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

D'Agostino, M., Cao Pinna, L., Carboni, M., Assini, S., Bacchetta, G., Bartolucci, F., et al. (2024). Best practices, errors, and perspectives of half a century of plant translocation in Italy. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 38(4 (August 2024)) [10.1111/cobi.14233].

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

Gentili R.;
2024

Abstract

Conservation translocations are becoming common conservation practice, so there is an increasing need to understand the drivers of plant translocation performance through reviews of cases at global and regional levels. The establishment of the Italian Database of Plant Translocation (IDPlanT) provides the opportunity to review the techniques used in 186 plant translocation cases performed in the last 50 years in the heart of the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot. We described techniques and information available in IDPlanT and used these data to identify drivers of translocation outcomes. We tested the effect of 15 variables on survival of translocated propagules as of the last monitoring date with binomial logistic mixed-effect models. Eleven variables significantly affected survival of transplants: life form, site protection, material source, number of source populations, propagation methods, propagule life stage, planting methods, habitat suitability assessment, site preparation, aftercare, and costs. The integration of vegetation studies in the selection of suitable planting sites significantly increased the success of translocation efforts. Although posttranslocation watering had a generally positive effect on translocation outcome, other aftercare techniques did not always increase transplant survival. Finally, we found that how funds were spent appeared to be more important than the actual amount spent. Plant translocations in Italy and in the Mediterranean area should account for the complexity of speciation, gene flow, and plant migrations that has led to local adaptations and has important implications for the choice and constitution of source material.
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best translocation practices; conservation translocation; costo de reubicación; costs of translocation; cuidado posterior a la reubicación; IDPlanT; IDPLanT; Italian Plant Translocation Database; Italian Plant Translocation Database; mejores prácticas de reubicación; plantas amenazadas; resultados de reubicación; reubicación de conservación; threatened plants; translocation aftercare; translocation outcome;
English
28-dic-2023
2024
38
4 (August 2024)
e14233
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D'Agostino, M., Cao Pinna, L., Carboni, M., Assini, S., Bacchetta, G., Bartolucci, F., et al. (2024). Best practices, errors, and perspectives of half a century of plant translocation in Italy. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 38(4 (August 2024)) [10.1111/cobi.14233].
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