The distribution of New Zealand and Australian terrestrial flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria: Tricladida: Terricola) in the British Isles—the Scottish survey and MEGALAB WORMS

Autor:	H.D. Jones, B. Boag
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	Caenoplana Flatworm food.ingredient biology Ecology business.industry Distribution (economics) Northern ireland biology.organism_classification Turbellaria Fishery food Geography Artioposthia triangulata Tricladida business Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Journal of Natural History. 30:955-975
ISSN:	1464-5262 0022-2933
Popis:	The New Zealand flatworm, Artioposthia triangulata, and the Australian flatworm, Caenoplana alba, have become quite widespread in the British Isles since their introduction, probably in the early 1960s. They are considered as pest species since they eat earthworms and consequently may affect soil structure and fertility. The distribution of the two species has been recorded by two surveys: a Scottish survey between 1991 and 1993, and a national survey, MEGALAB WORMS, in March 1995. The latter was organized as part of National Science Week by BBC TV Tomorrow's World, The Daily Telegraph newspaper and the Office of Public Service and Science. Results of both surveys are presented as distribution maps of confirmed records. New Zealand flatworms are common and widespread in Northern Ireland and Central Scotland, and occur less commonly in other parts of Scotland, and in Northern England. There are a few scattered records from Southern England. The Scottish survey has resulted in retrospective distribution map...
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