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Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia

This study aimed to reveal the habitat variables that determine the distribution and abundance of the land snail Pollicaria elephas in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia. Seventeen plots were selected on a limestone hill to determine the effect of environmental variables on the abundance of this...

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Main Authors: Liew, Thor Seng, Phung, Chee Chean, Mohamad Afandi Mat Said, Hoo, Pui Kiat
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Published: PeerJ 2021
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QH540-549.5 Ecology
QL1-991 Zoology
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spelling my.ums.eprints.307572021-10-26T11:05:33Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30757/ Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia Liew, Thor Seng Phung, Chee Chean Mohamad Afandi Mat Said Hoo, Pui Kiat QH540-549.5 Ecology QL1-991 Zoology This study aimed to reveal the habitat variables that determine the distribution and abundance of the land snail Pollicaria elephas in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia. Seventeen plots were selected on a limestone hill to determine the effect of environmental variables on the abundance of this land snail. The environmental variables we considered included habitat (canopy cover and leaf litter thickness), topography (elevation, aspect, ruggedness, and slope), microclimate (soil temperature, air temperature, and humidity), and vegetation (abundance of respective vascular plant species). The correlation analyses suggested that the snails' abundance was positively correlated with the abundance of the four vascular plant species: Diospyros toposia var. toposoides, Croton cascarilloides, Kibatalia laurifolia, and Mallotus peltatus. Plots with lower soil temperatures had more snails than plots with higher soil temperatures. Our results show that plots in the southern part of the limestone hill, in which P. elephas were absent, were similar in habitat, topography, microclimate, and vegetation to the plots in the northern part of the limestone hill, where specimens were mostly present. The absence of this species in suitable habitats may be due to their low dispersal ability rather than adverse environmental conditions. PeerJ 2021-07-28 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30757/3/Distribution%20and%20abundance%20of%20the%20land%20snail%20Pollicaria%20elephas%20%28Gastropoda%2C%20Pupinidae%29%20in%20limestone%20habitats%20in%20Perak%2C%20Malaysia-ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30757/2/Distribution%20and%20abundance%20of%20the%20land%20snail%20Pollicaria%20elephas%20%28Gastropoda%2C%20Pupinidae%29%20in%20limestone%20habitats%20in%20Perak%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Liew, Thor Seng and Phung, Chee Chean and Mohamad Afandi Mat Said and Hoo, Pui Kiat (2021) Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia. PeerJ. pp. 1-23. ISSN 2376-5992 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111263837&doi=10.7717%2fpeerj.11886&partnerID=40&md5=cdd2abf443df430ecc7d99902c242d54 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11886
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topic QH540-549.5 Ecology
QL1-991 Zoology
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QL1-991 Zoology
Liew, Thor Seng
Phung, Chee Chean
Mohamad Afandi Mat Said
Hoo, Pui Kiat
Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia
description This study aimed to reveal the habitat variables that determine the distribution and abundance of the land snail Pollicaria elephas in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia. Seventeen plots were selected on a limestone hill to determine the effect of environmental variables on the abundance of this land snail. The environmental variables we considered included habitat (canopy cover and leaf litter thickness), topography (elevation, aspect, ruggedness, and slope), microclimate (soil temperature, air temperature, and humidity), and vegetation (abundance of respective vascular plant species). The correlation analyses suggested that the snails' abundance was positively correlated with the abundance of the four vascular plant species: Diospyros toposia var. toposoides, Croton cascarilloides, Kibatalia laurifolia, and Mallotus peltatus. Plots with lower soil temperatures had more snails than plots with higher soil temperatures. Our results show that plots in the southern part of the limestone hill, in which P. elephas were absent, were similar in habitat, topography, microclimate, and vegetation to the plots in the northern part of the limestone hill, where specimens were mostly present. The absence of this species in suitable habitats may be due to their low dispersal ability rather than adverse environmental conditions.
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author Liew, Thor Seng
Phung, Chee Chean
Mohamad Afandi Mat Said
Hoo, Pui Kiat
author_facet Liew, Thor Seng
Phung, Chee Chean
Mohamad Afandi Mat Said
Hoo, Pui Kiat
author_sort Liew, Thor Seng
title Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia
title_short Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia
title_full Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia
title_sort distribution and abundance of the land snail pollicaria elephas (gastropoda: pupinidae) in limestone habitats in perak, malaysia
publisher PeerJ
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30757/3/Distribution%20and%20abundance%20of%20the%20land%20snail%20Pollicaria%20elephas%20%28Gastropoda%2C%20Pupinidae%29%20in%20limestone%20habitats%20in%20Perak%2C%20Malaysia-ABSTRACT.pdf
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