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The purpose of the Samoan Snail Project is to provide a
foundation for assessing the diversity and historical decline of
the native Samoan non-marine snail fauna, as a first step in its
conservation. Subsequently, the database generated by the
project will facilitate monitoring of the fauna from a
conservation perspective. Additionally, the project will
generate a rigorous and accurate information resource that will
be an essential basis for any study of the systematics of the
fauna. The project will provide a basic bibliographic resource
for access to ecological and other biological information on the
fauna. And in listing the known alien species in the Samoan
islands, the project will provide background for their
management.
Website: "http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/pbs/samoasnail/"
[Summary provided by the Bishop Museum]
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