Impact of climate change on freshwater snail species' ranges [Elektronische Ressource] / von Mathilde Cordellier

Impact of climate change on freshwater snail species’ ranges Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften Vorgelegt beim Fachbereich Biowissenschaften (FB15) der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main von Mathilde Cordellier aus Nantes Frankfurt (2009) (D30) vom Fachbereich Biowissenschaften der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität als Dissertation angenommen. Dekan: Prof. Dr. V. Müller Gutachter: PD Dr. Markus Pfenninger und Prof. Dr. Bruno Streit Datum der Disputation: ……………………………………………………………….. 2How poor are they that have no patience […] Thou know’st we work by wit, and not by witchcraft And wit depends on dilatory time Othello, W. Shakespeare For my mum Time has come to thank you for telling us “mice tales” where everything was possible! 3Table of Contents Genral introduction 6 Chapter 1: Assessing the effects of climate change on the distribution of pulmonate freshwater snail biodiversity 12 1.1. Introduction 13 1.2. Materials and Methods 15 1.3. Results 22 1.4. Discussion 31 Chapter 2: Climate-driven range dynamics of the freshwater limpet Ancylus fluviatilis (Pulmonata, Basommatophora) 35 2.1. Introduction 36 2.2. Materials and Methods 37 2.