Giacomo
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Hi guys!
I just wanted to show you my small wildlife pond i made near my house in the northern Appenninies (near Bologna) at 450 meters above sea level.
Actually, i have introduced some local plants, like Iris pseudocorus, Vallisneria spiralis, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Ceratophyllum submersum.
About amphibians, lots of species arrived in there. As you know, here in Italy one of the major conservation problem of them is the drought and heat that are increasing year by year due to climate change. So, a small pond like the one I made, can make the different for the amphibians populations.
Actually, the species i saw in there are: italian smooth newt (Lissotriton v. meridionalis), italian alpine newt (I.alpestris apuana), italian crested newt (T.carnifex), common toad (not so common here anymore.. Bufo bufo), agile frog (Rana dalmatina) and pool frog complex (Pelophylax kl. esculentus and Pelophylax lessonae)*
*This last one frog species complex is really threatened here due to the introduced of invasive species from balkan (Pelophylax ridibundus complex) with the ability to hybridize with local species leading to their disappearance.
Let me know what do you think, and any suggestions are higly appreciated!
Giacomo
I just wanted to show you my small wildlife pond i made near my house in the northern Appenninies (near Bologna) at 450 meters above sea level.
Actually, i have introduced some local plants, like Iris pseudocorus, Vallisneria spiralis, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Ceratophyllum submersum.
About amphibians, lots of species arrived in there. As you know, here in Italy one of the major conservation problem of them is the drought and heat that are increasing year by year due to climate change. So, a small pond like the one I made, can make the different for the amphibians populations.
Actually, the species i saw in there are: italian smooth newt (Lissotriton v. meridionalis), italian alpine newt (I.alpestris apuana), italian crested newt (T.carnifex), common toad (not so common here anymore.. Bufo bufo), agile frog (Rana dalmatina) and pool frog complex (Pelophylax kl. esculentus and Pelophylax lessonae)*
*This last one frog species complex is really threatened here due to the introduced of invasive species from balkan (Pelophylax ridibundus complex) with the ability to hybridize with local species leading to their disappearance.
Let me know what do you think, and any suggestions are higly appreciated!
Giacomo
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