Survey on Molluscan Fauna with a Special Reference to Citizen Participation at Museum

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23501229
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Museology
• Research Institution: Ibaraki Nature Museum
• Principal Investigator: SASAKI Hiromi ミュージアムパーク茨城県自然博物館, その他部局等, 首席学芸員 (60568426)
• Research Collaborator: AKIYAMA Masanori ; INABA Osamu ; UESHIMA Rei ; KAMATA Koichi ; KAWANA Misao ; TSUTSUMI Norio ; HAGA Takuma ; YOSHIMURA Takeo ; CHINONE Shigeo
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 貝類相 / 博物館 / 市民参加 / 現地調査 / コレクション / 外来種 / 希少種 / 農作物被害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A survey on the molluscan fauna of Ibaraki Prefecture was conducted based on museum collections and field surveys, with special reference to a survey with citizen participation, in order to clarify the actual state of molluscan fauna in Ibaraki Prefecture. As a result, not only was a marine molluscan collection comprised of about 4,400 specimens of about 390 species identified and arranged, but also about 80 species of land snails and about 40 species of fresh water molluscans were confirmed and counted. In addition, that survey with citizen participation clarified the distribution situation of two species of alien land snails giving damage to crops in Ibaraki Prefecture. These results were made widely available to the public through the publication and the special exhibition of the museum, and will serve as a basis to choose species in the revised Red List of Ibaraki Prefecture publicized by the prefectural homepage.

Free Research Field

生物多様性・分類、系統・分類、博物館学