Land snails from subterranean traps exposed in a forested scree slope (Western Carpathians, Slovakia)

Rendoš, Michal; Čejka, Tomáš; Šteffek, Jozef; Mock, Andrej

doi:10.12657/folmal.022.022

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“…However, they used a different type of pitfall traps, which were monitored for shorter period than one year. In Slovakia, several studies on Arthropoda from MSS habitats have been published (Rendoš et al 2012(Rendoš et al , 2014(Rendoš et al , 2016a(Rendoš et al , 2016bMock et al 2015;Rudy et al 2018;Jureková et al 2019), but the present study is the first one on Oribatida. Here we provide data on oribatid communities inhabiting 1m-deep profile of screes in 10 cm stratification gained during a one-year period at five sites differing in microclimate, soil parameters and bedrock.…”

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confidence: 71%

Distribution of Oribatida (Acari) along a depth gradient in forested scree slopes

Jakšová¹,

Ľuptáčik²,

Miklisová³

2019

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Mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) of scree slopes constitutes a transition habitat between the soil and the network of voids in the vadose zone of a bedrock massif. In the present study, the vertical distribution of oribatid communities along a depth of 95 cm was studied at five forested MSS sites in the Western Carpathians, Slovakia. The sites differed in type of bedrock, topography and gradient of the microclimate and nutrients content. In all, 909 specimens were captured in subterranean traps exposed for one year. Most Oribatida represented edaphic forms, and their presence in the depth profile of the screes was accidental. Pantelozetes cavatica (Kunst, 1962) was the only species closely linked to deep subterranean environments found in the deeper part of the single limestone site studied. Species richness and the activity of oribatids along the scree profile at the sites clearly reflected the content of organic carbon in the soil substratum. The communities had very low numbers of individuals and low species richness at three sites with soil pH < 7 and organic carbon content in the upper soil layer ≤ 10%. However, they differed markedly in internal temperature dynamics. The other two sites, with a slightly alkaline soil pH and a higher carbon content, showed distinctly higher activity and a relatively uniform pattern of oribatid distribution across the depth profile. The soil pH and organic carbon content in the topsoil layer were substantial factors that determined the Oribatida diversity and vertical distribution in the forested screes.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 71%

Distribution of Oribatida (Acari) along a depth gradient in forested scree slopes

Jakšová¹,

Ľuptáčik²,

Miklisová³

2019

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“…The modern distribution of this taxon's habitat is found in the area of the Northern, Northeastern Carpathian Mts ranging from the lower alpine woodlands of the foothills to the upper alpine woodlands to a height of ca. 1000 m [79][80][81][82][83][84]. Consequently, the studied region in the Bükk Mts, NE Hungary, between the elevations of 500-750 m ASL must have acted as an ice age refugia for woodland mollusk taxa [49][50][51][52][53][54][55]64].…”

Section: Ice Age Refugia In Hot-water Springs and Lakes: Lake Saintmentioning

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Ice Age Terrestrial and Freshwater Gastropod Refugia in the Carpathian Basin, Central Europe

Sümegi¹,

Gulyás²,

Molnár³

et al. 2018

Biological Resources of Water

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Thanks to its unique microclimatic, geomorphological , hydrological conditions forming a mosaic-like environment present at all scales, numerous Late Tertiary and Pleistocene warmth-loving gastropod taxa managed to find refugee within the Carpathian Basin during the major-minor cold spells of the Ice Age. This complex system of refugia have been continuously functioning and evolving since the Late Tertiary through the entire Pleistocene and the Holocene. To understand the spatial and temporal evolution of refugia, detailed paleoecological investigations have been implemented, results of which are summed here. The high-grade fractal-like complexity of the environment led to the emergence of a so-called dual refugia, which is a unique feature of the Carpathian Basin. This temporally parallel but spatially differing presence of habitats for taxa of contrasting ecological needs was noted for paleotemperature gradients and temperate woodland and steppe habitat types as well. Furthermore, detailed geological and paleoecological analysis of a small Pleistocene hot-spring fed pond revealed information about the evolution of endemic thermophylous freshwater gastropod taxa within this microrefugia. This chapter is aimed to give an overview of the nature, evolution of temperate terrestrial and freshwater gastropod refugia present in the Carpathian Basin during the Ice Age.

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“…Extant Pomatias species are found in open woods, shrublands, rock rubble and maritime grasslands, partly preferring calcareous soil. Extant species of the carnivorous Daudebardia prefer humid and shady habitats under leaf litter and under stones in forests; it may occupy subterraneous habitats down to 25 cm depth (Rendoš et al 2014). Moist leaf litter and rocks in humid forests, meadows and shrubland is also a typical habitat for extant Phenacolimax species.…”

Section: Paleoecologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Opole (Poland) - a key locality for middle Miocene terrestrial mollusc faunas

Harzhauser¹,

Neubauer²

2018

Bull. Geosci.

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Land snails from subterranean traps exposed in a forested scree slope (Western Carpathians, Slovakia)

Abstract: The paper is dedicated to the memory of jozef šTeffek , the famous Slovak malacozoologist who died suddenly during the implementation of this study. The first series of the samples was determined by him.

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Distribution of Oribatida (Acari) along a depth gradient in forested scree slopes

Distribution of Oribatida (Acari) along a depth gradient in forested scree slopes

Ice Age Terrestrial and Freshwater Gastropod Refugia in the Carpathian Basin, Central Europe

Opole (Poland) - a key locality for middle Miocene terrestrial mollusc faunas

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