Drivers for the Diversity of Mollusc Communities in Unique Calcareous Fen Habitats
Iga Lewin,
Adam Tarkowski,
Piotr Sugier
et al.
Abstract:The research was carried out in calcareous fen habitats which share coverage with Natura 2000 sites designated under the EU Habitats and the Birds Directive. A total of 27 taxa of molluscs were recorded: 23 gastropod and 4 bivalve species. Anisus vorticulus, one of the species of Community interest whose conservation requires designation of special conservation areas within the Habitats Directive Natura 2000, was subrecedent and accedent in mollusc communities. Calcareous fen habitats offer the aquatic organis… Show more
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