BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF TERRESTRIAL SNAILS (MOLLUSCA, GASTROPODA) OF ESSAOUIRA’ DUNES OF MOROCCO: TESTING FACTORS AFFECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSCS
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. Essaouira dunes of Morocco is a Biological and Ecological Interest Site (BEIS) that is recently impacted and threatened by human activities and climate change. Hence, this dune ecosystem needs thorough attention to preserve its biodiversity. Our study was carried out to assess the terrestrial mollusc diversity of this BEIS, and to figure out the relationship between environmental factors and terrestrial gastropods distribution. Six stations were chosen according to the variation of ecological factors, such as: type of soil, presence of limestone rocks, type of vegetation
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