Mikhailov R. A. Distribution of the pulmonata mollusc <em>Lymnaea (Lymnaea) stagnalis</em>...

Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal. 2020. № 4(36). P. 169—183

03.00.00 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

UDC 574.587:594.32

Mikhailov Roman Anatolievich, Candidate of Biological Sciences
Researcher Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Branch of Samara Federal Research Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences

DISTRIBUTION OF THE PULMONATA MOLLUSC Lymnaea (Lymnaea) stagnalis (MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA) IN THE SAMARA RIVER (THE SARATOV RESERVOIR BASIN)

Abstract

The results of the study of L. (L.) stagnalis in the Samara River made it possible to establish the typical distribution of the species in different parts of the watercourse. The highest occurrence was recorded in the lower reaches of the river, which is due to the low speed of the current and the presence of thickets of higher aquatic vegetation. The mollusk prefers to settle in biotopes in thickets of Typha angustifolia L. and Potamogeton perfoliatus L. The maximum abundance was recorded in a small reservoir of the regulated section of the river, and the highest biomass values were noted in the backwater zone of the Saratov reservoir. The most significant environmental factors affecting the quantitative indicators of the mollusk in the Samara River are the water temperature, the area of overgrowth with macrophytes and the speed of the current.

Key words

Species distribution, Gastropoda, Lymnaea stagnalis, river, abiotic and biotic factors.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2020.36.8

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Mikhailov R. A. Distribution of the pulmonata mollusc Lymnaea (Lymnaea) stagnalis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Samara River (The Saratov Reservoir basin). Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2020, no. 4 (36), pp. 169—183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2020.36.8.