Does Dispersal Limit Beetle Re-colonization of Restored Fenland? A Case Study Using Direct Measurements of Dispersal and Genetic Analysis

Dispersal ability is known to limit the colonization by many fenland species onto restored habitat but factors determining colonization by wetland invertebrates onto restored fenland have not been previously examined. We used mark‐release‐recapture and harmonic radar tracking coupled with genetic analysis ( ISSR‐PCR , inter‐simple sequence repeat—polymerase chain reaction) to assess the population structure and colonization of a brachypterous...