Experimental indications of gardeners’ anecdotes that snails interfere with invasive slugs

The invasive Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) is an important pest species in agriculture and horticulture in Europe. In the last decades it has spread across the continent where it outcompetes native slug and snail species, thus posing a threat for biodiversity. A popular anecdote suggests to promote...

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Main Authors: Daniel Dörler, Verena Dorn, Theresia Widhalm, Micha Horacek, Florian Heigl, Pia Euteneuer, Friedrich Leisch, Thomas Frank, Johann G. Zaller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11309.pdf