J 2014

Diversity of the Western Carpathian flysch grasslands: Do extremely species-rich plant communities coincide with a high diversity of snails?

DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Jana, Kristina MERUNKOVÁ, Zdenka PREISLEROVÁ, Michal HORSÁK, Milan CHYTRÝ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Diversity of the Western Carpathian flysch grasslands: Do extremely species-rich plant communities coincide with a high diversity of snails?

Authors

DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kristina MERUNKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zdenka PREISLEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michal HORSÁK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Biologia, 2014, 0006-3088

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.827

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/14:00073502

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

UT WoS

000328832400011

Keywords in English

Central European grasslands; gastropods; meadows; molluscs; regional diversity; vascular plants; vegetation

Tags

Změněno: 16/2/2018 16:42, prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Upland fringes of the White Carpathians (Czech Republic) are known to support grasslands with the world's highest local plant species richness. We investigated whether this unusually high plant richness has a parallel in snail communities, whether patterns of species composition of snail and plant communities in grasslands co-vary and how they are affected by local environment and landscape history. We compared plant and snail communities of dry to mesic grasslands in three neigh bouring regions: (1) hilly lowland of the Central Moravian Carpathians, (2) upland fringes and (3) upland of the White Carpathians. Both snail and plant communities exhibited a strong gradient in species composition associated with altitude, annual temperature and precipitation, soil calcium and pH. However, there was no correlation between local species richness of plants and snails in individual plots. The upland fringes of the White Carpathians were richest in snail species, probably due to intermediate environmental conditions, supporting the occurrence of species with contrasting environmental requirements. The highest local numbers of plant species were also recorded there, although differences among regions were not significant. The regional species richness of plants was also highest in the upland fringes, whereas that of snails was highest in the hilly lowland. Similarities in the diversity patterns of plants and snails among regions suggest the importance of regional factors for local richness, although local abiotic factors, which are partly correlated with the three regions, also influence local species composition and richness.

Links

GD526/09/H025, research and development project
Name: Evolučně-ekologická analýza společenstev a populací
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Evolutionary ecological analysis of communities and populations
MUNI/A/0976/2009, interní kód MU
Name: Biodiverzita - analýzy biologických systémů různých úrovní a na různých škálách prostředí (Acronym: BIDA)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
SP/2D3/54/07, research and development project
Name: Syntéza poznatků o stavu biodiverzity travních porostů v CHKO Bílé Karpaty s cílem vytvoření metodiky pro zachování biodiverzity tohoto ekosystému
Investor: Ministry of the Environment of the CR, Synthesis of data on the state of grassland biodiversity in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area aimed at biodiversity preservation of this ecosystem