MYŠÁK, Jan and Michal HORSÁK. Floodplain corridor and slope effects on land mollusc distribution patterns in a riverine valley. Acta Oecologica. 2011, vol. 37, No 2, p. 146-154. ISSN 1146-609X.
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Original name Floodplain corridor and slope effects on land mollusc distribution patterns in a riverine valley
Authors MYŠÁK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Michal HORSÁK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Acta Oecologica, 2011, 1146-609X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher France
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 1.570
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/11:00052133
Organization unit Faculty of Science
UT WoS 000288767800015
Keywords in English Terrestrial snails; Distribution; Spatial structure; Alluvium; Scree forest
Tags AKR, rivok
Changed by Changed by: prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D., učo 8803. Changed: 4/4/2012 23:40.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the role of river floodplains as biocorridors for terrestrial snail dispersal. We hypothesised that assemblages in the river alluvium should be more homogeneous in species composition than those in the forest slopes above the river. We also studied the effect of rivers as barriers on the assemblage composition of snail species inhabiting slopes of riverine valleys. The study was conducted on 33 woodland plots arranged in three parallel transects in the Tichá Orlice river valley (E Bohemia, Czech Republic). One transect was in an altered river floodplain and the remaining two on the slopes of the river valley. As expected, the median value of the Jaccard similarity coefficient was highest in the floodplain (50%), although significant difference was obtained in comparison with assemblages of only one slope transect. Further analysis showed that snail assemblages were mostly affected by environmental factors such as humidity and soil calcium content; connectivity played rather minor role.
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MSM0021622416, plan (intention)Name: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Diversity of Biotic Communities and Populations: Causal Analysis of variation in space and time
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