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Table 1 Description of sampling sites used for slug mass sampling between July and October 2014

From: Travelling at a slug’s pace: possible invertebrate vectors of Caenorhabditis nematodes

Code

Loc type

Description

GPS

G

Patha

Path “Schwarzer Weg”

54°20′58.4″N

10°06′51.4″E

J

Patha

Path “Schwarzer Weg”

54°21′35.0″N

10°07′10.2″E

P

Patha

Small path “Russee” along a brook, between a living area and a lake

54°18′08.0″N

10°05′12.8″E

W

Patha

Path “Melsdorf Landstrasse” close to street

54°18′59.4″N

10°02′08.9″E

BB

Patha

Path “Mühlenweg”

54°20′36.4″N

10°07′03.7″E

L

Park

Surroundings of the lake” Russee” shady because of trees

54°17′55.9″N

10°05′01.4″E

N

Park

Park “Moorteichwiesen” with some smaller water areas, frequently used by humans

54°18′37.7″N

10°07′15.1″E

R

Park

Park “Schützenwallpark” next to a lake, many stinging-nettles, frequently used by humans

54°19′00.7″N

10°06′47.4″E

U

Park

Flower bed in a park “Schlossgarten”

54°19′40.9″N

10°08′40.6″E

V

Park

Meadow in the old botanical garden, meadow is surrounded by trees

54°19′50.8″N

10°08′47.3″E

Z

Park

Park “Forstbaumschule”, meadows and trees

54°20′56.1″N

10°08′29.8″E

H

Garden

Private garden without compost

54°22′32.3″N

10°08′07.7″E

Q

Garden

Path “Russee” close to garden plots, close to a brook, apple and plum trees available

54°18′14.6″N

10°05′28.9″E

S

Garden

Private garden with apple trees in a village close to Kiel

54°13′13.2″N

10°03′54.1″E

Y

Garden

Natural finish gardens in a trailer park, apple trees and other fruit trees including rotting fruits

54°18′41.4″N

10°05′00.2″E

M

Compost

3 Big compost heaps in the botanical garden, different decomposing stages, partly covered by straw and pumpkins

54°20′47.0″N

10°07′03.8″E

O

Compost

Compost close to a beach volleyball cort, mainly grass, leaves and soil, approx. 15 m distance to a sports field

54°20′38.3″N

10°06′56.1″E

T

Compost

Private garden with compost, mostly grass and some kitchen garbage

54°20′30.2″N

10°05′52.0″E

X

Compost

Private garden with several compost heaps and an apple tree

54°20′25.1″N

10°07′35.7″E

I

Meadow

Meadow “Kopperpahler Au” with weed, separated by a path, partly next to a small river

54°20′46.5″N

10°05′27.9″E

K

Forest

Forest “Tiergehege Tannenberg”

54°21′53.0″N

10°07′04.0″E

  1. loc type location type.
  2. aA path either tarred or made out of sand, often some grass areas in close proximity, but without the big grass lawn found in parks (see Additional file 2A–E).