The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion

Autores
Vogler, Roberto Eugenio; Beltramino, Ariel Anibal; Sede, Mariano Miguel; Gutierrez Gregoric, Diego Eduardo; Nuñez, Maria Veronica; Rumi Macchi Z., Alejandra
Año de publicación
2013
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The best way to reduce problems related to invasive species is by preventing introductions into potentially susceptible areas. The purpose of this study was to create distribution models for the invasive gastropod Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 in South America in order to evaluate its potential geographic distribution and identify areas at potential risk. This mollusc, considered one of the 100 world's worst invasive alien species, is the focus of intense concern due to its impact on agriculture, human health, and native fauna. We tested two commonly used ecological niche modeling methods: Genetic Algorithm for Rule-Set Prediction (GARP) and Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt). Models were run with occurrence points obtained from several sources, including the scientific literature, international databases, governmental reports and newspapers, WorldClim bioclimatic variables, and altitude. Models were evaluated with the threshold-independent Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Area Under the Curve (AUC). Both models had consistent performances with similar areas predicted as susceptible, including areas already affected and new potentially susceptible areas in both tropical and temperate regions of South America.
Fil: Vogler, Roberto Eugenio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Beltramino, Ariel Anibal. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva. Agencia Nacional de Promoción Cientifíca y Tecnológica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Sede, Mariano Miguel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y Sida. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y Sida; Argentina
Fil: Gutierrez Gregoric, Diego Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Nuñez, Maria Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Rumi Macchi Z., Alejandra. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Land Mollusc
Bioinvasion
Distribution
Garp
Maxent
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spelling The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasionVogler, Roberto EugenioBeltramino, Ariel AnibalSede, Mariano MiguelGutierrez Gregoric, Diego EduardoNuñez, Maria VeronicaRumi Macchi Z., AlejandraLand MolluscBioinvasionDistributionGarpMaxenthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The best way to reduce problems related to invasive species is by preventing introductions into potentially susceptible areas. The purpose of this study was to create distribution models for the invasive gastropod Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 in South America in order to evaluate its potential geographic distribution and identify areas at potential risk. This mollusc, considered one of the 100 world's worst invasive alien species, is the focus of intense concern due to its impact on agriculture, human health, and native fauna. We tested two commonly used ecological niche modeling methods: Genetic Algorithm for Rule-Set Prediction (GARP) and Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt). Models were run with occurrence points obtained from several sources, including the scientific literature, international databases, governmental reports and newspapers, WorldClim bioclimatic variables, and altitude. Models were evaluated with the threshold-independent Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Area Under the Curve (AUC). Both models had consistent performances with similar areas predicted as susceptible, including areas already affected and new potentially susceptible areas in both tropical and temperate regions of South America.Fil: Vogler, Roberto Eugenio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Beltramino, Ariel Anibal. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva. Agencia Nacional de Promoción Cientifíca y Tecnológica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Sede, Mariano Miguel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y Sida. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y Sida; ArgentinaFil: Gutierrez Gregoric, Diego Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Nuñez, Maria Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Rumi Macchi Z., Alejandra. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaAmer Malacological Soc, Inc2013-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/16743Vogler, Roberto Eugenio; Beltramino, Ariel Anibal; Sede, Mariano Miguel; Gutierrez Gregoric, Diego Eduardo; Nuñez, Maria Veronica; et al.; The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion; Amer Malacological Soc, Inc; American Malacological Bulletin; 31; 1; 2-2013; 39-500740-27832162-2698enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.4003/006.031.0115info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.4003/006.031.0115info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-11-26T09:06:25Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/16743instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-11-26 09:06:26.237CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion
title The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion
spellingShingle The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion
Vogler, Roberto Eugenio
Land Mollusc
Bioinvasion
Distribution
Garp
Maxent
title_short The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion
title_full The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion
title_fullStr The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion
title_full_unstemmed The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion
title_sort The giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae): Using bioclimatic models to identify South American areas susceptible to invasion
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vogler, Roberto Eugenio
Beltramino, Ariel Anibal
Sede, Mariano Miguel
Gutierrez Gregoric, Diego Eduardo
Nuñez, Maria Veronica
Rumi Macchi Z., Alejandra
author Vogler, Roberto Eugenio
author_facet Vogler, Roberto Eugenio
Beltramino, Ariel Anibal
Sede, Mariano Miguel
Gutierrez Gregoric, Diego Eduardo
Nuñez, Maria Veronica
Rumi Macchi Z., Alejandra
author_role author
author2 Beltramino, Ariel Anibal
Sede, Mariano Miguel
Gutierrez Gregoric, Diego Eduardo
Nuñez, Maria Veronica
Rumi Macchi Z., Alejandra
author2_role author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Land Mollusc
Bioinvasion
Distribution
Garp
Maxent
topic Land Mollusc
Bioinvasion
Distribution
Garp
Maxent
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The best way to reduce problems related to invasive species is by preventing introductions into potentially susceptible areas. The purpose of this study was to create distribution models for the invasive gastropod Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 in South America in order to evaluate its potential geographic distribution and identify areas at potential risk. This mollusc, considered one of the 100 world's worst invasive alien species, is the focus of intense concern due to its impact on agriculture, human health, and native fauna. We tested two commonly used ecological niche modeling methods: Genetic Algorithm for Rule-Set Prediction (GARP) and Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt). Models were run with occurrence points obtained from several sources, including the scientific literature, international databases, governmental reports and newspapers, WorldClim bioclimatic variables, and altitude. Models were evaluated with the threshold-independent Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Area Under the Curve (AUC). Both models had consistent performances with similar areas predicted as susceptible, including areas already affected and new potentially susceptible areas in both tropical and temperate regions of South America.
Fil: Vogler, Roberto Eugenio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Beltramino, Ariel Anibal. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva. Agencia Nacional de Promoción Cientifíca y Tecnológica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Sede, Mariano Miguel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y Sida. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y Sida; Argentina
Fil: Gutierrez Gregoric, Diego Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Nuñez, Maria Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Rumi Macchi Z., Alejandra. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description The best way to reduce problems related to invasive species is by preventing introductions into potentially susceptible areas. The purpose of this study was to create distribution models for the invasive gastropod Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 in South America in order to evaluate its potential geographic distribution and identify areas at potential risk. This mollusc, considered one of the 100 world's worst invasive alien species, is the focus of intense concern due to its impact on agriculture, human health, and native fauna. We tested two commonly used ecological niche modeling methods: Genetic Algorithm for Rule-Set Prediction (GARP) and Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt). Models were run with occurrence points obtained from several sources, including the scientific literature, international databases, governmental reports and newspapers, WorldClim bioclimatic variables, and altitude. Models were evaluated with the threshold-independent Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Area Under the Curve (AUC). Both models had consistent performances with similar areas predicted as susceptible, including areas already affected and new potentially susceptible areas in both tropical and temperate regions of South America.
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