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Vinca major
control in an endangered plant population on
Santa Cruz Island, California
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Presenter ‐
Ken OwenChannel Islands Restoration
Project Collaborators:
Kathryn McEachern , Katie Chess – U.S. Geological Survey
Ken Niessen
–
La Luna Biological Consulting
David Chang –
County of Santa Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Karen Flagg – Growing Solutions
Ken Owen, Kevin Thompson–
Channel Islands Restoration
Lyndal Laughrin – Santa Cruz Island Reserve
Mary Root – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Sea-cliff bedstraw Galium buxifolium Rubiaceae (Madder Family)
Dieter Wilken photos
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Distribution
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Northern Channel Islands
Distribution
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Distribution
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Distribution
5 populations Last collected
193021 populations
26 total confirmed populations
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Santa Cruz Island Distribution
• Seven of 13 historic populations confirmed by recent site surveys• There are 14 newly discovered populations• A total of 21 populations with confirmed historic or new records• Numbers range from 1 to about 200 plants each• Area occupied ranges from 1 to 8,000 square meters
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Habitats
• Cliff faces• Refugia• Dominated by remnant native shrubby vegetation• Formerly more widespread on terraces above cliffs
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Pelican Bay
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Pelican Bay 1913 - 1937
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Pelican Bay Today
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Katie The Problem: Greater periwinkle (Vinca major)
1. Galium and the Vinca appear to be spreading from the cliff face upslope onto a series of natural outcrops, and rock walls and benches
2. Native scrub community appears to be recovering at the site
3. Vinca appears to be moving into the native scrub where it displaces small plants, including small Galium.
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Problem Resolution
1. Reduce Vinca cover and encourage Galium spread to sites away from Vinca for self-sustaining population
2. Develop and demonstrate a methodology for control of an invasive weed within the habitat of an endangered plant
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Project Objectives
• Vinca control on all but vertical cliff face• Natural native plant community expansion • Galium expansion beyond current
boundaries (no planting)
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Project DesignMulti-year effort in collaboration - USGS, NPS, TNC, USFWS, CIR
Treat Vinca
Maintenance
Monitor:
• Treatment success• Effects on native community and Galium
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2 Stages
Stage 1 - Implementation• Initial heavy treatment to eliminate (reduce by
90%) Vinca cover on terrace 2008-2010
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2 Stages
Stage 2 – Maintenance• Long-term maintenance to allow native
expansion beyond 2010
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Monitor effectiveness
• Galium demography• Vinca cover• Plant community composition
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Risks:
• Incomplete Vinca kill and wasted effort• Unintended Galium mortality• Habitat damage• Human safety
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Stage 1 - Implementation
• Development phase (dates/techniques)• Collect data on size-class structure
Galium, Vinca cover, native plant community
• Collect and bank seed as insurance against loss
• USFWS funding/permitting• Develop rappelling techniques for safety
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Techniques
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Hand-removal Vs. Herbicide Treatment
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Initial Treatment
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Results!
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Monitoring Results
• Data prior vs data post• Galium occupied area• Number of Galium• Galium stage structure• Vinca kill rate• Vinca cover• Plant community composition (releves)
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Conclusions thus far
• Successful initial stage• Vinca kill 95% (techniques work)• Minimal habitat damage• Galium kill minimal (no net loss)• Galium recruitment evident
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Is this to do solely the project?
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Challenges
• Work setting – access and safety• Accessing Vinca plants• Weather and herbicide application window• Protecting Galium from herbicide• Limiting habitat damage• Vinca in tenacious!
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Stage 2 - Maintenance• Continue effects monitoring• Vinca control – cliff face distribution• Look for natural expansion over several years• Assist expansion if necessary in future project