Terrestrial vertebrates of post-coalmining sites in the Donets Basin (Ukraine)
An inventory of terrestrial vertebrates in 17 post-coalmining sites in the Donbas region of Ukraine revealed 90 species (2 amphibian, 3 reptile, 69 bird and 16 mammal species). The poten-tial of these sites was confirmed for sustaining and conservation of protected terrestrial vertebrate species. So...
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| description | An inventory of terrestrial vertebrates in 17 post-coalmining sites in the Donbas region of Ukraine revealed 90 species (2 amphibian, 3 reptile, 69 bird and 16 mammal species). The poten-tial of these sites was confirmed for sustaining and conservation of protected terrestrial vertebrate species. Some relationships were considered between environmental heterogeneity and species richness. These links in terms of GIS-derived variables have not been widely examined across such gradients of human impact on the landscape as post-coalmining sites. We have explored simple measures of geodiversity, which provided a timesaving and financially practical way of measuring abiotic environmental heterogeneity of the study units. In our case, we have found a positive rela-tionship between the topographic wetness index and bird species richness, and a negative relation-ship between the brightness temperature (minimum) and bird/mammal species richness. A sponta-neous succession of post-coalmining sites seems to have enhanced biodiversity and promoted the settlement of specialized and/or endangered species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d92b28caed074d4da58dee40b3424d5b2023-02-08T11:44:34ZengNational Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineGeo&Bio2617-61572617-61652018-12-01169910910.15407/gb.2018.16.099Terrestrial vertebrates of post-coalmining sites in the Donets Basin (Ukraine)E. Ulyura0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2439-4134V. Tytar1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0864-2548National Museum of Natural History, NAS of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)An inventory of terrestrial vertebrates in 17 post-coalmining sites in the Donbas region of Ukraine revealed 90 species (2 amphibian, 3 reptile, 69 bird and 16 mammal species). The poten-tial of these sites was confirmed for sustaining and conservation of protected terrestrial vertebrate species. Some relationships were considered between environmental heterogeneity and species richness. These links in terms of GIS-derived variables have not been widely examined across such gradients of human impact on the landscape as post-coalmining sites. We have explored simple measures of geodiversity, which provided a timesaving and financially practical way of measuring abiotic environmental heterogeneity of the study units. In our case, we have found a positive rela-tionship between the topographic wetness index and bird species richness, and a negative relation-ship between the brightness temperature (minimum) and bird/mammal species richness. A sponta-neous succession of post-coalmining sites seems to have enhanced biodiversity and promoted the settlement of specialized and/or endangered species.https://museumkiev.org/public/visnyk/16_2018/GB1612_ulyura.htmlterrestrial vertebratescoal miningwastebiodiversityconservation |
| spellingShingle | E. Ulyura V. Tytar Terrestrial vertebrates of post-coalmining sites in the Donets Basin (Ukraine) Geo&Bio terrestrial vertebrates coal mining waste biodiversity conservation |
| title | Terrestrial vertebrates of post-coalmining sites in the Donets Basin (Ukraine) |
| title_full | Terrestrial vertebrates of post-coalmining sites in the Donets Basin (Ukraine) |
| title_fullStr | Terrestrial vertebrates of post-coalmining sites in the Donets Basin (Ukraine) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Terrestrial vertebrates of post-coalmining sites in the Donets Basin (Ukraine) |
| title_short | Terrestrial vertebrates of post-coalmining sites in the Donets Basin (Ukraine) |
| title_sort | terrestrial vertebrates of post coalmining sites in the donets basin ukraine |
| topic | terrestrial vertebrates coal mining waste biodiversity conservation |
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