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Invasion of Giant African Alien Land Snail Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821) in Sagar Island of India


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1 Malacology Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, India
2 Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Post Box # 18, Dehradun - 248007, Uttarakhand, India
3 Paribesh Unnayan Parishad, Phulbaria, Sagar Island, South 24 Parganas - 743373, West Bengal, India
 

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The extremely high reproductive capacity of Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821) caused serious effect on the local biodiversity and acts as a serious pest for agriculture, forestry and hamper the livelihood. The L. fulica from its route invasion from Kolkata has spread upto Himalayan region of India. Although, river Hooghly acts as a barrier for inland species, L. fulica now reported from the Sagar Island, most probably could be through sea transport or by human. Proper management and action plan for eradicate or control the population of L. fulica from Sagar Island is necessary for controlling further blowout of this invasive species.

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Conservation, Gastropoda, India, Invasive Alien Species, Mollusca, Native Biodiversity.
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Authors

S. K. Sajan
Malacology Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, India
Basudev Tripathy
Malacology Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, India
K. Sivakumar
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Post Box # 18, Dehradun - 248007, Uttarakhand, India
Saheba Khatun
Paribesh Unnayan Parishad, Phulbaria, Sagar Island, South 24 Parganas - 743373, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The extremely high reproductive capacity of Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821) caused serious effect on the local biodiversity and acts as a serious pest for agriculture, forestry and hamper the livelihood. The L. fulica from its route invasion from Kolkata has spread upto Himalayan region of India. Although, river Hooghly acts as a barrier for inland species, L. fulica now reported from the Sagar Island, most probably could be through sea transport or by human. Proper management and action plan for eradicate or control the population of L. fulica from Sagar Island is necessary for controlling further blowout of this invasive species.

Keywords


Conservation, Gastropoda, India, Invasive Alien Species, Mollusca, Native Biodiversity.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv118%2Fi1%2F2018%2F119264