The impact of climate variability on the species ranges of European freshwater pulmonates

拟议的研究将推断气候变化对欧洲淡水肺类动物（腹足类）的物种范围的相对作用。整合宏观生态（自上而下）和人口为基础的（自下而上）的方法，塑造这个分类群的地理范围的因素将进行全面分析，使用各种各样的观察和实验方法，在一个遗传学知情的框架。除了我们了解的重要性，在空间和时间的分布和生物多样性的这个分类群的过程中，这项研究的最终目的是提供一个基础，预测未来的范围变化，由于全球变暖的情况。

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.