Small-scale distribution of terrestrial snails: patterns of species richness and abundance related to area

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F13%3A00066133" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/13:00066133 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyt002" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyt002</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyt002" target="_blank" >10.1093/mollus/eyt002</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Small-scale distribution of terrestrial snails: patterns of species richness and abundance related to area
Original language description
Although many studies have dealt with the spatial distribution of land-snail species and individuals, the effect of quadrat size on the interpretation of distributional patterns at small scales has rarely been investigated. We studied the spatial patternof terrestrial snail distributions within a continuously sampled area of homogeneous habitat at very small scales (,1 m2). The sampling was conducted in two contrasting habitat types: deciduous forests (29 sites) and treeless fens (23 sites) in CentralEurope; each site consisted of three nested quadrats (25 25 cm2, 50 50 cm2 and 75 75 cm2). On average the forest plots harboured higher numbers of species than fen plots and fen assemblages were composed of significantly smaller species in body volume. Numbers of species and individuals in smaller quadrats estimated from those present in larger ones often deviated significantly from those actually observed, showing frequently aggregated distribution of snails.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EH - Ecology - communities
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GD526%2F09%2FH025" target="_blank" >GD526/09/H025: Evolutionary ecological analysis of communities and populations</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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