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Abstract
During May-October 1996, we captured and individually marked and released Florida Tree Snails, Liguus fasciatus, from two sites, a subclimax hammock and a large isolated wild tamarind tree, in the Long Pine Key region of Everglades National Park. Populations shared the same two dominant morphs, castaneozonatus and. cingulatus, both of which are strong colonizers. Monthly survivorship between the two sites were comparable, although annual survivorship was lower on the isolated tree. Intersite differences in growth rates were equivocal. The populations differed with respect to number of morphs, population size, and population structure. The hammock site was a subclimax hammock with a large and stable bell-shaped population structure comprising nine morphs. In contrast, the population structure of the single tree was highly skewed, with many young individuals produced, intermediate ages absent, and few large adults of larger asymptotic size present. Number of snails/m was higher on the isolated tree. Demographic studies of the Florida Tree Snail are uncommon. Our findings corroborate certain aspects of the ecology of this species and clarify two different demographic responses, one of stability, and one of apparent resource limitation whose demography represents opportunities for colonization.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Demographic responses to density-dependence by two populations of the Florida Tree Snail, Liguus fasciatus (Gastropoda: Orthalicidae), in Everglades National Park |
| Series title | The Nautilus |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum |
| Contributing office(s) | Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Everglades National Park |
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