2020/11/01 by So Ishida · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Arts and Humanities · Health Professions · #Mollusks and Parasites Studies #Paleopathology and ancient diseases #Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
paper · doi:10.1111/1440-1703.12152
openalex publication_date 2020/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/09
Abstract Apple snails Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata are herbivorous freshwater gastropods native to South America and are introduced species widespread in western and southern Japan. Although they affect rice culture and are invasive to native ecosystems, high‐resolution distribution data are not available for these species. I mapped the distribution of Pomacea species using the citizen science approach, by asking volunteers to report the geographical location along with the presence or absence of apple snail egg capsules or snail shells during 2017–2019. In total, 1,304 present and 508 absent records were collected, which revealed the distribution outlines of apple snails, especially in the Kansai area. Here, I provide a dataset of observation dates, location coordinates, volunteer names, and supplemental information. The complete data set for this abstract published in the Data Paper section of the journal is available in electronic format in MetaCat in JaLTER at http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2020-19.1/jalter-en .