Conservation in a city: do the same principles apply to different taxa?

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Jarošík, Vojtěch - Konvička, Martin - Pyšek, Petr - Kadlec, T. - Beneš, Jiří
Conservation in a city: do the same principles apply to different taxa?
Biological Conservation. Roč. 144, č. 1 (2011), s. 490-499. ISSN 0006-3207. E-ISSN 1873-2917
Grant CEP: GA MŠMT LC06073; GA ČR GA206/09/0563; GA AV ČR KJB6007306
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z60050516; CEZ:AV0Z50070508
Klíčová slova: species diversity * urban nature reserves * plants and butterflies
Kód oboru RIV: EF - Botanika; EG - Zoologie (BC-A)
Impakt faktor: 4.115, rok: 2011

Factors shaping overall species richness and representation of endangered species of vascular flora and butterflies were determined in 48 nature reserves in Prague, Czech Republic. Total species richness of both groups, and the presence of endangered butterflies, reflect the present status of habitats, while that of endangered plants reflects habitat composition at the time of reserve establishment. The results suggest that solely relying on area and disregarding habitat quality, or a failure to conserve small but high quality sites, may be counterproductive for conserving endangered plant and butterfly species. To conserve diversity of plants and butterflies current management practices, often aimed at maintaining large blocks of pre-selected plant communities, should change to include maintenance of fallows, edges and transient zones.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0200458