22 Eyl 2025 Pazartesi
The effect of global climate changes on the cestodes (Cestoda Rudolphi, 1808) fauna of rodents in the Lankaran region of Azerbaijan
Abstract : Climate changes occurring around the world in modern times have had a significant impact on the territory of Azerbaijan, including the Lankaran region. The increase in average annual temperature by 0.4-1.30 C has had a strong impact on the environment. In order to study the impact of climate change on the cestode fauna of rodents in different landscapes, the cestode fauna of 9 species of rodents (brown rat-Rattus norvegicus, house mouse-Mus musculus, Ural field mouse-Sulvaemus uralensis, Grey dwarf hamster-Cricetulus migratorius, Persian jird-Meriones persicus, Tristram’s jird-Meriones blackleri, European water vole-Arvicola amphibius, common vole-Microtus arvalis, social vole-Microtus sosialis) distributed in different landscapes of the Lankaran region and the landscape-ecological characteristics of their distribution were studied. It has been found that the formation of the cestodes fauna in the area is influenced by changes in the geographical distribution of intermediate and final hosts against the background of climate change, their density in nature, physical and geographical conditions that positively affect the development of species, and other bioecological characteristics, as well as anthropogenic factors. During the epidemiological and epizootological analysis of cestodes, it was found that 4 species are common with helminths of humans and domestic animals and pose a potential threat.