Title:

Amphibians in the Wawer district of the Warsaw agglomeration

Subtitle:

Fragmenta Faunistica, vol. 52, no. 1 ; Amphibians in Warsaw ; Płazy warszawskiej dzielnicy Wawer

Creator:

Mazgajska, Joanna.

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Museum and Institute of Zoology, PAS

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2009

Description:

Bibliogr. s. 41-42 ; S. 33-42 : il. ; 25 cm ; Streszcz. pol. Nazwy taksonów również łac.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

amphibians ; Amphibia ; urbanization ; Warsaw ; common toad ; Bufo bufo ; moor frog ; Rana arvalis ; common frog ; Rana temporaria ; declining of amphibian ; habitat preferences ; populations

Abstract:

Studies on amphibians of permanent water bodies and marshes in the Wawer district of Warsaw were carried out in the spring of 2007. This terrain is situated on the right bank of the Vistula River, and is one of the least urbanized areas of the city. In this study, species composition, frequency of occurrence and number of individuals on breeding sites were determined. Surprisingly, only six amphibian species were found, which was two times lower than found during previous research in the left bank area of Warsaw. The most common species occurring in Wawer were: moor frog {Rana arvalis) and common toad {Bufo bufo). Only 69.2 % of permanent water bodies were inhabited by any amphibian species. To enable future comparative studies to be made on the impact of urban development and increased human activity on local amphibian populations, the precise locality of breeding sites were provided.

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Relation:

Fragmenta Faunistica

Volume:

52

Issue:

1

Start page:

33

End page:

42

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

doi:10.3161/00159301FF2009.52.1.033

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. patrz sygn. czas. P.256 vol. 52 no. 1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. patrz sygn. czas. P.4664 vol. 52 no. 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng ; pol

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

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Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

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