Fauna of earthworms of zinc-lead waste dumps

Authors

  • Mateusz Okrutniak Zakład Zoologii Środowiskowej, Instytut Nauk o Zwierzętach Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie
  • Irena M. Grześ Zakład Zoologii Środowiskowej, Instytut Nauk o Zwierzętach Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie
  • Zbigniew Bonczar Zakład Zoologii Środowiskowej, Instytut Nauk o Zwierzętach Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15584/pjsd.2015.19.11

Keywords:

earthworms, species diversity, biomass, waste dumps, trace metals

Abstract

The present study was conducted in the area of post flotation dumps contaminated with zinc and lead. The aim of the study was to test if the dumps being at different stage of reclamation are inhabited by earthworms and to asses their species diversity and biomass. Invertebrates were collected using Satchel’s method during the seasons 2010 and 2011. In the area of “Trzebionka” and “Bolesław” waste dumps 2 and 6 species of earthworms were found, respectively. Significantly higher biomass was found for “Trzebionka”, that can be explained by positive effect of Lumbricus terrestris.

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Published

2015-12-12

Issue

Vol. 19 (2015): Polish Journal for Sustainable Development

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