Project Details
Projekt
The impact of climate variability on the species ranges of European freshwater pulmonates
Applicant
Professor Dr. Markus Pfenninger
Subject Area
Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Limnology, Urban Water Management, Water Chemistry, Integrated Water Resources Management
Term
from 2004 to 2011
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5429642
The proposed study will infer the relative role of climate variability on the species ranges of European freshwater pulmonates (Gastropoda). Integrating a macroecological (top-down) and a population based (bottom-up) approach, factors shaping the geographical ranges of this taxon will be analysed comrehensively, using a wide variety of observational and experimental methods in an phylogenetically informed framework. Beyond the importance for our understanding of the processes governing the distribution and biodiversity of this taxon in space and time, the ultimate aim of the study is to provide a base for the prediction of future range changes due to global warming scenarios.
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