, and varies in the range from 10.53% to 2.69%, the largest number of them is on aggregate fractions 2-3 mm (22,61%), the smallest - <0,25 mm ( 2.69%). Dependence of the number of micro-mollusks on the edaphic properties of biogeocoenosis and phytoindication parameters was established. It was revealed that the characteristic feature of the investigated area is an elevated level of organic substances, as well as the provision of soil with nitrogen. The properties of the environmental niche Vallonia pulchella are estimated based on the provided edaphic and phytoindication characteristics. The obtained results can be considered as basic in ecological evaluation of artificial ground-like structures. Further research will focus on the analysis of micromelux groups in spatial-temporal dynamics.

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2019-12-20

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Vol. 11 No. 5-6 (2019)

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