The microdistribution of three uncommon freshwater gastropods in the drainage ditches of British grazing marshes

摘要

1. The gastropods Segmentina nitida, Anisus vorticulus and Valvata macrostoma occur in drainage ditches on grazing marshes that are now among the most threatened wetland systems in western Europe. Although each of these species is listed in the UK Red Data Book (RDB) and Biodiversity Action Plan, influences on their distribution are poorly understood.