Summary: This composite image reveals the typical habitat for the periwinkle snail which colonises the tidal splash zone of the upper rock wall,
where the grey rock surface is blackened by biofilm
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Habitat loss is a serious issue for any
individual in terms of its ability to
survive, forcing it to adapt quickly to a
state of greater vulnerability as well as
having adverse and unforeseen side-
effects on the whole population. Indeed,
habitat removal is one of the principal
causesofspeciesrarityandendangerment,
and thus a major concern in the
conservation of wildlife as well as a prime
objective in the management of pest
species. To tackle this growing and still
relatively unexplored field of research,
Patrick Doncaster's team is investigating
responses by rocky-shore periwinkle
snails to the depletion and redistribution
of their resources of food and refuge

Source: Anderson, Jim - School of Mathematics, University of Southampton

Collections: Mathematics