Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake.
Background Oncomelania snails serve as the sole intermediate host for Schistosoma japonicum, one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in the world. Afforestation suppression of the Oncomelania hupensis snail has been a long-term effective national strategy to decrease snail density in C...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:eab3d35a80e0410eb0201a4404cba179 2023-05-15T15:16:54+02:00 Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake. Xiao Yang Qian Zhang Li Ma Qi-Xiang Sun Song Liang Jin-Xing Zhou 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009100 https://doaj.org/article/eab3d35a80e0410eb0201a4404cba179 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009100 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009100 https://doaj.org/article/eab3d35a80e0410eb0201a4404cba179 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 2, p e0009100 (2021) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009100 2022-12-31T14:48:51Z Background Oncomelania snails serve as the sole intermediate host for Schistosoma japonicum, one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in the world. Afforestation suppression of the Oncomelania hupensis snail has been a long-term effective national strategy to decrease snail density in China. Many previous studies have made clear that vegetation (biotic factors) and soil (abiotic factors) were the basic requirements for snail survival on beaches. Moreover, a lot of research on snail control has been focused on the specific influencing environmental factors for snail survival, such as the vegetation community structure, species composition, diversity index, and the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Most of the existing research has studied the influence of a single factor on snail population density. Conversely, there have been only a few studies focused on the food sources and food composition of the snails. The current research situation on snail control has indicated that the mechanisms underlying ecological snail control have not been systematically characterized. The question of whether biotic or abiotic factors were more important in influencing snail survival remains unclear. Afforestation on beaches has significantly suppressed snail density in China so far. In this study, we proposed that the reduction of snail density was not affected by a single factor but by the interactions of multiple related factors introduced by afforestation. Moreover, different biotic and abiotic factors have significantly different effects on snail control. Therefore the goal of this study was to evaluate the relative importance and interactions of related biotic and abiotic factors on snail density. Methods: Four major vegetation communities: Sedge, Reed, Artificial poplar (3 years of age) and Artificial poplar (5 years of age), on the beaches of the Yangtze River in China were selected for vegetation and snail surveys, as well as for soil sampling. Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis was used to ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic The Beaches ENVELOPE(-56.832,-56.832,49.583,49.583) PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 2 e0009100 |
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Background Oncomelania snails serve as the sole intermediate host for Schistosoma japonicum, one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in the world. Afforestation suppression of the Oncomelania hupensis snail has been a long-term effective national strategy to decrease snail density in China. Many previous studies have made clear that vegetation (biotic factors) and soil (abiotic factors) were the basic requirements for snail survival on beaches. Moreover, a lot of research on snail control has been focused on the specific influencing environmental factors for snail survival, such as the vegetation community structure, species composition, diversity index, and the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Most of the existing research has studied the influence of a single factor on snail population density. Conversely, there have been only a few studies focused on the food sources and food composition of the snails. The current research situation on snail control has indicated that the mechanisms underlying ecological snail control have not been systematically characterized. The question of whether biotic or abiotic factors were more important in influencing snail survival remains unclear. Afforestation on beaches has significantly suppressed snail density in China so far. In this study, we proposed that the reduction of snail density was not affected by a single factor but by the interactions of multiple related factors introduced by afforestation. Moreover, different biotic and abiotic factors have significantly different effects on snail control. Therefore the goal of this study was to evaluate the relative importance and interactions of related biotic and abiotic factors on snail density. Methods: Four major vegetation communities: Sedge, Reed, Artificial poplar (3 years of age) and Artificial poplar (5 years of age), on the beaches of the Yangtze River in China were selected for vegetation and snail surveys, as well as for soil sampling. Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis was used to ... |
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Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake. |
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Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake. |
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Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake. |
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Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake. |
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Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake. |
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afforestation suppresses oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the dongting lake. |
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