Land slugs in plant nurseries, a potential cause of dispersal in Argentina
Commercial plant nurseries may serve as causes of dispersal of land snails and slugs (native and non-native) through the trade of plants and the related transport of eggs and small individuals that may pass unnoticed. Studies on the possible role of plant nurseries as a potential cause of dispersal...
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| Formato: | Articulo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2020
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/128172 |
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| Sumario: | Commercial plant nurseries may serve as causes of dispersal of land snails and slugs (native and non-native) through the trade of plants and the related transport of eggs and small individuals that may pass unnoticed. Studies on the possible role of plant nurseries as a potential cause of dispersal of slugs in South America are lacking. To explore the role of garden centers, we collected and identifed slugs in 12 commercial nurseries in two cities in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eight species of slugs were found. Based on our fndings we validate the existence of Deroceras laeve and Belocaulus angustipes for Argentina and confrm the existence of Ambigolimax valentianus, which was recently cited for Argentina.
We recommend that plant nurseries be regularly monitored given that snail and slug species are accidentally spread through trade in plants. |
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