Susceptibility of tropical mountain forests to biological invasions from the temperate and subtropical zone, exemplified by Zonitoides (Gastropoda: Gastrodontidae)

César Capinha and Jaap Jan Vermeulen and Maklarin Lakim and Menno Schilthuizen and Heike Kappes (2014) Susceptibility of tropical mountain forests to biological invasions from the temperate and subtropical zone, exemplified by Zonitoides (Gastropoda: Gastrodontidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 62. pp. 600-609. ISSN 0217-2445

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Abstract

Colonisation by, and spread of, animal species from the temperate zone are rather uncommon observations in the tropics. The study provides the first reports of two snail species of the genus Zonitoides in Sabah, Borneo, namely Z. arboreus (Say, 1819) and Z. nitidus (O.F. Müller, 1774). The identification was aided using partial sequences of 28S rDNA, and the barcoding sequence of COI. So far, the two Zonitoides species were found in locations where the natural forest cover had been disturbed, and only in the montane forest at elevations between 1500 and 2000 m a.s.l.. Niche modeling suggests that both taxa could be widely distributed in the mountains of tropical South America and Africa. Z. arboreus finds suitable climates in many places in SE Asia and especially at many conservation areas in Borneo. In contrast, Z. nitidus finds only marginal climatic conditions in the same area, and introductions of Z. nitidus probably will remain spatially restricted. This prediction, however, needs to be monitored because the latter species can display molluscivory. Our results additionally point to the possibility of Z. arboreus being a species complex that, given its potential economic impact, urgently needs a taxonomic revision.

Item Type: Article
Keyword: Biological invasion; Climatic suitability; Invasive species; Land use change; Long-range dispersal; Mahalanobis distances
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology
Depositing User: MDM FAUZIAH MATSIN
Date Deposited: 09 Feb 2015 11:45
Last Modified: 31 Aug 2021 16:46
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/10139

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