Functional trait similarity predicts survival in rare plant reintroductions

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory M. Ames ◽  
Wade A. Wall ◽  
Matthew G. Hohmann ◽  
Justin P. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Functional Trait ◽  
Rare Plant ◽  
Trait Similarity ◽  
Plant Reintroductions

Pre-translocation considerations in rare plant reintroductions: implications for designing protocols

Plant Ecology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 217 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Godefroid ◽  
Sarah Le Pajolec ◽  
Fabienne Van Rossum
Keyword(s):  
Rare Plant ◽  
Plant Reintroductions

Functional trait similarity of native and invasive herb species in subtropical China—Environment-specific differences are the key

2012 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 82-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dörte Bachmann ◽  
Sabine Both ◽  
Helge Bruelheide ◽  
Bing-Yang Ding ◽  
Mo Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Trait ◽  
Subtropical China ◽  
Trait Similarity ◽  
Herb Species

Assisted migration as a climate change adaptation strategy: lessons from restoration and plant reintroductions

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pati Vitt ◽  
Pairsa N. Belmaric ◽  
Riley Book ◽  
Melissa Curran
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Rare Plant ◽  
Plant Biodiversity ◽  
Assisted Migration ◽  
The Face ◽  
Plant Reintroductions

Climate change is thought to threaten between 25% and 50% of global plant biodiversity. In response to this looming crisis, the calls for the translocation, or assisted migration, of species to ensure the survival of this biodiversity have been increasing. The concept has its detractors, and is not without risk, but few studies have documented the success of the approach or veracity of the risk. Here we review both the ecological restoration literature and the plant reintroduction literature to discover insights into the promises and pitfalls of translocating species as an adaptation strategy in the face of our changing climate. Although habitat restoration and the assisted migration of rare plant species have different objectives and goals, they share the practice of translocating species from their site of origin to a new one. It is primarily the scale at which the movement of those species occurs that distinguishes the two.

Dominance determines fish community biomass in a temperate seagrass ecosystem

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Matthius Eger ◽  
Rebecca J. Best ◽  
Julia Kathleen Baum
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Ecosystem Function ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Prey Capture ◽  
Fish Communities ◽  
Functional Trait ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Community Biomass ◽  
Ecosystem Valuation ◽  
Species Abundances

Biodiversity and ecosystem function are often correlated, but there are multiple hypotheses about the mechanisms underlying this relationship. Ecosystem functions such as primary or secondary production may be maximized by species richness, evenness in species abundances, or the presence or dominance of species with certain traits. Here, we combined surveys of natural fish communities (conducted in July and August, 2016) with morphological trait data to examine relationships between diversity and ecosystem function (quantified as fish community biomass) across 14 subtidal eelgrass meadows in the Northeast Pacific (54° N 130° W). We employed both taxonomic and functional trait measures of diversity to investigate if ecosystem function is driven by species diversity (complementarity hypothesis) or by the presence or dominance of species with particular trait values (selection or dominance hypotheses). After controlling for environmental variation, we found that fish community biomass is maximized when taxonomic richness and functional evenness is low, and in communities dominated by species with particular trait values – those associated with benthic habitats and prey capture. While previous work on fish communities has found that species richness is positively correlated with ecosystem function, our results instead highlight the capacity for regionally prevalent and locally dominant species to drive ecosystem function in moderately diverse communities. We discuss these alternate links between community composition and ecosystem function and consider their divergent implications for ecosystem valuation and conservation prioritization.

The authorship of Plantae rariores agro Dunelmensi indigenae

1981 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. DAVIS ◽  
G. G. GRAHAM
Keyword(s):  
Rare Plant ◽  
Short List ◽  
Critical List ◽  
Local Plants

Stephen Robson (1741–1779) and his nephew Edward Robson (1763–1813) were both Quaker botanists who lived in Darlington, County Durham. Stephen is best known for his British Flora published in 1777, and Edward had a considerable reputation as a particularly competent botanist. Some confusion seems to exist regarding the authorship of a rare plant list for Durham, Plantae rariores agro Dunelmensi indigenae, attributed to Stephen Robson in most recent bibliographical literature. This paper re-examines the evidence for the authorship of this list and suggests that although Stephen Robson produced a short list of local plants the longer and more critical list, Plantae rariores … was compiled by his more knowledgeable nephew Edward.

Using Long-Term Population Monitoring Data to Prioritize Conservation Action among Rare Plant Species

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly L. Bernardo ◽  
Pati Vitt ◽  
Rachel Goad ◽  
Susanne Masi ◽  
Tiffany M. Knight
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Population Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Rare Plant ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Rare Plant Species
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