Poliana Tudor, Dana Tăpăloagă
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density, Galba truncatula, gastropod, habitats.
Galba truncatula is a widespread gastropod, showing great adaptability and the ability to populate different types of habitats. The aim of this study to identify habitats populated by G. truncatula in two localities in the South of Teleorman County where ruminants are raised, as well as to establish the density of this gastropod in the identified habitats. Two areas were randomly established in each locality, of 10 m2 each, from where specimens of G. truncatula were collected. The density estimation was performed using the method of counting the number of snails in an area of 1 m2 in a unit of time. A number of 1761 specimens were collected from the 4 assessed habitats, and the density of snails varied from 20 to 71 specimens/m2. Of all the examined quadrats, 60% recorded a density >40 specimens/m2. No quadrat was recorded with a density <10 specimens/m2, which proves that the evaluated habitats present optimal conditions for the development of the G. truncatula population.
Cite this paper: Tudor, P., Tăpăloagă, D. (2024). ASSESSMENT OF THE POPULATION DENSITY OF GALBA TRUNCATULA SNAIL (MÜLLER, 1774) IN HABITATS OF TELEORMAN COUNTY, ROMANIA. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 13(25), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2024.v13i25.024
