Survey of Key Monarch Habitat Areas along Roadways in Central and North Florida

Details

• Creators:
  Daniels, Jaret C.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Florida ; Florida Museum of Natural History
• Corporate Contributors:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Density
  • Habitat (Ecology)
  • Plant mix
  • Restoration ecology
  • Roadside flora
  • Seeds
  • Vegetation
  • Host plants
  • Milkweed
  • Monarch Butterfly
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Florida
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01655991
• Edition:
  Final Report 12/14/2015-10/27/2017
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida Museum of Natural History
• Abstract:
  Roadsides in North and Central Florida harbor a large number of milkweed populations important to the monarch butterfly. A total of 303 roadway locations had one or more plants of the target species Asclepias humistrata (pinewoods milkweed) or Asclepias tuberosa (butterflyweed). Plant densities ranged from 1 to 161 individuals per site, 40 high density sites were identified. The majority of these populations occurred on the back, steeply sloped section of the road verge with exposed sand/soil present and adjacent to dry habitats such as scrub, pineland, and sandhill. A comprehensive georeferenced Excel spreadsheet of all population locations and related population data was developed and submitted to Florida Department of Transportation. Communication/dissemination and vegetation management recommendations are presented to help maximize the availability and productivity of roadside milkweed populations for monarch and pollinator conservation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BDV31-977-49
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35090/dot_35090_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:de480359a21e588ba772b6422db81b9845d44acffeea2f310b1843e8f98d832d