Reintroduction of Melampyrum sylvaticum
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- Species observations:
Test project
No
Overall aim
Establish Melampyrum sylvaticum, small cow-wheat, in five sites within the indigenous range of the species in Highland Perthshire.
Name of species translocated
Melampyrum sylvaticum
Monitoring form type
Translocation plant records
Funding body
Forest Research
Project lead
Sarah Dalrymple, University of Aberdeen
Project team - organisational or group members
Melampyrum sylvaticum Species Action Plan Steering Group
Translocation aims
Species recovery (restoration to all or part of a species’ range)
Reinstating/enhancing ecosystem function
Improving genetic diversity at recipient site
Outcomes
Outcome
Establish five populations of Melampyrum sylvaticum in its native range.
Degree to which outcome was delivered at project end
partially delivered
Outcome
Refine knowledge of species’ niche.
Degree to which outcome was delivered at project end
fully delivered
Additional outcome details
Populations were successfully established in 3 sites but two failed to last longer than two generations.
Country
Scotland
How many release sites?
5
Were experts or guidance consulted prior to the translocation?
Advice sought from expert individuals
External links
Species
Species benefits
Improved national status of species
Improved genetic diversity of species
Increased numbers of populations
Increased numbers of individuals in the wild
Enhanced metapopulation dynamics
Ecosystem benefits
Resource provision for pollinators
Resource provision for seed eaters
Resource provision for parasites
Restoration of community dynamics
Restoration of lost ecosystem function
Scientific benefits
Improve translocation practice
Understand the mechanism of successful and failed translocations
Increase understanding of focal species
Experimental framework to understand species responses more completely
Biological risk assessment
Distance of the translocation