The alien invasive land snail <i>Theba pisana </i>in the West Coast National Park: Is there cause for concern?
The distribution, abundance, size distribution and diurnal activity patterns of invasive land snails, Theba pisana, in the West Coast National Park (WCNP), South Africa, were investigated. The park was divided into 1 km2 grids, within each of which five 1 m2 quadrat counts of live snails were record...
Main Authors: | Lizelle J. Odendaal, Tanya M. Haupt, Charles L. Griffiths |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2008-12-01
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Series: | Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science |
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Online Access: | https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/153 |
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