Decline and Rehabilitation of the Apollo Butterfly Parnassius Apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Pieniny National Park (Polish Carpathians)

Witkowski, Zbigniew; Adamski, Paweł

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-0343-2_2

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“…(Ashton et al 2009;Deschamps-Cottin et al 1997;Fred and Brommer 2003;Fred and Brommer 2005;Fred et al 2006;Geyer and Dolek 2001;Nakonieczny et al 2007;Todisco et al 2010;Witkowski et al 1997) Papilio hospiton Guenée, 1839 E: Corsican Swallowtail F: Le Porte-queue de Corse D: Korsischer Schwalbenschwanz…”

Section: Parnassius Apollo Dosmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dos and Don’ts for butterflies of the Habitats Directive of the European Union

Swaay¹,

Collins²,

Dušej³

et al. 2012

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Section: Parnassius Apollo Dosmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dos and Don’ts for butterflies of the Habitats Directive of the European Union

Swaay¹,

Collins²,

Dušej³

et al. 2012

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“…Relocation projects of highly reproductive invertebrates are much more promising than those of large vertebrates due to their small body size, the low costs, and the small spatial requirements (Pearce-Kelly et al 1998). The few documented cases of invertebrate relocations mainly deal with Lepidoptera species (Rawson 1961;Dempster et al 1976;Duffey 1977;Vä isanen et al 1994;Witkowski et al 1997), but some examples of Orthoptera relocations have also been published (Pearce-Kelly et al 1998;Sherley 1998;Berggren 2005).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Translocation of an endangered insect species, the field cricket (Gryllus campestris Linnaeus, 1758) in northern Germany

Hochkirch

Witzenberger

Teerling³

et al. 2006

Biodivers Conserv

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Relocations of species have become a tool widely used in nature conservation, but insects have rarely been considered as targets. Here, we present a translocation project of the field cricket (Gryllus campestris L. 1758), which is a threatened species at the northern edge of its range. Only ten populations were left in Lower Saxony (Germany), illustrating the need for urgent conservation measures. After 10 years of monitoring and management of an isolated population, 213 nymphs were captured and released at another nature reserve in summer 2001. The size of the new population increased significantly from 27 singing males in spring 2002 to 335 singing males in spring 2005. The occupied area increased from 5.66 ha to 33.14 ha. Altogether, the translocation project was evaluated as successful, but the inland dune proved to be not as suitable for the species as initially expected. Our results indicate that translocations of highly reproductive insect species are promising, as long as the release locality contains sufficiently large areas of suitable habitat and a high number of wild juveniles from a closely located and large source population are released in a climatically favorable period. Management and restoration of habitats, as well as continuous monitoring are of crucial importance for the success of the translocation project. Moreover, the importance of a high quality of cooperation between conservationists, authorities, foresters, farmers, financiers and scientists cannot be overstated.

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“…After a drastic decline between 1960 and 1990 (Witkowski et al 1997), the population has been successfully restored to ca. 1000 mature individuals currently inhabiting an area of about 40 ha of a suitable habitat (Adamski and Witkowski 2007).…”

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Overcompensation in response to simulated herbivory in the perennial herb Sedum maximum

Olejniczak

2011

Plant Ecol

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A positive effect of herbivory on plant reproduction (overcompensation) has been documented mostly in monocarpic plants. Iteroparous perennials can be used to test whether enhanced reproduction in 1 year has negative future consequences as predicted by optimal allocation models. This study was intended to verify this prediction in the iteroparous herb Sedum maximum, applying mechanically simulated herbivory. I monitored 132 labelled S. maximum individuals during 2 years of study. They were randomly assigned to two groups: clipped and control. Infructescence dry mass, total seed dry mass, seed size, germination rate and an increase of root dry mass during the season were assessed in the experimental plants. Since only roots can survive to the next season, root dry mass was considered a reliable measure of allocation to future performance. Clipped plants showed increased fruit and seed dry mass versus the controls, with no other aspect of reproduction affected. Apical bud removal also had a positive effect on increase of root dry mass. The results indicate true overcompensation in response to simulated herbivory with no future costs of increased reproduction. Moreover, increased plant reproduction as a result of herbivory is likely to persist in the following years: clipping increased not only seed production but also root growth. This response is inconsistent with the results of optimal allocation models and the discrepancy is probably due to violation of the resource limitation assumption. Plants adapted to tolerate herbivory seem not to reproduce at the maximum rate when undamaged, but rather withhold resources to be allocated to reproduction after herbivory.

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Decline and Rehabilitation of the Apollo Butterfly Parnassius Apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Pieniny National Park (Polish Carpathians)

Cited by 25 publications

References 1 publication

Dos and Don’ts for butterflies of the Habitats Directive of the European Union

Dos and Don’ts for butterflies of the Habitats Directive of the European Union

Translocation of an endangered insect species, the field cricket (Gryllus campestris Linnaeus, 1758) in northern Germany

Overcompensation in response to simulated herbivory in the perennial herb Sedum maximum

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