J 2024

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

COUFAL, Radovan; Veronika HORSÁKOVÁ; Tomáš PETERKA; Julien RYELANDT; Grita SKUJIENE et al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

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

Autoři

Vydání

Zoological Studies, Taiwan, Academia Sinica, 2024, 1021-5506

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10613 Zoology

Stát vydavatele

Tchaj-wan

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.400

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/24:00137822

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

UT WoS

001286201200001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85190805162

Klíčová slova anglicky

Glacial relicts; EU Habitats Directive; IUCN Red List species; Climate change; Vertigo lilljeborgi; Vertigo genesii; Vertigo geyeri

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 1. 4. 2025 10:57, Mgr. Marie Novosadová Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

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we assembled all available data from online databases, books, and scientific literature and combined them with our unpublished records to create distribution maps.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.

Návaznosti

GA23-05132S, projekt VaV
Název: Nové kalibrační a indikační systémy pro rekonstrukci holocenního klimatu zohledňující lokální vývoj
Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Nové kalibrační a indikační systémy pro rekonstrukci holocenního klimatu zohledňující lokální vývoj