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Diversity and ecology of terrestrial gastropods of the Kabylia region (northern Algeria) Cover

Diversity and ecology of terrestrial gastropods of the Kabylia region (northern Algeria)

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|Oct 2023

Abstract

The snail and slug fauna of the Kabylia region (Bouira and Tizi-Ouzou) was studied during the years 2018/2019 and 2020/2021, focusing on seven stations belonging to three altitudinal levels (low, middle, and high altitude). A total of 5111 individuals were collected and 29 species were identified, with confirmation of the existence of Leiostyla anglica in the Kabylia region. Our results showed that altitude has a significant effect on the distribution and abundance of terrestrial gastropods in the study area – the low-altitude sites had the highest number of species (S = 21), while the high-altitude sites had the lowest species richness (S = 10).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2023-0028 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
Language: English
Page range: 248 - 256
Submitted on: Nov 6, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 14, 2023
Published on: Oct 8, 2023
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2023 Ghania Sadouk, Ramdane Ramdini, Medjdoub-Bensaad Ferroudja, Houria Bouaziz-Yahiatene, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
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