The snow vole ( Chionomys nivalis) as an appropriate environmental bioindicator in alpine ecosystems

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 391; no. 2; pp. 278 - 283
• Main Authors: Metcheva, Roumiana, Beltcheva, Michaela, Chassovnikarova, Tsenka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2008
• Subjects: Alpine; Altitude; Animals; Arvicolinae - metabolism; Beta Particles; Bone and Bones - metabolism; Bulgaria; Chionomys nivalis; Cytogenetic Analysis; Cytogenetical assessment; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - metabolism; Female; Gastrointestinal Contents; Gastrointestinal Tract; Heavy metal bioaccumulation; Hematologic Tests; Kidney - metabolism; Liver - metabolism; Male; Metals, Heavy - metabolism; Morpho-physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism; Oxygen Consumption; Population Density; Snow vole ( Chionomys nivalis); Spleen - metabolism; Zoomonitor; Bulgaria; Zoomonitor; Heavy metal bioaccumulation; Cytogenetical assessment; Snow vole ( Chionomys nivalis); Oxygen consumption; Alpine; Morpho-physiology

The snow vole ( Chionomys nivalis, Martins, 1842) is a common species in the Bulgarian high mountains. Its populations are distributed in different altitudes, regions, and keep stable population density. This is the reason the species has been tested as a bioindicator for environmental quality in al...