Pub Date : 2004-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600408685067
S. Ranwala, R. Naylor
Summary Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) is a prominent species in moorland and woodland vegetation which spreads and survives mainly by vegetative growth from buds. Each berry contains many seeds but seedlings are rarely seen in Scotland. Thus, it is of interest to establish whether the lack of seedlings reflects a low production of viable seeds, their dormancy status, or germination requirements or seed longevity. Samples of V. myrtillus berries were collected from moorland in the east Grampian mountains, Scotland. Each berry contained about 70 seeds. Small seeds did not germinate but large fresh seeds achieved over 80% germination in laboratory tests. Seeds stored dry for one year did not lose viability. Seedsstored in moist cold conditions (to mimic conditions in the soil over winter) lost viability progressively and none germinated after about 43 weeks. Germination occurred over the range 15–24°C. These seed germination and longevity characteristics may currently severely limit the window of opportunity for germination of seeds of V. myrtillus in Scotland and have implications for the spread of V. myrtillus if average temperatures increase.
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Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685060
Joanna Drewitt, I. Bainbridge
Summary There is a range of legislation and policy relating to plant conservation in Scotland, including international, European and domestic measures (Scottish Office, 1998). There are, in addition, opportunities and challenges for plant conservation as a result of devolution. This paper reviews examples taken from the range of current policies and laws to illustrate both where these have been beneficial and where they have not been so successful for plant conservation, and offers some views on what lessons have been learnt from these actions.
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Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685049
D. Long, Michael Scott
Summary Back from the Brink is Plantlife's practical conservation response to the current crisis of species loss and decline in Britain, targeting the wild plants and habitats that are seriously threatened in Scotland. It currently includes 59 species of vascular and lower plants in Scotland, most of which are also biodiversity priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. The programme combines laboratory and field research with hands-on management to achieve effective action for rare and threatened plants. Examples of action for three priority species are given: Linnaea borealis L., Pilularia globulifera L. and a group of stipitate hydnoid fungi. A major distribution study has been undertaken of Pilularia globulifera and positive conservation management has been undertaken at several sites. Work on the genetics of Linnaea borealis has given insights into its conservation management, and recent felling of timber in one plantation has provided a significant opportunity to learn more about the ecological requirements of the species. A recent national survey of stipitate hydnoid fungi has led to proposals for further research into the ecological requirements of this group. Plantlife's priorities for future work are outlined, including the launch of a new conservation forum, Plantlife Link Scotland.
Back from the Brink是Plantlife针对当前英国物种丧失和衰退危机的实际保护回应，目标是苏格兰受到严重威胁的野生植物和栖息地。它目前包括苏格兰的59种维管植物和低等植物，其中大多数也是英国生物多样性行动计划下的生物多样性优先物种。该计划将实验室和实地研究与实际管理相结合，以实现对稀有和受威胁植物的有效行动。给出了三个优先物种的作用实例:北方Linnaea borealis L.，毛毛菌globulifera L.和一组具刺的水螅真菌。对毛毛菌的分布进行了重大研究，并在若干地点进行了积极的养护管理。对北方林的遗传学研究使人们对其保护管理有了深入的了解，最近在一个种植园砍伐木材为了解该物种的生态需求提供了一个重要的机会。最近的一项关于棘齿水螅类真菌的全国调查提出了进一步研究这一群体的生态需求的建议。Plantlife未来工作的重点是概述，包括启动一个新的保护论坛，Plantlife Link Scotland。
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Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685062
R. Crofts
Introduction One of the planned outputs of the symposium was to identify major issues for plant conservation in Scotland. Such an emerging 'agenda' would reflect and be informed by the papers and the discussion by the wide constituencies of plant interest represented at the symposium and provide a basis for the first meeting of Plantlife LINK Scotland planned to be held in October 2002. The conclusions set out in this paper represent the author's understanding of the issues raised.
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Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685011
S. Kay, J. Proctor
Summary The paper reports demographic studies of the endemic Cerastium nigrescens and the very rare Arenaria norvegica ssp. norvegica on the Keen of Hamar ultramafic outcrop on Unst, Shetland from June 1994 to November 1996. Plants of Cerastium nigrescens showed a Deevey type II curve and mature plants had a half-life of 3.8 years. Plants of Arenaria norvegica ssp. norvegica showed a Deevey type I curve with high mortality after flowering in the second year. There was some evidence of increased mortality during droughts but this had little impact on the total population. Seed production and seedling recruitment for both species was good throughout the study period. Seed bank measurements ranged from 12–13 m2 for Cerastium nigrescens and 24–43 m-2 for Arenaria norvegica ssp. norvegica. The study showed that there was no immediate threat to the populations of the two species but because of their isolated occurrence they are susceptible to extinction and should be carefully monitored.
{"title":"Population dynamics of two Scottish Ultramafic (serpentine) rarities with contrasting life histories","authors":"S. Kay, J. Proctor","doi":"10.1080/03746600308685011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03746600308685011","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The paper reports demographic studies of the endemic Cerastium nigrescens and the very rare Arenaria norvegica ssp. norvegica on the Keen of Hamar ultramafic outcrop on Unst, Shetland from June 1994 to November 1996. Plants of Cerastium nigrescens showed a Deevey type II curve and mature plants had a half-life of 3.8 years. Plants of Arenaria norvegica ssp. norvegica showed a Deevey type I curve with high mortality after flowering in the second year. There was some evidence of increased mortality during droughts but this had little impact on the total population. Seed production and seedling recruitment for both species was good throughout the study period. Seed bank measurements ranged from 12–13 m2 for Cerastium nigrescens and 24–43 m-2 for Arenaria norvegica ssp. norvegica. The study showed that there was no immediate threat to the populations of the two species but because of their isolated occurrence they are susceptible to extinction and should be carefully monitored.","PeriodicalId":365547,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Journal of Scotland","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128907335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685055
A. Amphlett
Summary Native pinewoods are fragmentary in extent and floristic integrity. In maintaining and extending these remnants, managers should recognise the diversity of potential communities and the unique mix of species in their flora. At the RSPB Abernethy Forest Reserve management aims to develop a self sustaining forest of natural character over the potential woodland area. A present-natural forest provides one model for the attributes and processes, which this forest should contain. Habitat management experiments have recently commenced investigating ways of increasing blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus in forest areas, and increasing tree regeneration at the forest edge. The possible wider role of management intervention in pinewoods is discussed.
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Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685007
L. Paterson, James R. Anderson, J. Proctor
Summary Summerford Bing is an old industrial site near Falkirk which was contaminated from about1860–1970 by chemical and other works. The industrial wastes were redistributed in a spoil heap about 300 m × 300 m in area. Drainage water from the heap was known to have high concentrations of chromium. An attempt to establish birch on the spoil heap's slopes has been partially successful but many of the trees were very stunted. Soil analyses showed that hexavalent chromium toxicity was the most likely cause of the poor birch growth and this was confirmed by an experiment on birch seedlings. Acute plant chromium toxicity is a rare phenomenon in Britain where it is always associated with anthropogenic soils. The possibility of the site's toxicity to humans is discussed and it is concluded that the site is potentially hazardous to health.
Summerford Bing是福尔柯克附近的一个老工业区，从1860年到1970年被化学和其他工程污染。将工业废弃物重新分布在面积约300 m × 300 m的废渣堆中。众所周知，从堆中排出的水含有高浓度的铬。在废土堆的斜坡上种植桦树的尝试取得了部分成功，但许多树木都非常矮小。土壤分析表明，六价铬毒性是导致桦树生长不良的最可能原因，并通过对桦树幼苗的实验证实了这一点。急性植物铬毒性在英国是一种罕见的现象，它总是与人为土壤有关。讨论了该场地对人类毒性的可能性，并得出结论认为该场地对健康有潜在危害。
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Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685047
A. Newton, E. Holden, R. Watling, L. Davy
Summary In recent years, fungal conservation in Scotland has made substantial progress, particularly as a result of field surveys undertaken in support of the Biodiversity Action Plans developed for selected species. Results are presented from four recent surveys: (i) fungal diversity in conifer plantations, (ii) hydnoid (‘tooth’) fungi in coniferous forests, (iii) grassland fungi, (iv) fungal survey of the Mar Lodge Estate. These surveys have substantially improved knowledge of the conservation status of a number of threatened taxa, and have also provided insights into patterns of fungal diversity at a range of scales. The results indicate that some of the fungal communities of Scotland, such as those associated with unimproved grasslands, are of international conservation importance. The implications of the survey results for conservation management are discussed, and suggestions are made regarding priorities for future work. In particular, there is a need to provide conservation managers with guidance on how fungal conservation can be achieved in practice.
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Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685059
D. Mardon
Summary The paper describes the status of surviving montane willow scrub on or adjacent to Ben Lawers NNR, referring to eight species of willow and juniper. Most of these have no viable future on the Reserve. The evidence and reasons for decline are discussed, and the conservation work initiated since 1987 described, including its rationale and the associated objective problems. Intervention with fencing and planting is intended to test the feasibility of restoring a viable scrub community, with the proximate objective of reestablishing seed-producing populations of the respective species. The long term and uncertain nature of the work is discussed. Plant names used are according to Stace (1991).
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Pub Date : 2003-01-01DOI: 10.1080/03746600308685054
N. Wilkie, Peter W. Mayhew
Summary The blanket bogs of Caithness and Sutherland are the finest examples of their type in the world. Restricted to a few parts of the world where cool, oceanic climatic conditions prevail, Britain holds approximately 13% of the total global resource of blanket bog, of which the bogs of Caithness and Sutherland form the largest and most intact area. In recent times, extensive areas of the peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland have been damaged – principally through drainage and forestry. In 1994, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) purchased Forsinard Estate in the heart of the peatlands as part of a EU LIFE funded project on blanket bog conservation. In partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage and Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise, this four year RSPB led project promoted a number of initiatives on awareness raising and ecotourism as well as a range of practical demonstrations on restoring damaged blanket bog. More recently, a follow up LIFE Peatlands Project was launched in 2001 where RSPB extended the partnership to include SNH, Forest Enterprise, Plantlife and the Forestry Commission. This paper gives an over-view of the partnership approach to the management and restoration of damaged blanket bog in Caithness and Sutherland.
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