Ecology and Current Distribution of Three Habitat-Specialized Land Snail Species of the Genus Vertigo (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata) in Europe

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F24%3A00137822" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/24:00137822 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2024.63-19" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2024.63-19</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2024.63-19" target="_blank" >10.6620/ZS.2024.63-19</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Ecology and Current Distribution of Three Habitat-Specialized Land Snail Species of the Genus Vertigo (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata) in Europe

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Our understanding of species distribution and ecology is critical to properly assess their conservation status. Vertigo lilljeborgi, V. genesii, and V. geyeri have the centre of their current distribution in northern Europe, where their occurrence is relatively frequent. However, to the south their occurrence is fragmented and restricted to sites of late glacial/early Holocene origin. In the last similar to 30 years, there has been an increase in records, connected with the listing of the latter two species in Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive (94/43/EEC). However, there is no comprehensive publication documenting their pan-European distribution. Therefore, we assembled all available data from online databases, books, and scientific literature and combined them with our unpublished records to create distribution maps. The results show a more frequent occurrence in temperate Europe than previously known, especially for V. geyeri. Analyses performed on data from 327 ecologically potentially suitable sites, covering the entire distribution range of the species, have improved our knowledge of their ecology. Vertigo lilljeborgi and especially V. genesii are restricted to areas with lower summer and winter temperatures, and therefore, their further decline is expected in the face of rising temperatures due to climate change. The preference of V. geyeri for higher temperatures, in comparison to the latter two species, may explain its relatively frequent distribution in temperate Europe. Vertigo lilljeborgi favors base-poor sites, while V. genesii and V. geyeri prefer calciumrich sites, with the latter being the most calcicolous. Their need for a stable water regime and low-productive sites, known from previous studies, was not conspicuous in our results, probably due to the selection of sites well within the species range. Despite the increase in record frequency, these species are still endangered, especially in temperate Europe. Their sites should therefore be strictly protected as sites of high biological diversity and conservation value. Because of their relict nature, these land snails should be considered umbrella species and indicators of well-preserved groundwater-dependent ecosystems in temperate Europe.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Ecology and Current Distribution of Three Habitat-Specialized Land Snail Species of the Genus Vertigo (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata) in Europe

Popis výsledku anglicky

Our understanding of species distribution and ecology is critical to properly assess their conservation status. Vertigo lilljeborgi, V. genesii, and V. geyeri have the centre of their current distribution in northern Europe, where their occurrence is relatively frequent. However, to the south their occurrence is fragmented and restricted to sites of late glacial/early Holocene origin. In the last similar to 30 years, there has been an increase in records, connected with the listing of the latter two species in Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive (94/43/EEC). However, there is no comprehensive publication documenting their pan-European distribution. Therefore, we assembled all available data from online databases, books, and scientific literature and combined them with our unpublished records to create distribution maps. The results show a more frequent occurrence in temperate Europe than previously known, especially for V. geyeri. Analyses performed on data from 327 ecologically potentially suitable sites, covering the entire distribution range of the species, have improved our knowledge of their ecology. Vertigo lilljeborgi and especially V. genesii are restricted to areas with lower summer and winter temperatures, and therefore, their further decline is expected in the face of rising temperatures due to climate change. The preference of V. geyeri for higher temperatures, in comparison to the latter two species, may explain its relatively frequent distribution in temperate Europe. Vertigo lilljeborgi favors base-poor sites, while V. genesii and V. geyeri prefer calciumrich sites, with the latter being the most calcicolous. Their need for a stable water regime and low-productive sites, known from previous studies, was not conspicuous in our results, probably due to the selection of sites well within the species range. Despite the increase in record frequency, these species are still endangered, especially in temperate Europe. Their sites should therefore be strictly protected as sites of high biological diversity and conservation value. Because of their relict nature, these land snails should be considered umbrella species and indicators of well-preserved groundwater-dependent ecosystems in temperate Europe.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA23-05132S" target="_blank" >GA23-05132S: Nové kalibrační a indikační systémy pro rekonstrukci holocenního klimatu zohledňující lokální vývoj</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Zoological Studies

ISSN

1021-5506

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

63

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

JUL

Stát vydavatele periodika

TW - Čínská republika (Tchaj-wan)

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

1-17

Kód UT WoS článku

001286201200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85190805162