Terrestrial Vertebrates of Post-Quarrying Sites in the Donbas Region of Ukraine

Abstract

Abstract An inventory of terrestrial vertebrates in six post-quarrying sites in the Donbas Region of Ukraine revealed 104 species (2 amphibian, 6 reptile, 78 bird and 18 mammal species). The potential of these sites was confirmed for sustaining and conservation of numerous species of terrestrial vertebrates; some relationships were considered between environmental heterogeneity and species richness.