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Short-term successions of mollusc assemblages of natural and anthropogenic habitats
Berková, Kateřina ; Juřičková, Lucie (advisor) ; Drvotová, Magda (referee)
This work compares the succession of mollusc communities of natural and anthropic habitats. It summarizes how mollusc assemblages of natural habitats change over time, if they are stable over time, and to what extent the natural succession of mollusc communities are affected by man. Mollusc communities of different habitats are subject of constant change. The mollusc succession of natural habitats was usually studied in deciduous forests. It leads to species-rich assemblages that do not change much in the short time-scale. The succession has also been studied at anthropic habitats such as quarries, urban habitats and castle ruins, where some species characteristic of particular habitat types or successive stages were identified. Key words: molluscs, succession, climax, disturbance, malacofauna
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Mollusca of European cities
Wolfová, Lucie ; Juřičková, Lucie (advisor) ; Drvotová, Magda (referee)
This bachelor thesis summarises knowledge of urban mollusc fauna. It shows cities as the centres of mollusc diversity in agricultural landscape but also as areas where high level of homogenization of mollusc assemblages were evidenced, therefore replacing native species, often endemics, with non-native and invasive species. Homogenization of urban mollusc fauna is especially caused by passive dispersal of species by human as well as to urban climate that is more favourable for spreading and surviving of non-native species, usually from warmer areas, than surrounding. There is mentioned another connected topic in this thesis - types of mollusc spreading. Furthermore, there is summarized which species of mollusc are typical for urban environment, what are the factors influencing the mollusc fauna and last but not least the methodological approaches for study of urban mollusc fauna.
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