[Demographic development of Lymnaea (Galba) truncatula Müller in Haute-Vienne, France. About observations on 4 years (1973-1976) (author's transl)].
Notes on the influence of shallow drainage and predation by Zonitoides nitidus on Lymnaea truncatula populations in 4 types of habitats. The populations of snails are observed with large and perceptibly constant numbers by the regular maintenance of drainage. Irregular maintenance is followed by a gradual fall of numbers of snails with their rapid increase in the year following autumnal ditch-digging. Grass-mowing of swampy meadows at the beginning of summer drying distinctly restricts numbers of snails, when Zonitoides nitidus lives in the habitats.
D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D005602:France; D008195:Lymnaea / Q000254:growth & development*; D011153:Population; D012621:Seasons
L'évolution démographique de Lymnaea (Galba) truncatula Müller en Haute-Vienne. A propos de 4 années d'observations.