DISTRIBUTION AND FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF AMPHIBIANS IN ROZHNIATIV DISTRICT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30888/2663-5712.2025-34-05-061Keywords:
batrachofauna, Anura, ecosystem services, habitat degradation, trophic structure, Rozhniativ district, conservation managementAbstract
This study investigated the species composition, functional role, and anthropogenic threats to the batrachofauna (amphibians) in the Rozhniativ district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, a representative Carpathian foothill area. Field surveys were conducted thrReferences
Andriishyn, B.O. (2020). Faunistic review of amphibians in protected areas of Ukrainian Roztochia. Studia Biologica, 14(4), pp. 634–642. Available at: https://doi.org/10.30970/sbi.1404.634.
Andriishyn, B.O. (2023). Reproductive dynamics of the common toad (Bufo bufo) and the grass frog (Rana temporaria) as one of the key species of their seasonal cycle. Animal Biology, 25(3), pp. 31–36. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15407/animbiol25.03.031.
Babik, W. & Rafinski, J. (2001). Amphibian breeding site characteristics in the Western Carpathians, Poland. Herpetological Journal, 11(1), pp. 1–9.
Balandiukh, N. (2023). The food spectrum analysis of Rana temporaria and Bufo bufo in anthropogenically transformed habitats of the Ukrainian Roztochchia. Animal Biology, 25(4), pp. 3–10. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15407/
animbiol25.04.003.
Gasso, V. & Yermolenko, S. (2021). Amphibian diversity of the Dnipro river within the limits of the Dnipro city agglomeration. Питання степового лісознавства та лісової рекультивації земель, (50), pp. 32–37. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15421/442108. (In Ukrainian).
Hartel, T. & von Wehrden, H. (2013). Farmed Areas Predict the Distribution of Amphibian Ponds in a Traditional Rural Landscape. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e63649. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063649.
Palamarenko, O.V. (2020). Decrease in the number of the grass frog (Rana temporaria) as an indicator of the instability of the local ecosystem. Scientific Issue Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Series: Biology, 78(1–2), pp. 33–38. Available at: https://doi.org/10.25128/2078-2357.20.1-2.4. (In Ukrainian).
Pysanets, E.M. (2007). Amphibians of Ukraine (A guide for the identification of amphibians of Ukraine and adjacent countries). Kyiv: Raevsky Publishing. (In Ukrainian).
Reshetylo, O., Stakh, V., Osiyeva, A.-A., Dykyy, I., Andriyishyn, B. et al. (2019). Mortality of Amphibians on the Roads of Lviv Region (Ukraine): Trend for the Last Decade. Vestnik Zoologii, 53(3), pp. 227–234. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2478/vzoo-2019-0013.
Slobodian, R. (2024). Results of long-term monitoring of the dynamics of the number and biodiversity of amphibians and reptiles in the “Medobory” nature reserve. Scientific Issue Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Series: Biology, 85(1), pp. 81–87.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Authors
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
