Persistence and dynamic of forest snails in the Western Carpathians over the last 40 thousand years
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.70019" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.70019</a>
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Persistence and dynamic of forest snails in the Western Carpathians over the last 40 thousand years
Original language description
The glacial/interglacial cycles have shaped the landscape of temperate Europe for the past 2.5 million years, with open landscapes prevailing during the glacial and forested landscapes during the interglacial periods. However, the survival and recolonization strategies of temperate forest species during glacial phases remain poorly understood and hotly debated. This study investigates the persistence and postglacial dispersal of forest molluscs in the Western Carpathians by analysing molluscs from 126 Last Glacial and Early Holocene sites. Radiocarbon dating was applied to directly date shells of the target forest species, minimizing the risk of contamination from colluvial sediments. Our results confirm the presence of 15 forest snails in 33 sites in the region for the last 44 ka, with evidence of five species surviving the MIS 2. These findings support the hypothesis of localized microrefugia in the Western Carpathians, which allowed forest species to persist during unfavourable climatic conditions and facilitated their recolonization in the Holocene. In addition, our study highlights considerable temporal variation in mollusc successional patterns, with a sharp increase in forest species during the post-Last Glacial Maximum period. Despite these advances, the exact location of glacial (micro)refugia remains unclear for many species, highlighting the need for further research. This study provides new insights into the complex biogeographical history of forest molluscs in temperate Europe, emphasizing the need for high-resolution dating techniques and extensive sampling to accurately reconstruct past environmental changes.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10510 - Climatic research
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Boreas
ISSN
0300-9483
e-ISSN
1502-3885
Volume of the periodical
55
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
98-109
UT code for WoS article
001509442100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105008450171