Land snails, semi-slugs and slugs are important players in the forest decomposition process and contribute to the nutrification of soils through their decaying bodies, shells and faeces. read more
And their dietary preference for fungi may also be a factor in fungal spore dispersal. Land snails are important environmental indicators and biodiversity predictors and have role to play in the monitoring of climate change. Their conservation should be a high priority. read more
Snails in Ecosystem Land snails serve an important role in the ecosystem. They eat very low on the food web, as most land snails will consume rotting vegetation like moist leaf litter, and also fungi and sometimes eat soil directly. read more