I am working on a comparative review of assisted migration in conservation and forestry applications. Unfortunately, I have found it difficult to unearth conservation AM examples for animals. Is anyone aware of any relevant studies or implemented management strategies that fit this bill? Note: I am not including translocation in this research, only assisted migrations where species are introduction to novel environments outside of their known historic range; and I am particularly interested in examples driven by climate change.
This has been implemented for a couple of butterfly species:
Willis, S. G., Hill, J. K., Thomas, C. D., Roy, D. B., Fox, R., Blakeley, D. S., & Huntley, B. (2009). Assisted colonization in a changing climate: a test‐study using two UK butterflies. Conservation Letters, 2(1), 46-52.
yes, in the endangered Quino checkerspot butterfly, Euphydryas editha quino C. see the seminal publication: Parmesan , Nature 382, 765 (1996).
I think if the animals migrates means there is a lack of their habituation.if we have conserve means we create some artificial works on their habituation,many practices carried out all around us.one example is,In some area,they create artificial grassland for conserving blackbuck for that means they reduce migration and also increase their population.
When they reintroduced wolves into Yellowstone in order to restore the important predator-prey balance and reduce herbivory. I am pretty sure there are articles on this.
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but in the Steigerwald region , Germany, the local conservation concept of Ebrach State Forest Enterprise includes active deadwood accumulation as a main pillar for habitat restoration. The beetle Bolitophagus reticulatus e.g. benefits from this strategy: it is now colonizing formerly intensively managed stands where deadwood was a scarce resource before. Maybe this management practice could be seen as a form of assisted migration too.
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