@article{fdi:010085193,
  title = {{A}ssessing habitat suitability for the translocation of {O}chrosia tahitensis ({A}pocynaceae), a critically endangered endemic plant from the island of {T}ahiti ({S}outh {P}acific)},
  author = {{M}eyer, {J}. {Y}. and {P}outeau, {R}obin and {V}incent, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}eintroduction or translocation of threatened plant species, as part of in situ conservation efforts, often failed because of the lack or the poor quality of remaining natural habitats due to human disturbances and invasion by alien species, especially in island ecosystems. {W}e conducted a study on {O}chrosia tahitensis ({A}pocynaceae), a critically endangered endemic small tree in the tropical high volcanic island of {T}ahiti ({F}rench {P}olynesia, {S}outh {P}acific) to find the most suitable sites for future translocation. {D}istribution models were produced based on climate, topography, and plant community inventories (i.e. species composition and abundance, canopy height and openness, basal area of woody species) of the few remnant populations. {R}esults show that this species, comprising 32 reproductive trees within 16 populations known in the wild, remains restricted to a few ecological refuges representing a very small part of its potential ecological range located on the northwest side of the island, and shares its current habitats with a set of more common native woody species found in mesic-wet forests. {T}he use of native plant communities as a proxy for habitat suitability along with species distribution modelling can enhance translocation success in island ecosystems, but only if the major threats causing population decrease, mainly forest destruction and fragmentation and invasive alien species, are effectively managed.},
  keywords = {{C}onservation ; {P}lant community ; {T}hreatened species ; {S}pecies distribution ; model ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {TAHITI} ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal for {N}ature {C}onservation},
  volume = {68},
  numero = {},
  pages = {126198 [11 ]},
  ISSN = {1617-1381},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126198},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085193},
}