Abstract

An important point in the conservation of biological diversity and avifauna resources on the territory of national and zoological parks, reserves, as well as commercial breeding poultry enterprises is the study of the bioecology of parasitosis pathogens. In this study, for the first time in a long time, the results of bioecological monitoring of the main parasitoses of aquatic birds living in the isolated natural territory of NP "Losiny оstrov" are presented. The main focus of the work was the study of the spread of the invasive origin in intermediate, additional and final hosts, as well as the conservation potential of aquatic bird species and other components of the biogeocenosis. The article presents the results of helminthological studies of feces of birds of the gull families (lake gull Larus Ridibundus) and duck (mallard Anas Platyrhynchos); helminthological studies of the gastrointestinal tract of fish of the cyprinid family (bream Abramis Brama) and firebrand (perch Perca Fluviatilis); mollusks of the family Lymnaeidae and the family Planorbidae. 85 and 86 individuals of fish and shellfish, respectively, and 116 samples of bird droppings were studied. The number of identified samples from seagulls was 23, from ducks – 47, the remaining 46 samples were defined as «blind samples». The main composition of intestinal parasites of aquatic birds and aquatic organisms has been revealed. Data were obtained on the infection of aquatic birds with associative helminth-protozoal mixinvasion: genera – Eimeria and Trichomonas and helminths of genera: Capillaria, Amidostomum, Heterakis. At the same time, the presence of mixed invasion was noted in 64.28% of the total number of samples. Data were obtained on the infection of fish and shellfish, the helminth fauna of which is represented by the families Echinoctomatidae and Diplostomum sp. The extent of monoinvasion of mollusks of the species Lymnaea stagnalis by cercariae and metacercariae of trematodes of the family Echinoctomatidae was 62.16%.

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