Ivestigation of the Hungarian enchytraeid fauna; taxonomy and zoogeographic synthesis. III.
Informations
- Funding country
Hungary- Acronym
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- URL
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- Start date
- 5/1/2009
- End date
- 12/31/2012
- Budget
- 30,093 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thematic Programme | Grant | 5/1/2009 | 12/31/2012 | 30,093 EUR |
Abstract
Enchytraeids are an important saprophagous soil mesofauna family with a worldwide distribution. Due to their difficult identification only few good specialists work on them. In Hungary I found 87 species from 14 genuses, 54 was new for the country, 22 was new to science. This proposal continues the work I carried out in two previous Hungarian Research Fund projects. In 2001-2004 I investigated the enchytraeid fauna of the Northeastern Mountain Range, in 2005-2008 the Transdanubian Mountains, the Mecsek and the Villányi Mts. I found 77 species, seven was new to science fifteen was new for Hungary. The Bükk Mts. were the most species-rich, the highest number of new, northern species was found in the Zemplén Mts. With problematic species I effectively combined morphological and molecular biological methods. I recorded fifty, 50, 54, 26, 36 and 16 species in the Bakony, Mecsek, Villányi, Gerecse and Vértes Mts. so far and also described a new Achaeta species from the Sas Hill, which I also found in the Villányi Mts. later. The final aim, the compilation of the 'Enchytraeidae of Hungary' volume in the Pedozoologica Hungarica book series makes the study of previously unsurveyed areas necessary. To reach this goal, the current proposal aims to investigate the enchytraeid fauna of typical and increasingly threatened lowland woodlands and adjacent grasslands. The project is expected to produce internationally important, valuable taxonomical and biogeoegraphical results.