Population structure of Uncancylus concentricus (d'Orbigny, 1835) (Ancylidae, Pulmonata, Basommatophora) in the Multiple Use Reserve Martín García Island, Upper Río de la Plata, Argentina

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Sm Martín¹  Ac Díaz¹ 

[1] ,Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo La Plata División Zoología Invertebrados La Plata Buenos Aires

关键词: Uncancylus concentricus;    population dynamics;    Martin García Island;    Argentina;    Uncancylus concentricus;    estrutura populacional;    Ilha Martín García;    Argentina;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842012000100008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The present work analyzes the population dynamics of Uncancylus concentricus in natural conditions in the northeastern coastal area of the Multiple Use Natural Reserve Isla Martín García (Beach of Basural), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Martín García Island is located in the Upper Río de La Plata, to the south of the mouth of the Uruguay River (34° 11' 25" S and 58° 15'38" W). Monthly collections were made from August 2005 to December 2006. The size frequency of the U. concentricus population throughout the sampling period ranges from 1.2 to 8.3 m. The changes in the size frequencies throughout the months surveyed indicate a variable distribution pattern because of the increase and decrease in water flow, but we observed a peak in the frequency of individuals within the size range 3.5 to 4.5 mm in the population. It can be concluded that this species lives for at least a year in the wild since the juveniles are highly abundant in spring and summer.

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