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Project T-32-P1

Project Title: Land Snail Abundance and Diversity with Associated Ecological Variables in Six Southern Illinois Counties

Community and/or Species Focus:

 Land snail

Goals/Objectives:
  1. Estimate the abundance and diversity and record data on ecological variables that influence those parameters
Achievements:
  1. ​Collected 72 species from 60 sites at 30 nature preserves; 71% of all Illinois snail species are found in this area
  2. At least 5 of the collected species are non-native, and 3 were previously unrecorded
  3. The more complex the habitat, the more abundant and diverse the species
  4. Soil factors positively correlated with abundance

Post-Project Survey (if applicable): n/a

Project Period: 2006 - 2007

Principle Investigator(s):

 Frank Anderson, Marla Coppolino (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)

Final Report:
T-32-P1​