Expert assessment of illegal collecting impacts on Venus flytraps and priorities for research on illegal trade.

carnivorous plants ceguera vegetal colecta ilegal de plantas conocimiento de expertos expert elicitation illegal wildlife trade mercado ilegal de flora plant blindness plant poaching plantas carnívoras 专家启发法 多肉植物 植物盗采 植物盲 非法野生动植物贸易

Journal

Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
ISSN: 1523-1739
Titre abrégé: Conserv Biol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9882301

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2024
Historique:
revised: 20 02 2024
received: 05 07 2023
accepted: 30 04 2024
medline: 9 9 2024
pubmed: 9 9 2024
entrez: 9 9 2024
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Illegal collecting of wild Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) for the horticultural trade represents a persistent threat to populations of the species across their endemic range in the coastal plain of North and South Carolina (United States). Although wild collecting of Venus flytraps is not a novel threat, there has been very little research on the impacts of collecting on the species' conservation to date or why an illegal trade persists alongside a legal one. We drew on qualitative expert stakeholder elicitation to contextualize the threat of illegal collecting to the long-term conservation of Venus flytraps in relation to other anthropogenic threats. Expert elicitation included botanical and conservation researchers, cognizant state and federal agency staff, land managers, and conservation nonprofit actors. The workshop included mapping of supply chain structures and prioritization of social and environmental harms. Expert consensus determined illegal collecting is an ongoing problem for Venus flytrap conservation, but habitat destruction, degradation, and fire suppression are the most significant threats to flytrap conservation. Supply chain analysis showed that observable social and environmental harms of the trade are focused at the supply stage and that less is known about transit and demand stages. Key research gaps identified include a lack of understanding of plant laundering practices relevant to a range of desirable plant taxa; the role of commercial nurseries in illicit horticultural supply chains; motivations for engaging in Venus flytrap collecting; and the persistent demand for illegally harvested plants when cultivated, legally obtainable plants are readily available. Our findings and methodology are relevant to a range of ornamental plants affected by illegal trade for which robust social data on illegal collecting drivers are lacking. Evaluación experta del impacto de la colecta ilegal de venus atrapamoscas y las prioridades de investigación sobre el mercado ilegal Resumen La colecta ilegal de venus atrapamoscas (Dionaea muscipula) silvestres para el mercado de horticultura representa una amenaza constante para las poblaciones de la especie a lo largo de su distribución endémica en la planicie costera de Carolina del Norte y del Sur, Estados Unidos. Aunque esta colecta no es una amenaza novedosa, a la fecha se ha investigado muy poco sobre su impacto en la conservación de la especie o por qué el mercado ilegal persiste a la par del legal. Partimos del conocimiento cualitativo de los actores expertos para contextualizar la amenaza de la colecta ilegal para la conservación a largo plazo de la venus atrapamoscas en relación con otras amenazas antropogénicas. Este conocimiento involucró a investigadores de la conservación y la botánica, personal consciente de agencias federales y estatales y actores de la conservación sin fines de lucro. El taller incluyó el mapeo de las estructuras de las cadenas de suministro y la priorización de los daños sociales y ambientales. El consenso de los expertos determinó que la colecta ilegal es un problema continuo para la conservación de la venus atrapamoscas, pero la destrucción y degradación del hábitat, así como la contención de incendios son las amenazas más significativas. El análisis de las cadenas de suministro mostró que los daños ambientales y sociales observables en el mercado se enfocan en la fase de suministro y que se sabe poco sobre las fases de tránsito y demanda. Los vacíos de investigación más importantes incluyen la falta de entendimiento de las prácticas de lavado de plantas relevantes para un rango de taxones deseables de plantas; el papel de los viveros comerciales en las cadenas de suministro de la horticultura ilícita; los motivos para participar en la colecta de venus atrapamoscas; y la demanda continua de plantas cosechadas ilegalmente cuando ya hay disponibilidad de plantas cultivadas que se obtienen legalmente. Nuestros descubrimientos y metodología son relevantes para una gama de plantas ornamentales afectadas por el mercado ilegal para las cuales hay carencia de datos sociales sólidos sobre los factores de colecta ilegal. 为园艺贸易而盗采野生捕蝇草 (Dionaea muscipula) 对该物种在美国南北卡罗来纳州沿海平原特有分布区的种群构成了持续威胁。尽管对捕蝇草的野采并非新出现的威胁, 但迄今为止, 有关采摘对该物种保护的影响以及非法贸易与合法贸易同时存在的原因仍研究甚少。本研究利用定性的利益相关专家启发法, 讨论了盗采对捕蝇草长期保护的威胁以及其他人为威胁的影响。参与的专家包括植物学家和保护研究者、知情的州及联邦机构工作人员, 以及非营利保护组织的实践者。研讨会包括绘制供应链结构图以及对社会与环境危害进行优先排序。专家们一致认为, 盗采是捕蝇草保护工作一直面临的问题, 但栖息地破坏、退化和火灾控制才是捕蝇草保护工作面临的最大威胁。供应链分析表明, 观察到的捕蝇草贸易的社会与环境危害主要集中在供应阶段, 而对过境和需求阶段的了解较少。我们发现的主要研究空白包括:尚不了解与大量满足需求的植物类群相关的植物“洗白”行为、商业苗圃在非法园艺供应链中的作用、参与捕蝇草采摘行为的动机, 以及当可以轻易获得合法种植的植物时, 对盗采植物的持续需求。我们的研究结果和方法还适用于一系列受非法贸易影响, 但缺乏可靠的盗采驱动因素社会数据的观赏植物。【翻译: 胡怡思; 审校: 聂永刚】.

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Evaluación experta del impacto de la colecta ilegal de venus atrapamoscas y las prioridades de investigación sobre el mercado ilegal Resumen La colecta ilegal de venus atrapamoscas (Dionaea muscipula) silvestres para el mercado de horticultura representa una amenaza constante para las poblaciones de la especie a lo largo de su distribución endémica en la planicie costera de Carolina del Norte y del Sur, Estados Unidos. Aunque esta colecta no es una amenaza novedosa, a la fecha se ha investigado muy poco sobre su impacto en la conservación de la especie o por qué el mercado ilegal persiste a la par del legal. Partimos del conocimiento cualitativo de los actores expertos para contextualizar la amenaza de la colecta ilegal para la conservación a largo plazo de la venus atrapamoscas en relación con otras amenazas antropogénicas. Este conocimiento involucró a investigadores de la conservación y la botánica, personal consciente de agencias federales y estatales y actores de la conservación sin fines de lucro. El taller incluyó el mapeo de las estructuras de las cadenas de suministro y la priorización de los daños sociales y ambientales. El consenso de los expertos determinó que la colecta ilegal es un problema continuo para la conservación de la venus atrapamoscas, pero la destrucción y degradación del hábitat, así como la contención de incendios son las amenazas más significativas. El análisis de las cadenas de suministro mostró que los daños ambientales y sociales observables en el mercado se enfocan en la fase de suministro y que se sabe poco sobre las fases de tránsito y demanda. Los vacíos de investigación más importantes incluyen la falta de entendimiento de las prácticas de lavado de plantas relevantes para un rango de taxones deseables de plantas; el papel de los viveros comerciales en las cadenas de suministro de la horticultura ilícita; los motivos para participar en la colecta de venus atrapamoscas; y la demanda continua de plantas cosechadas ilegalmente cuando ya hay disponibilidad de plantas cultivadas que se obtienen legalmente. Nuestros descubrimientos y metodología son relevantes para una gama de plantas ornamentales afectadas por el mercado ilegal para las cuales hay carencia de datos sociales sólidos sobre los factores de colecta ilegal.
Type: Publisher (chi)
为园艺贸易而盗采野生捕蝇草 (Dionaea muscipula) 对该物种在美国南北卡罗来纳州沿海平原特有分布区的种群构成了持续威胁。尽管对捕蝇草的野采并非新出现的威胁, 但迄今为止, 有关采摘对该物种保护的影响以及非法贸易与合法贸易同时存在的原因仍研究甚少。本研究利用定性的利益相关专家启发法, 讨论了盗采对捕蝇草长期保护的威胁以及其他人为威胁的影响。参与的专家包括植物学家和保护研究者、知情的州及联邦机构工作人员, 以及非营利保护组织的实践者。研讨会包括绘制供应链结构图以及对社会与环境危害进行优先排序。专家们一致认为, 盗采是捕蝇草保护工作一直面临的问题, 但栖息地破坏、退化和火灾控制才是捕蝇草保护工作面临的最大威胁。供应链分析表明, 观察到的捕蝇草贸易的社会与环境危害主要集中在供应阶段, 而对过境和需求阶段的了解较少。我们发现的主要研究空白包括:尚不了解与大量满足需求的植物类群相关的植物“洗白”行为、商业苗圃在非法园艺供应链中的作用、参与捕蝇草采摘行为的动机, 以及当可以轻易获得合法种植的植物时, 对盗采植物的持续需求。我们的研究结果和方法还适用于一系列受非法贸易影响, 但缺乏可靠的盗采驱动因素社会数据的观赏植物。【翻译: 胡怡思; 审校: 聂永刚】.

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pubmed: 39248748
doi: 10.1111/cobi.14320
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© 2024 The Author(s). Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.

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Auteurs

Jared D Margulies (JD)

Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

Benjamin Trost (B)

Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

Laura Hamon (L)

Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Natalie Z Kerr (NZ)

Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Michael Kunz (M)

North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

John L Randall (JL)

North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

Roger D Shew (RD)

Departments of Earth and Ocean Sciences and Environmental Sciences, UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

Dale M Shew (DM)

Biological Consultant, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

Lesley Starke (L)

Plant Conservation Program, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Division of Natural Heritage, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Dale Suiter (D)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Zachary West (Z)

North Carolina Chapter, The Nature Conservancy, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

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