Robert Forsyth Terrestrial Gastropods Collection
Citation
Forsyth R, Nicolai A (2018). Robert Forsyth Terrestrial Gastropods Collection. New Brunswick Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/bddwaa accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-02.Description
The terrestrial molluscan fauna of Canada includes about 200 species in total, with centres of diversity on the west coast (British Columbia) and in southwest Ontario. Populations of many species of land snails and slugs (including most range-edge species) are believed at-risk due to habitat loss. The group has been long neglected in Canada and largely overlooked by efforts to conserve Canada‘s biodiversity. Since almost 30 years Robert Forsyth and associate collectors across Canada provide occurrence information of species and feed this collection of species observations and specimens that is much needed by federal and provincial government conservation programs and will be useful for academia.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Sites: natural or semi-natural areas in Canada; Frequency: once to several timesSampling
Meandering transect: visual search along a transect of random shape and length within the study area; Visual search: visual search within a sub-site of 1-2 m2; Litter sample: 1L of leaf litter sampled within a sub-site of 1-2 m2 that is later searched for gastropodsQuality Control
Methods used allow producing occurrence data, but not abundance dataMethod steps
- 1) in-situ sampling; 2) ex-situ sorting of samples; 3) identification of specimens; 4) verification using literature, museum specimens, current distribution information
Additional info
Forsyth RG, Nicolai AN (2018) Guppya sterkii (Dall, 1888) (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Euconulidae) in eastern Ontario, Canada. Check List 14 (4) 579–583. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.4.579Taxonomic Coverages
All terrestrial gastropods were identified to family, genus, species or subspecies.
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Gastropodarank: class
Geographic Coverages
Canada
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Robert Forsythoriginator
position: Research Associate
New Brunswick Museum
1890 McKinley Court
Kamloops
V2E 2L9
British Columbia
CA
email: rforsyth@mollus.ca
homepage: http://www.mollus.ca
Annegret Nicolai
originator
position: Researcher
EcoBio - UMR6553, Université Rennes 1
Station Biologique de Paimpont
Paimpont
35380
FR
Telephone: +33 2 99 61 81 74
email: annegret.nicolai@univ-rennes1.fr
homepage: https://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/personnel.php?qui=Annegret_Nicolai
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-5603
Annegret Nicolai
metadata author
position: Researcher
EcoBio - UMR 6553, Université Rennes 1
Station Biologique de Paimpont
Paimpont
35380
FR
Telephone: +33 2 99 61 81 74
email: annegret.nicolai@univ-rennes1.fr
homepage: https://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/personnel.php?qui=Annegret_Nicolai
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-5603
Robert Forsyth
curator
position: Research Associate
New Brunswick Museum
1890 McKinley Court
Kamloops
V2E 2L9
British Columbia
CA
email: rforsyth@mollus.ca
homepage: http://www.mollus.ca
Annegret Nicolai
author
position: Researcher
EcoBio - UMR6553, Université Rennes 1
Station Biologique de Paimpont
Paimpont
35380
British Columbia
FR
Telephone: +33 2 99 61 81 74
email: annegret.nicolai@univ-rennes1.fr
homepage: https://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/personnel.php?qui=Annegret_Nicolai
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-5603
Robert Forsyth
administrative point of contact
position: Research Associate
New Brunswick Museum
1890 McKinley Court
Kamloops
V2E 2L9
British Columbia
CA
email: rforsyth@mollus.ca
homepage: http://www.mollus.ca
Annegret Nicolai
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
EcoBio - UMR 6553, Université Rennes 1
Station Biologique de Paimpont
Paimpont
35380
FR
Telephone: +33 2 99 61 81 74
email: annegret.nicolai@univ-rennes1.fr
homepage: https://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/personnel.php?qui=Annegret_Nicolai
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-5603