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CALDASIA
卷 44, 期 3, 页码 627-635出版社
INST CIENCIAS NATURALES, MUSEO HISTORIA NATURAL
DOI: 10.15446/caldasia.v44n3.96508
关键词
Achatina fulica; Invasive snail; Invasion Biology; Population ecology
资金
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brazil (CAPES) [001]
This study provides the first description of the variation in population density of the Giant African Snail in the Neotropical region. The results show that the density of the snails is influenced by climatic variations, especially the Mean Temperature of the Coldest Quarter and Annual Precipitation. Additionally, low densities can occur in various environmental conditions, whereas medium and high densities seem to appear in more specific climatic combinations.
The Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica) is one of the 100 world's worst invasive species and has been recorded in the Neotropical region since the 1980s. Temperature and precipitation variables affect snail population density; however, these relationships have not been investigated for L. fulica on a regional scale. Here, we made the first description of variation in population density of L. fulica in the Neotropical region using a literature search, descriptive statistics, and a Principal Component Analysis (PCA). We found 22 studies covering 36 localities in six countries. The mean snail density was 11.55 +/- 28.32 ind/m(2), with the lowest value recorded in Cuba (0.0002 ind/m(2)) and the highest value recorded in Venezuela (150 ind/m(2)). These values were recorded between 21 % to 93 % of Human Footprint, 710 mm to 4438 mm of Annual Precipitation, 13 degrees C to 27 degrees C, Mean Temperature of the Coldest Quarter, and 3 degrees C to 40 degrees C of Temperature Seasonality. The PCA suggested that low densities can occur in various environmental conditions, whereas medium and high densities seem to appear in more specific climatic combinations. In conclusion, increased densities of Lissachatina fulica in the Neotropics seem to be influenced by climatic variations, especially the Mean Temperature of the Coldest Quarter and Annual Precipitation, supporting previous findings in the literature regarding the snail establishment. Future monitoring of this invasive species, performed at expanded spatial and temporal scales, may provide tools to establish a relationship between snail density values and impact.
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