Translocation of Otostegia bucharica, a highly threatened narrowly distributed relict shrub

作     者：Komiljon Tojibaev Natalia Beshko Sergei Volis 

作者机构：Institute of Botany of Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences 

出 版 物：《Plant Diversity》 (植物多样性（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第41卷第2期

页      面：105-108页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 09[农学] 

基　　金：performed within the framework of the state research project F3MV-2016e0914113123 

主　　题：Endangered plant species SDM Translocation Ins itu Plant conservation 

摘      要：Translocation is a recognized means of rescuing imperiled species but the evidence for the long-term success of translocations is limited. We report the successful translocation of reproductive individuals of a critically endangered shrub Otostegia bucharica from a site facing imminent habitat destruction into a nearby natural population of the species. The relocated plants were visited the year after planting and 13 years later to assess short-and long-term plant survival. Significant percentage of plants that survived transplanting shock and very dry spring following transplanting(around 36%), and further decrease of this number in the next 12 years by only 14%, indicated that O. bucharica is amenable to translocation using reproductive plants. Based on results of species distribution modeling, and failed attempts of ex situ cultivation, we propose introduction of this species into areas with suitable climatic and soil ***, because there is currently no nature reserve in Uzbekistan having suitable conditions for the species under the present climate and that expected in the near future, and because all known habitats of O. bucharica are exposed to the very strong anthropogenic pressure, establishment of a new protected area, awareness building and involvement of local community in conservation activities are required to prevent extinction of this extremely rare species.