Land snails at Mount Rushmore National Memorial prior to forest thinning and chipping
Tronstad LM and Tronstad BP. 2013. Land snails at Mount Rushmore National Memorial prior to forest thinning and chipping
The forest at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota was thinned and chipped in order to reduce the spread of pine beetles and the risk of subsequent wildfire. To help assess the effects of this treatment on resident land snails, we collected snails prior to thinning and chipping. We collected samples at 37 sites in four drainages across the park, which resulted in 17 species of snails in 12 genera.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Tronstad, Lusha; Tronstad, Bryan
- Date of Issue
- 2013
- Units
- MORU , NGPN
- Keywords
- Inventory, land snail, MORU
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates