Atlas rozšíření suchozemských plžů v CHKO Bílé Karpaty
| Title in English | Distribution atlas of terrestrial gastropods in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area |
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Monograph |
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| Description | The mollusc fauna of the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area (PLA) has been neglected for a long time. This situation changed in 1996 by including the PLA into the worldwide network of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. A total of 431 sites were sampled across the PLA, covering a variety of habitat types. Altogether, 104 snail species were found, representing nearly two-thirds of the whole land snail fauna of the Czech Republic. This is related to the broad habitat diversity of the White Carpathians with many preserved areas of high conservation value. Many of the recorded species are included in the Czech Red list of threatened invertebrates, e.g. Bulgarica cana, Vitrea transsylvanica and Daudebardia brevipes, classified as Endangered, and Vertigo moulinsiana as Critically Endangered. In addition, V. moulinsiana and V. angustior are covered by the European Natura 2000 network. Most of the White Carpathian snail fauna is formed by forest species making up species rich communities at many preserved forest sites. The White Carpathian Mts. represent an important marginal unit of the Carpathian mountain system, which protrudes into the Pannonian district situated close to the centre of the Central European region. This is the reason why both Central European and Carpathian elements occur together in one area, which gives the White Carpathian Mts. a unique character. |
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