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Sukcese měkkýších společentev v lomech Českého krasu / Succession of mollusk assemblages in quarries of Bohemian Karst

Molluscan succession was studied in 18 abandoned limestone quarries of different age in Bohemian Karst. The number of species in studied quarries increases in the time. The less species were found in the oldest quarries. This trend was probably caused by habitat diversity decline although it is not conclusive. The best predictors of mollusk species composition are type of surrounding vegetation, light and the cover of tree layer. It is important to take into account correlations of the other environmental variables with light and the cover of tree layer. Compositions of mollusk assemblages of north and south-facing slopes differ, but these differences diminish with ongoing succession. Quarries represent suitable model sites for the study of succession.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:305757
Date January 2012
CreatorsKocurková, Alena
ContributorsJuřičková, Lucie, Horsáková, Veronika
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageCzech
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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