Studies of plant invasions rarely address impacts on molluscs. By comparing pairs of invaded and corresponding uninvaded plots in 96 sites in floodplain forests, we examined effects of four invasive alien plants (Impatiens glandulifera, Fallopia japonica, F. sachalinensis, and F.× bohemica) in the Czech Republic on communities of land snails. The richness and abundance of living land snail species were recorded separately for all species, rare species listed on the national Red List, and small species with shell size below 5 mm. The significant impacts ranged from 16-48% reduction in snail species numbers, and 29-90% reduction in abundance. Small species were especially prone to reduction in species richness by all four invasive plant taxa. Rare snails were also negatively impacted by all plant invaders, both in terms of species richness or abundance. Overall, the impacts on snails were invader-specific, differing among plant taxa. The strong effect of I. glandulifera could be related to the post-invasion decrease in abundance of tall nitrophilous native plant species that are a nutrient-rich food source for snails in riparian habitats. Fallopia sachalinensis had the strongest negative impact of the three knotweeds, which reflects differences in their canopy structure, microhabitat humidity and litter decomposition. The ranking of Fallopia taxa according to the strength of impacts on snail communities differs from ranking by their invasiveness, known from previous studies. This indicates that invasiveness does not simply translate to impacts of invasion and needs to be borne in mind by conservation and management authorities.

Center for Theoretical Study Charles University and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Prague 1 Czech Republic

Department of Ecology Charles University Prague Faculty of Science Prague 2 Czech Republic; Department of Invasion Ecology Institute of Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Průhonice Czech Republic

Department of Ecology Charles University Prague Faculty of Science Prague 2 Czech Republic; Department of Zoology Charles University Prague Faculty of Science Prague 2 Czech Republic

Department of Invasion Ecology Institute of Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Průhonice Czech Republic; Department of Ecology Charles University Prague Faculty of Science Prague 2 Czech Republic

Department of Zoology Charles University Prague Faculty of Science Prague 2 Czech Republic

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