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Refugial populations of Vertigo lilljeborgi and V. genesii (Vertiginidae): new isolated occurrences in central Europe, ecology and distribution

SCHENKOVÁ, Veronika and Michal HORSÁK

Basic information

Original name

Refugial populations of Vertigo lilljeborgi and V. genesii (Vertiginidae): new isolated occurrences in central Europe, ecology and distribution

Authors

SCHENKOVÁ, Veronika (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Michal HORSÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

American Malacological Buletin, 2013, 0740-2783

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.843

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/13:00069097

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

UT WoS

000338770400011

Keywords in English

habitat specialists; glacial relicts; fens; Switzerland

Tags

Změněno: 16/2/2018 16:51, prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

During the research of fen mollusc assemblages in Switzerland carried out in August 2012, we recorded the fi rst occurrence of Vertigo lilljeborgi (Westerlund, 1871) in the Alps and several new occurrences of V. genesii (Gredler, 1856), substantially extending its Alpine distribution island towards the western part of the mountain range. Both these Euro-Asian species are mainly distributed in northern Europe and have a strong ecological affi nity to groundwater-fed fens. With respect to the rarity, refugial character and high conservation value of central European populations of these species, we review in detail their ecological preferences and present European distribution, and also comment on the possible conservation implications for their globally threatened habitats.