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Studies on the population ofRana arvalis Nilss. frogs performed in the radioactively contaminated area near Lake Berdanish in 1993 revealed a number of features indicating that the contents of nutrients in the organisms of adults and juveniles is low. The analysis of simultaneously collected data on food supply to this population showed that the structure of food chains in the study area is simplified and the diversity and biomass of soil invertebrates (the main food for amphibians) are sharply reduced. These factors account for food deficiency, which manifests itself in a low level of stomach filling and individual energy reserves of the frogs and is reflected in their population characteristics.
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Vershinin, V.L., Seredyuk, S.D. Trophic specificity of theRana arvalis population from the eastern ural radioactive trace in relation to the state of the soil mesofauna. Russ J Ecol 31, 330–335 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02828447
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