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Long‐Term Outcomes of Venus Flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula ) Establishment
Author(s) -
Luken James O.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
restoration ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1526-100X
pISSN - 1061-2971
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2012.00888.x
Subject(s) - term (time) , venus , census , transplanting , logging , population , geography , environmental science , biology , agronomy , forestry , medicine , astrobiology , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics , seedling
Determining the success or failure of rare plant establishment requires long‐term monitoring, but such monitoring is seldom conducted. A 2004 census of Venus flytrap populations created by seeding and transplanting was compared to a similar census in 2010. Of the 18 original populations, three were destroyed by logging operations, 12 decreased and three increased. Venus flytraps face several limitations keeping populations small. Consistent soil moisture and the presence of population remnants improved the long‐term management outcomes.