Methodological study data set of land snails from the Dolina 2007 project

The plateau and the dolines were forested and mainly covered by hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) and beech (Fagus sylvatica). The dolines were 0.5--2 hectares in extent.

We collected land snails from four different microhabitat types: litter, live wood, dead wood (i.e. coarse woody debris), and rock. The litter microhabitat was sampled with seven replicates along a north--south transect in each doline, while all other microhabitat types were sampled with three replicates within each doline. We collected 1 L of litter per replicate (litter sampling) and employed a time restricted search (five minutes per replicate) in a 1 m radius around the litter sample location.