Patterns of land snail diversity over a gradient of habitat degradation: a comparison of three Czech cities

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/09:10000188

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Patterns of land snail diversity over a gradient of habitat degradation: a comparison of three Czech cities

Original language description

Terrestrial snail faunas were studied at 273 sites in three large Czech cities (Prague, Pilsen and Hradec Kralove). The aim was to explore the effect of habitat degradation on land snail diversity in urban environments. Of the 81 species recorded, 12 were considered synanthropic and 29 anthropophobic. The highest correlation was observed between richness of athropophobic species and habitat degradation (average r = -0.69, P = 0.001), which explained on average 48% of the variation, whereas distance fromthe city centre explained a negligible amount of independent variation. In conclusion, the response of local snail assemblages along a gradient of habitat degradation can be generalised as a gradual decline in species richness, especially of rare and anthropophobic species. This reduction was independent of the sites position within the city, which highlights the importance of natural habitats for the maintenance of snail diversity in urban environments.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/IAA601630803" target="_blank" >IAA601630803: Macroecological patterns of urban biodiversity: species richness, invasions and biotic homogenization in two taxonomic groups</a><br>

Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2009

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Biodiversity and Conservation

ISSN

0960-3115

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Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000271941900009

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