Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community
International audience As an ever-increasing variety of conservation programmes are applied in human-altered environments, there is a growing risk that different conservation actions with conflicting objectives may impede one another. Preventing and resolving the negative impacts of such conflicting...
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ftmuseumnhn:oai:HAL:mnhn-03890814v1 2023-07-30T04:07:31+02:00 Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community L'émergence d'un conflit entre des programmes de conservation: quand une espèces de vertébrés menacée facilite la dispersion d'espèces exotiques dans une communauté végétale rare Sigaud, Marie Mason, T, Barnier, F Cherry, S, Fortin, D Université Laval Québec (ULaval) Kyoto University 2020 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814/document https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814/file/Sigaud%20et%20al.%20-%202020%20-%20Emerging%20conflict%20between%20conservation%20programmes.pdf https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12579 en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/acv.12579 mnhn-03890814 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814/document https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814/file/Sigaud%20et%20al.%20-%202020%20-%20Emerging%20conflict%20between%20conservation%20programmes.pdf doi:10.1111/acv.12579 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1367-9430 Animal Conservation https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814 Animal Conservation, 2020, 23 (6), pp.660 - 669. ⟨10.1111/acv.12579⟩ bison fescue grasslands invasive species spatial ecology zoochory ecological integrity exotic plant species [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDV.EE.IEO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Symbiosis info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2020 ftmuseumnhn https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12579 2023-07-08T20:10:17Z International audience As an ever-increasing variety of conservation programmes are applied in human-altered environments, there is a growing risk that different conservation actions with conflicting objectives may impede one another. Preventing and resolving the negative impacts of such conflicting conservation programmes could become a key challenge for conservationists. To date, however, the issue of conflicting conservation programmes has been largely overlooked. We explored a potential conflict between the preservation of threatened free-ranging plains bison Bison bison bison and the conservation in a National Park of a rare plant communitynative rough fescue Festuca hallii grasslands. We investigated the dispersal of exotic seeds by examining 283 samples of bison faeces and the spatial distribution of exotic plant species in relation to bison behaviour. We showed that bison facilitated the longdistance dispersal of exotic plant species into the park by transporting seeds. Our analysis indicated there was a high probability (>75%) of occurrence of clover Trifolium spp. and timothy Phleum pratense on bison trails across 38% and 27%, respectively, of fescue grassland area. There was also a high probability of occurrence of timothy on bison wallows across 20% of fescue grasslands area. Furthermore, we demonstrated that exotic plant species were most likely to occur within 3 km of potential introduction points, and identified specific grassland patches most at risk of exotic plant species introduction by bison. By revealing the ecological mechanism underlying the emergence of a potential conflict, we were able to delineate spatial variation in the relative threat that bison might pose to the integrity of native fescue plant communities, allowing managers to optimize the allocation of conservation effort. Our study highlights the value of understanding the ecological mechanisms driving conflict between conservation programmes in order to set evidence-based priorities for guiding future conservation ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Bison bison bison Plains Bison Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHM): HAL Wallows ENVELOPE(-45.605,-45.605,-60.691,-60.691) Animal Conservation 23 6 660 669 |
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bison fescue grasslands invasive species spatial ecology zoochory ecological integrity exotic plant species [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDV.EE.IEO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Symbiosis Sigaud, Marie Mason, T, Barnier, F Cherry, S, Fortin, D Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community |
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International audience As an ever-increasing variety of conservation programmes are applied in human-altered environments, there is a growing risk that different conservation actions with conflicting objectives may impede one another. Preventing and resolving the negative impacts of such conflicting conservation programmes could become a key challenge for conservationists. To date, however, the issue of conflicting conservation programmes has been largely overlooked. We explored a potential conflict between the preservation of threatened free-ranging plains bison Bison bison bison and the conservation in a National Park of a rare plant communitynative rough fescue Festuca hallii grasslands. We investigated the dispersal of exotic seeds by examining 283 samples of bison faeces and the spatial distribution of exotic plant species in relation to bison behaviour. We showed that bison facilitated the longdistance dispersal of exotic plant species into the park by transporting seeds. Our analysis indicated there was a high probability (>75%) of occurrence of clover Trifolium spp. and timothy Phleum pratense on bison trails across 38% and 27%, respectively, of fescue grassland area. There was also a high probability of occurrence of timothy on bison wallows across 20% of fescue grasslands area. Furthermore, we demonstrated that exotic plant species were most likely to occur within 3 km of potential introduction points, and identified specific grassland patches most at risk of exotic plant species introduction by bison. By revealing the ecological mechanism underlying the emergence of a potential conflict, we were able to delineate spatial variation in the relative threat that bison might pose to the integrity of native fescue plant communities, allowing managers to optimize the allocation of conservation effort. Our study highlights the value of understanding the ecological mechanisms driving conflict between conservation programmes in order to set evidence-based priorities for guiding future conservation ... |
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Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community |
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Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community |
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Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community |
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Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community |
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Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community |
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emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community |
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https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814/document https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814/file/Sigaud%20et%20al.%20-%202020%20-%20Emerging%20conflict%20between%20conservation%20programmes.pdf https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12579 |
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ISSN: 1367-9430 Animal Conservation https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-03890814 Animal Conservation, 2020, 23 (6), pp.660 - 669. ⟨10.1111/acv.12579⟩ |
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