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When development and amphibians meet – a case study of a translocation of great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) in Sweden
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- Gustafson, Daniel (författare)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Skogsmästarskolan,School for Forest Management,Örebro County Administrative Board
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- Blicharska, Malgorzata, 1979- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling,Swedish Biodivers Ctr, Box 7016, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden,Uppsala University
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- Mikusinski, Grzegorz (författare)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Skogsmästarskolan,Institutionen för ekologi,School for Forest Management,Department of Ecology
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- 2016
- 2016
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Herpetological Conservation and Biology. - 2151-0733 .- 1931-7603. ; 11:3, s. 552-562
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- AbstractThe Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) is considered threatened throughout Europe; consequently, the species and its breeding habitat are protected in many countries. Translocation of a population is a conservation tool used when habitat occupied by a species is scheduled to be destroyed by human development. The outcome of these translocations is rarely monitored. This study describes and discusses a translocation of T. cristatus in south-central Sweden (Orebro), which occurred because of planned destruction of breeding habitat associated with development of a shopping and industrial area. We provide quantitative data concerning numbers of relocated amphibians and subsequent monitoring in both the pond being destroyed, which is serving as the source of newts to be translocated, and the pond that received the translocated newts. The translocation exemplifies how difficult it is to determine size and conservation value of a population without thorough initial investigations. A large part of the translocated population seemed to disappear at the receiving area, which initially indicated that the translocation was ineffective. Nevertheless, longer term monitoring indicated that a population was established and reproduced in the new habitat. We argue that translocation should never be a first choice to make human development possible but one should always strive for preservation of an existing habitat. However, if a translocation is unavoidable, an appriopriate assessment of the affected population should be performed and a detailed analysis of habitats in the potential receiving areas should be carried out to select an area best fitted for the species in question.
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Zoologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Zoology (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Ekologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Ecology (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Amphibia
- Caudata
- conservation management
- introduction
- monitoring
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