Forest snail faunas in the Kaszuby Uplands (Pomerania): a rich northern refuge

• Autorzy: Cameron R. A. D. , Pokryszko B. M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Forest snail faunas were sampled in three river gorges in the Kaszuby Uplands, Pomorze. 43 species were found, including 10 species of Clausiliidae. Taken with earlier records, these gorges hold 48 species. These faunas are markedly richer than most of those recorded in north and west Poland, especially for clausiliids, where up to eight species could be found in the same sample site. The fauna overall is very similar to that of the ancient Bia³owie¿a Forest much further east. The results suggest that many lowland forests in Poland have impoverished faunas, probably due to human activities, but there are a few refugia in which nearly all of the original forest fauna has survived. These give a better picture of natural patterns of distribution and change across the North European Plain.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Malacologica
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: 14
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.75–82,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Cameron R. A. D.

• Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 4TN, U.K.
• Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, U.K.

autor

Pokryszko B. M.

• Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wroclaw, Poland

Uwagi

PL

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