How difficult is it to reintroduce a dragonfly? Fifteen years monitoring Leucorrhinia dubia at the receiving site
How difficult is it to reintroduce a dragonfly? Fifteen years monitoring Leucorrhinia dubia at the receiving site
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重新引入蜻蜓有多困难?
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.011
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
L. Choleva
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文献类型:
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作者:
A. Dolný;Hana Šigutová;Stanislav Ožana;L. Choleva
Conservation translocations (including reintroductions) are potentially powerful tools for wildlife conservation, and their use has increased worldwide. However, most studies have focused on vertebrates, with the long-term impact and ecological progress of translocations being neglected. Moreover, such projects rarely target insects. The present study reports the long-term persistence of a population ofLeucorrhinia dubia(Odonata: Libellulidae) reintroduced to artificially created bog pools in the Czech Republic. Eighty (pen)ultimate instarL.dubialarvae were translocated in 2001, and the dragonfly assemblage at the reintroduction site was monitored for 15 years following larvae release. In 2015–2017, the capture-mark-recapture method, the Jolly-Seber model, and exuviae collection were used to evaluate the demography of the translocated population. Microsatellite analysis was performed to assess the genetic variability of source and reintroduced populations. Over the monitored period, population size increased (80 larvae released vs. 108–115 exuviae and 75 adults at the end of the study) andL.dubiabecame a dominant species, whereas the composition and abundance of the local dragonfly assemblage were not substantially changed. These results indicate that reintroductions are effective measures for dragonfly conservation, as translocating a relatively small number of individuals led to the establishment of a self-sustaining population. Using (pen)ultimate instar larvae was optimal for dragonfly translocation, but the availability of a high-quality habitat and the active collaboration with nature conservation authorities were vital for the successful outcome. Genetic analysis suggested that the translocated population might serve as a source of genetic variation for the original population, if depleted.