Assisted migration and the rare endemic plant species: the case of two endangered Mexican spruces.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the projected climate change scenarios, assisted migration might play an important role in the ex situ conservation of the threatened plant species, by translocate them to similar suitable habitats outside their native distributions. However, it is unclear if such habitats will be available for the Rare Endemic Plant Species (REPS), because of their very restricted habitats. The aims of this study were to perform a population size assessment for the REPS Picea martinezii Patterson and Picea mexicana Martínez, and to evaluate the potential species distributions and their possibilities for assisted migration inside México and worldwide.

Methods

We performed demographic censuses, field surveys in search for new stands, and developed distributi

SUBMITTER: Mendoza-Maya E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356587 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature