Pyrenees as the southernmost European refugium of glacial relict land snails

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F25%3A00144487" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/25:00144487 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07531-3" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07531-3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07531-3" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-025-07531-3</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Pyrenees as the southernmost European refugium of glacial relict land snails

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Biogeographical relicts, particularly glacial relicts, are species that have survived postglacial climatic shifts in isolated refugia. In temperate Europe, such species are commonly found in high-altitude mountain ranges, including the Alps, Carpathians, and Pyrenees. While glacial relict land snails are well-documented in the Alps and Carpathians, their occurrence in the Pyrenees remains largely unexplored. In this study, we report the first records of Columella columella in the Iberian Peninsula, found in alpine rocky tundra and alkaline spring fen habitats, far south of its known distribution. Additionally, we report the first presence of Pyramidula saxatilis in Spain, a rock-dwelling species with a distinct Pyrenean haplotype, suggesting its long-term isolation. Our findings also challenge previous records of Vertigo genesii in the Pyrenees, which seem to represent Vertigo hoppii (syn. V. arctica). Furthermore, we document Vertigo alpestris for the first time in Spain, revealing a unique haplotype shared with an Icelandic population. These findings highlight the Pyrenees as a potential southern refugium for glacial relict snails and emphasize the need for further research and conservation measures to protect these highly isolated populations from habitat degradation, particularly due to overgrazing.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Pyrenees as the southernmost European refugium of glacial relict land snails

Popis výsledku anglicky

Biogeographical relicts, particularly glacial relicts, are species that have survived postglacial climatic shifts in isolated refugia. In temperate Europe, such species are commonly found in high-altitude mountain ranges, including the Alps, Carpathians, and Pyrenees. While glacial relict land snails are well-documented in the Alps and Carpathians, their occurrence in the Pyrenees remains largely unexplored. In this study, we report the first records of Columella columella in the Iberian Peninsula, found in alpine rocky tundra and alkaline spring fen habitats, far south of its known distribution. Additionally, we report the first presence of Pyramidula saxatilis in Spain, a rock-dwelling species with a distinct Pyrenean haplotype, suggesting its long-term isolation. Our findings also challenge previous records of Vertigo genesii in the Pyrenees, which seem to represent Vertigo hoppii (syn. V. arctica). Furthermore, we document Vertigo alpestris for the first time in Spain, revealing a unique haplotype shared with an Icelandic population. These findings highlight the Pyrenees as a potential southern refugium for glacial relict snails and emphasize the need for further research and conservation measures to protect these highly isolated populations from habitat degradation, particularly due to overgrazing.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10600 - Biological sciences

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA25-15831S" target="_blank" >GA25-15831S: Porozumění současným hrozbám pro biodiverzitu mokřadů: od mikro- po makroorganismy, od fosilií po populační genetiku</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

2045-2322

Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

„23076“

Kód UT WoS článku

001522635100013

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105010123181