Land Snail Assemblages of Olive Orchards in Crete, Greece
Land snail biodiversity research in agroecosystems is limited, if non-existent. Here we investigate the land snail assemblages of olive orchards in Messara plain, Crete, Greece. Land snails were collected from 16 olive orchards. In addition, we performed a literature survey and recorded all species...
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| author | Elisavet Georgopoulou Vasileios D. Gkisakis Emmanouil M. Kabourakis |
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| description | Land snail biodiversity research in agroecosystems is limited, if non-existent. Here we investigate the land snail assemblages of olive orchards in Messara plain, Crete, Greece. Land snails were collected from 16 olive orchards. In addition, we performed a literature survey and recorded all species reported in the surrounding area. We found 18 species in the olive orchards among the 37 species found in the area and reported in the literature. <i>Xerotricha conspurcata</i> (Draparnaud, 1801) and <i>Caracollina lenticula</i> (Michaud, 1831) are reported for the first time in the study area. Their presence is probably a result of human-mediated dispersal. Olive orchards proved to be an important refuge for land snail diversity as they host 43% of the species found in the surrounding area. We highlight the importance of olive orchards as habitats with increased land snail richness. We suggest that land snails should be included in future biodiversity research in agricultural areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0edbaeaa4c67445c9be3366b8c9b22142023-12-03T14:54:38ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-07-0114756510.3390/d14070565Land Snail Assemblages of Olive Orchards in Crete, GreeceElisavet Georgopoulou0Vasileios D. Gkisakis1Emmanouil M. Kabourakis2Olive and Agroecological Production Systems Lab, Department of Agriculture, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71004 Heraklion Crete, GreeceOlive and Agroecological Production Systems Lab, Department of Agriculture, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71004 Heraklion Crete, GreeceOlive and Agroecological Production Systems Lab, Department of Agriculture, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71004 Heraklion Crete, GreeceLand snail biodiversity research in agroecosystems is limited, if non-existent. Here we investigate the land snail assemblages of olive orchards in Messara plain, Crete, Greece. Land snails were collected from 16 olive orchards. In addition, we performed a literature survey and recorded all species reported in the surrounding area. We found 18 species in the olive orchards among the 37 species found in the area and reported in the literature. <i>Xerotricha conspurcata</i> (Draparnaud, 1801) and <i>Caracollina lenticula</i> (Michaud, 1831) are reported for the first time in the study area. Their presence is probably a result of human-mediated dispersal. Olive orchards proved to be an important refuge for land snail diversity as they host 43% of the species found in the surrounding area. We highlight the importance of olive orchards as habitats with increased land snail richness. We suggest that land snails should be included in future biodiversity research in agricultural areas.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/7/565agroecosystemgastropodsolive orchardscultivated landhuman impact |
| spellingShingle | Elisavet Georgopoulou Vasileios D. Gkisakis Emmanouil M. Kabourakis Land Snail Assemblages of Olive Orchards in Crete, Greece Diversity agroecosystem gastropods olive orchards cultivated land human impact |
| title | Land Snail Assemblages of Olive Orchards in Crete, Greece |
| title_full | Land Snail Assemblages of Olive Orchards in Crete, Greece |
| title_fullStr | Land Snail Assemblages of Olive Orchards in Crete, Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land Snail Assemblages of Olive Orchards in Crete, Greece |
| title_short | Land Snail Assemblages of Olive Orchards in Crete, Greece |
| title_sort | land snail assemblages of olive orchards in crete greece |
| topic | agroecosystem gastropods olive orchards cultivated land human impact |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/7/565 |
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