Range-constrained co-occurrence simulation reveals little niche partitioning among rock-dwelling <i>Montenegrina</i> land snails (Gastropoda: Clausiliidae).

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Taxon co-occurrence analysis is commonly used in ecology, but it has not been applied to range-wide distribution data of partly allopatric taxa because existing methods cannot differentiate between distribution-related effects and taxon interactions. Our first aim was to develop a taxon co-occurrence analysis method that is also capable of taking into account the effect of species ranges and can handle faunistic records from museum databases or biodiversity inventories. Our second aim was to test the independence of taxon co-occurrences of rock-dwelling gastropods at different taxonomic levels, with a special focus on the Clausiliidae subfamily Alopiinae, and in particular the genus Montenegrina.

Location

Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe (46N-36N, 13.5E-28

SUBMITTER: Feher Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6027963 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature