<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study focuses on the snail fauna of a river valley passing through two closely located settlements. Thirty six species of terrestrial gastropods were identified. Species such as <italic>Macrogastra borealis</italic>, <italic>Alinda fallax</italic>, <italic>Alinda viridana, Bulgarica vetusta, Monachoides vicinus, Drobacia banatica,</italic> are present along the river and abundant in the sampling stations downstream of Cisnădie town. The high specific diversity and the presence of typical forest species demonstrate the presence of fragments of habitat that can preserve populations of terrestrial gastropods, underlining the importance of river valleys in conservation and dispersion of these species.</p></abstract>

This study focuses on the snail fauna of a river valley passing through two closely located settlements. Thirty six species of terrestrial gastropods were identified. Species such as Macrogastra borealis, Alinda fallax, Alinda viridana, Bulgarica vetusta, Monachoides vicinus, Drobacia banatica, are present along the river and abundant in the sampling stations downstream of Cisnădie town. The high specific diversity and the presence of typical forest species demonstrate the presence of fragments of habitat that can preserve populations of terrestrial gastropods, underlining the importance of river valleys in conservation and dispersion of these species.

The River Valleys as Biodiversity Reservoirs for Land Snails in Highly Anthropic Areas – The Case of Cisnădie River (Romania)

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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This study focuses on the snail fauna of a river valley passing through two closely located settlements. Thirty six species of terrestrial gastropods were...

The River Valleys as Biodiversity Reservoirs for Land Snails in Highly Anthropic Areas – The Case of Cisnădie River (Romania)

Published Online: Feb 10, 2017

Page range: 83 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2015-0094

Keywords
land snails, biodiversity, conservation, anthropic impact

© 2016 Voichiţa Gheoca, published by De Gruyter Open

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

The River Valleys as Biodiversity Reservoirs for Land Snails in Highly Anthropic Areas – The Case of Cisnădie River (Romania)

Published Online: Feb 10, 2017

Page range: 83 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2015-0094

Keywordsland snails, biodiversity, conservation, anthropic impact

© 2016 Voichiţa Gheoca, published by De Gruyter Open

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

Keywords
land snails, biodiversity, conservation, anthropic impact