Project information
Molluscs-vegetation-environment relationships in Carpathian-Balkan fens: patterns across scales, threats for biodiversity
- Project Identification
- KJB601630501
- Project Period
- 1/2005 - 12/2007
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- The research grant projects for juniors
- MU Faculty or unit
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Faculty of Science
- prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D.
- Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Hájek
- Mgr. Petra Hájková, Ph.D.
- Keywords
- Molluscs, Vegetation, Fens, Carpathians, Balkan, Patterns across scales, Threats for biodiversity
The main purpose of this study is to obtain actual ecological data concerning spring fen mollusc communities. Detailed knowledge of molluscs-vegetation-environment relationships gained by modern methods of malacology, fen ecology and vegetation science will be useful not only for scientific purposes, but also for nature conservation. Diversity of mollusc communities will be studied across various spatial and temporal scales. The presented project is focused on the following principal fields of interest: (a) analysis of geographical differences caused by different migration history, (b) palaeoecological studies of post-glacial development, which elucidate these differences, (c) analysis of changes in species richness and composition along environmental gradients in particular regions differing in postglacial history and in species pool, (d) study of relationships between total habitat size in fragmented landscape and its species richness, (e) within site species-area relationships.
Publications
Total number of publications: 13
2011
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Mollusc communities in Bulgarian fens: predictive power of the environment, vegetation, and spatial structure in an isolated habitat
Naturwissenschaften, year: 2011, volume: 98, edition: 8
2010
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Land snail species richness and abundance at small scales: the effects of distinguishing between live individuals and empty shells
Journal of Conchology, year: 2010, volume: 40, edition: 2
2009
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Bythinella hansboetersi Glöer et Pešić, 2006 (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) in Bulgaria: its morphology, molecular distinctness and phylogeography
Folia Malacologica, year: 2009, volume: 17, edition: 1
2008
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Mollusc diversity patterns in Central European fens: hotspots and conservation priorities
Journal of Biogeography, year: 2008, volume: 35, edition: 1
2007
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A brief insight into the species-area relationships of spring fen mollusc communities
Year: 2007, type: Conference abstract
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Modern distribution patterns of snails and plants in the Western Carpathian spring fens: is it a result of historical development?
Journal of Molluscan Studies, year: 2007, volume: 73, edition: 1
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Plant indicator values as a tool for land mollusc autecology assessment
Acta Oecologica, year: 2007, volume: 2007, edition: 32
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Species-area relationships in the spring fen mollusc communities
The Malacologist, year: 2007
2006
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Habitat diversity of central European fens in relation to environmental gradients and an effort to standardise fen terminology in ecological studies
Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, year: 2006, volume: 8, edition: 2
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Mollusc community patterns and species response curves along a mineral richness gradient: a case study in fens
Journal of Biogeography, year: 2006, volume: 33, edition: 1