ECOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF WATER RESERVORS AS HABITATS OF BELLIED
TOADS (BOMBINA) IN THE UKRAINIAN CARPATHIANS
O. Reshetylo
Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians, National Academy of Sciencies of Ukraine,
Kozelnytska st. 4, L'viv 79026, Ukraine,
e-mail: reshetylo@yahoo.com
The research of ecological parameters of water pools as habitats of Bellied toads display differences among them in such features as type, origin, area, water quality, availability of water vegetation, and presence of amphibia species. It is established that Fire-bellied toads, Yellow-bellied toads, and their hybrids inhabit water pools with different ecological characteristics. It shows adaptation peculiarities of Bombina groups to the different conditions of their habitats.
Key words: Bombina, water pools, ecology, Ukrainian Carpathians.
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