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The land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Kea island (Aegean, Greece)
Maroulis, L.; Vardinoyannis, K.; Karakasi, D.; Proios, K.; Mylonas, M.; Triantis, K.A. (2022). The land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Kea island (Aegean, Greece). Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e87720. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.10.e87720
In: Biodiversity Data Journal. Pensoft Publishers: Sofia. ISSN 1314-2836; e-ISSN 1314-2828, more
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Keywords
    Mollusca [WoRMS]
    Terrestrial
Author keywords
    Aegean archipelago, biodiversity, land molluscs, taxonomy

Authors  Top 
  • Maroulis, L.
  • Vardinoyannis, K.
  • Karakasi, D.
  • Proios, K.
  • Mylonas, M.
  • Triantis, K.A.

Abstract

    Background

    Kea is the westernmost island of the Cyclades and is located between Syros and Attica, in central Greece. In this work, we have resampled the island after 43 years – i.e. when the island was first fully sampled – and we present its complete land snail fauna.

    New information

    We report 42 land snail species with 10 species being new records for the island. Based on our results we draw attention to the fact that sampling for land snails should be done during the wet period in order to survey the complete malacofauna in an island or a region. For such a complete survey, collection and inspection of soil and litter are also necessary. Finally, increased sampling effort through regular resurveys is a necessary prerequisite in order to effectively assess the temporal dynamics of biodiversity patterns.


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