Bellwether of the Canaries: anthropogenic effects on the land snail fauna of the Canary Islands

• Published in: Biodiversity and conservation Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 395 - 415
• Main Authors: Wall, Alexander F., Yanes, Yurena, Miller, Joshua H., Miller, Arnold I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.02.2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Analysis; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Biodiversity; Biodiversity loss; Biological diversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomes; Canary Islands; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; conservation areas; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Ecology; Ecosystem disturbance; Ecosystems; Endemism; Environmental factors; Fauna; Human influences; indigenous species; Islands; Land; Landscape preservation; landscapes; Life Sciences; Man-induced effects; Mollusks; Organic farming; Original Paper; Protected areas; Regression analysis; Shells; shrublands; Snails; Species diversity; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Terrestrial ecosystems; Canary Islands; Spain; Human impacts; Death assemblages; Conservation paleobiology; Subfossils; Oceanic islands; Terrestrial gastropods

Natural areas near human-modified landscapes experience factors that may affect local biodiversity at levels commensurate with natural environmental factors. The land snails of the Canary Islands provide excellent opportunities to evaluate the importance of anthropogenic agents in mediating the dive...