Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Symposium Ecology, Kastamonu, Türkiye, 19 - 23 Haziran 2018, ss.357
Introduction: The family Hydrobiidae represents the largest group of the superfamily Truncatelloidea with regard to species diversity. The members of this family have been frequently used in biological monitoring studies due to their indicator value –might be able to reflecting the ecological status of the habitat live in. Also, they are highly suitable for allopatric speciation because of their dioecious characteristic. Thus, studies focused on the species diversity and the ecological value of the family. This study aims at determining the species diversity and distribution of the Hydrobiidae, besides revealing its ecological demands with some water quality parameters in the Biga Peninsula region.
Material and Methods: In this study, a malacofaunal sampling from 17 sampling stations was carried out at the Mount Kazdağı in May 2016. Hand net, forceps and a sieve were use in order to collect of gastropods from various habitats such as stony, gravelly, muddy, vegetation and wooden debris. In the same time, some physical and chemical parameters of the water i.e. pH, redox potential (ORP), dissolved oxygen (both % and ppm), electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS) and temperature were recorded in situ by multiparameter (Hanna Instruments 98194). Besides, some elemental analysis of water were performed at the laboratory.
Results: According to the faunistic data, two different genera, Byhinella and Grossuana, were detected belong to the family Hydrobiidae that living in various biotops and ecological conditions.
Discussion: According to the earlier studies that subjected to freshwater Mollusca in the Mount Kazdağı and its adjacent locations, only one Byhinella (B. kazdaghensis Odabaşı & Georgiev, 2014) and Pseudamnicola (P. natolica (Küster, 1852)) were recorded. In this study, we found several different types of Bythinella and Grossuana but no Pseudamnicola.
Acknowledgement: We would like to express our appreciation to the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Scientific Research Project Commission, which supported this study (COMUBAP-588).