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Forest edges reduce slug (but not snail) activity-density across Western Europe
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De Smedt, Pallieter (author)
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Baeten, Lander (author)
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Gallet-Moron, Emilie (author)
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- Brunet, Jörg (author)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap,Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
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- Cousins, Sara A. O. (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för naturgeografi
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Decocq, Guillaume (author)
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Deconchat, Marc (author)
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Diekman, Martin (author)
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Giffard, Brice (author)
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Kalda, Oliver (author)
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Liira, Jaan (author)
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Paal, Taavi (author)
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Wulf, Monika (author)
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Hermy, Martin (author)
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Verheyen, Kris (author)
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- Elsevier BV, 2019
- 2019
- English.
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In: Pedobiologia. - : Elsevier BV. - 0031-4056 .- 1873-1511. ; 75, s. 34-37
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Abstract
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- Fragmentation strongly shapes the distribution of organisms within forest patches through contrasting environmental conditions between the edge and interior habitat. Edge-to-interior distribution patterns are, however, poorly studied for litter- and soil-dwelling fauna, such as terrestrial gastropods, despite their high densities and significant impact on ecosystem processes, as both herbivores and detritivores. Therefore, we investigated edge-to-interior abundance patterns of terrestrial gastropods in 224 fragmented forest patches across Western Europe. Catching over 15,000 gastropods, we found that slug abundance is reduced in forest edges, while snail abundance shows no response on the edge effect. We hypothesize that these patterns could be explained by higher drought tolerance of snails, since forest edges have reduced air and soil humidity and elevated temperatures compared to forest interiors. Reduced slug abundance in forest edges potentially has ecological consequences for herbivory in and outside forest patches and nutrient cycling.
Subject headings
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Naturgeografi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Physical Geography (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Ekologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Ecology (hsv//eng)
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske -- Skogsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -- Forest Science (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Edge effects
- Forest fragmentation
- Gastropoda
- Terrestrial molluscs
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Baeten, Lander
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Gallet-Moron, Em ...
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Brunet, Jörg
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Cousins, Sara A. ...
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Decocq, Guillaum ...
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Deconchat, Marc
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Diekman, Martin
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Giffard, Brice
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Kalda, Oliver
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Liira, Jaan
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Paal, Taavi
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Wulf, Monika
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Hermy, Martin
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Verheyen, Kris
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and Agriculture Fore ...
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and Earth and Relate ...
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and Physical Geograp ...
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and Biological Scien ...
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and Ecology
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and Forest Science
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Pedobiologia
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Stockholm University
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences