Framing recent advances in assisted migration of Trees: A Special Issue

Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 551, P. 121552 - 121552

Published: Nov. 8, 2023

Language: Английский

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Best practices, errors, and perspectives of half a century of plant translocation in Italy

Conservation Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 38(4)

Published: Dec. 29, 2023

Conservation translocations are becoming common conservation practice, so there is an increasing need to understand the drivers of plant translocation performance through reviews cases at global and regional levels. The establishment Italian Database Plant Translocation (IDPlanT) provides opportunity review techniques used in 186 performed last 50 years heart Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot. We described information available IDPlanT these data identify outcomes. tested effect 15 variables on survival translocated propagules as monitoring date with binomial logistic mixed-effect models. Eleven significantly affected transplants: life form, site protection, material source, number source populations, propagation methods, propagule stage, planting habitat suitability assessment, preparation, aftercare, costs. integration vegetation studies selection suitable sites increased success efforts. Although posttranslocation watering had a generally positive outcome, other aftercare did not always increase transplant survival. Finally, we found that how funds were spent appeared be more important than actual amount spent. Italy area should account for complexity speciation, gene flow, migrations has led local adaptations implications choice constitution material.

Language: Английский

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Mitigation and conservation plant translocations: Do perspectives of practice, funding and success vary between sectors?

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 293, P. 110596 - 110596

Published: April 27, 2024

Conservation and mitigation translocations aim for similar positive outcomes species under threat, however different motivations drive their implementation. Despite the clear human component behind motivation, there has been limited examination of practitioner perceptions how they compare across conservation sectors, or practitioners view budget, timelines, outcomes. Using semi-structured interviews, we observed significantly greater investment in-kind contributions, as well longer planning project duration phases in sector. The reliance sector on contributions is fraught, because although it correlates with longer-term investment, are risks from fatigue personnel. general support translocation, most perceived goals projects different, were less likely to feel that resource expenditure was justified. Both types aligned success, estimated via plant survival recruitment, IUCN Translocation Perspectives ranking criteria. Our results demonstrated a large knowledge gap exists understanding motivational drivers practitioners, which needs be filled improved translocation Interviewees both sectors identified people-related elements, such expectations communication, key areas requiring improvement better Site, maintenance also nominated improvement, but this perception influenced by experience level. Given rapid growth field, suggest advantageous improvements could made mentoring, planning, ensuring staged success criteria team goals.

Language: Английский

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Effect of seed origin on vegetative and floral performances of plants reintroduced into the wild

Plant Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 225(3), P. 247 - 259

Published: Feb. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

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Norms of Species Translocation 50 Years After the Ethic of Organic Diversity

Ethics Policy & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(2), P. 271 - 279

Published: April 17, 2024

From island biogeography theory, the ethic of organic diversity was posited as a precept to guide applied biogeography. It states that humanity must act in such way reduce rate worldwide species extinction for an indefinite period time. Almost 50 years later, remains relevant context debate over translocation practices. Ultimately, matters biodiversity conservation are too complex expect exceptionless moral framework determine whether is acceptable every situation. Instead, individual cases should be judged based on adequacy their decision-making processes.

Language: Английский

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Employing plant translocations to restore open dry acidic habitats in European Continental lowlands: A case study in northern Italy

Journal for Nature Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 81, P. 126682 - 126682

Published: June 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Is reinforcement a viable conservation strategy for the endangered perennial herb, Astragalus applegatei?

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 21, 2024

Reinforcing imperiled plant populations with transplanted individuals is a conservation tool that increasingly used to counter the negative effects of land use change and habitat fragmentation. A reinforcement project's success dependent on survival planted support extant population's growth; thus, demographic comparisons within same population are critical quantify success. We assessed long‐term data from (9 years) (7 rare perennial herb, Astragalus applegatei , project. compared cumulative among cohorts constructed generalized mixed‐effect models understand how age affected survival, flowering, size both individuals. Overall, 9.7% survived after 9–11 years. Although young had higher flowering percentages than individuals, our for were similar in as they aged. Cumulative curves varied while cohorts. Furthermore, there was evidence recruitment by an essential benchmark successful translocation projects. Combined, these results suggest can be A. under right conditions may inform strategies other herbaceous perennials.

Language: Английский

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Seeds vs. Seedlings: The Long-Term Success of Seeds Versus Seedlings in the Restoration of the Federally Endangered Baptisia arachnifera (Fabaceae) During Experimental Planting

Seeds, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(4), P. 689 - 704

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

The use of seeds versus seedlings may yield different restoration trajectories depending on seed germination (=seedling emergence) success in the plantings seedling establishment. Effective and sustainable population dynamics will require both for long-term persistence. This study compared greenhouse natural conditions, examining growth, survival, reproduction from transplants a federally endangered perennial, Baptisia arachnifera W.H. Duncan (Fabaceae), Georgia, USA. Under is rapid yields 68% across variety conditions. In field trials, emergence moderate (20%), but are low. Over an 18-yr period (2004–2022) at planting site Lowndes County, USA, were much higher plants established seeds. While dormant not harmed by winter burns, derived negatively impacted growing season burns. Restoration efforts this species should focus germinating greenhouses effective establishment management seedlings, using directly efforts.

Language: Английский

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