Here's a poser for most any collector of empty molluscan shells:

Has there been any experimental work to predict the rate of
(dis)solution of the empty shells of small (less than 5 mm.)
gastropod shells in leaf litter. Certainly pH and other factors exert
some influence on the process.

The answer may be helpful in relating the shells of a litters ample
to the fauna actually living in the immediate temporal and spatial vicinity.

Harry
Harry G. Lee, M. D.
4132 Ortega Forest Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32210 USA
voice (904) 389 4049
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look at www.jaxshells.org

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