Species Diversity of Terrestrial Mollusks on Delmarva Peninsula, Eastern USA

DEB-9972026 Pearce该项目将通过以下方式改进对Delmarva（特拉华-马里兰-弗吉尼亚）半岛陆地蜗牛和蛞蝓分布的现有知识：（1）绘制5平方公里的地图，分辨率比现有地图高64倍;（2）记录地点记录;（3）进行更多的收集;（4）记录引进物种。 这项调查将帮助保护、农业和生态领域的工作人员。 与保护组织合作将有助于他们管理稀有物种。 该项目将教育公众，让学生参与，并通过博物馆展览、万维网和印刷品传播信息。 预期的成果包括一个识别指南和地图集，显示Delmarva蜗牛和蛞蝓物种的详细分布，数百个新的地方记录，并从100增加到130个物种已知从这个地区，包括5个新的物种科学。

DEB-9972026PearceThe project will improve existing knowledge of land snail and slug distributions on the Delmarva (Delaware-Maryland-Virginia) peninsula by (1) mapping in 5 km squares giving 64 times more resolution than existing maps; (2) documenting locality records; (3) making more collections; and (4) documenting introduced species. The survey will aid workers in the conservation, agriculture, and ecology fields. Collaborating with conservation organizations will help them manage rare species. The project will educate the public by involving students, and by disseminating information through museum exhibits, on the World Wide Web, and in print. Expected results include an identification guide and atlas showing detailed distributions of Delmarva snail and slug species, hundreds of new locality records, and an increase from 100 to 130 species known from this region including five species new to science.