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D'Agostino M, Cao Pinna L, Carboni M, Assini S, Bacchetta G, Bartolucci F, Brancaleoni L, Buldrini F, Carta A, Cerabolini B, Ceriani RM, Clementi U, Cogoni D, Conti F, Crosti R, Cuena-Lombraña A, De Vitis M, Di Giustino A, Fabrini G, Farris E, Fenu G, Fiorentin R, Foggi B, Forte L, Garfì G, Gentili R, Giusso Del Galdo GP, Martinelli V, Medagli P, Nonis D, Orsenigo S, Paoli L, Pierce S, Pinna MS, Rainini F, Ravera S, Rossi G, Schettino A, Schicchi R, Troìa A, Varone L, Zappa E, Abeli T. Best practices, errors, and perspectives of half a century of plant translocation in Italy. Conserv Biol 2023:e14233. [PMID: 38155511 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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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Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Marta Carboni
- Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
| | - Silvia Assini
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
| | - Gianluigi Bacchetta
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Fabrizio Bartolucci
- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Barisciano, Italy
| | - Lisa Brancaleoni
- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
| | - Fabrizio Buldrini
- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - Angelino Carta
- Department of Biology, Botany Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
| | - Bruno Cerabolini
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Fabio Conti
- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Barisciano, Italy
| | | | - Alba Cuena-Lombraña
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | | | | | - Giuseppe Fabrini
- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
| | - Emanuele Farris
- Department of Natural and Land Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
| | - Giuseppe Fenu
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | | | - Bruno Foggi
- Department of Biology, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
| | - Luigi Forte
- Department of Biology - Botanical Garden Museum, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
| | - Giuseppe Garfì
- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
| | - Rodolfo Gentili
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
| | | | | | - Pietro Medagli
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
| | | | - Simone Orsenigo
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
| | - Luca Paoli
- Department of Biology, Botany Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
| | - Simon Pierce
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
| | - Maria Silvia Pinna
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | | | - Sonia Ravera
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
| | - Graziano Rossi
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
| | | | - Rosario Schicchi
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
| | - Angelo Troìa
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
| | - Laura Varone
- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
| | - Elena Zappa
- Hanbury Botanical Gardens, University of Genova, Ventimiglia, Italy
| | - Thomas Abeli
- Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
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