ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Pilosella echioides (Lumn.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.

Original name of the species in the project

Pilosella echioides (Lumn.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.

Family

Asteraceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

AUT

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.0596

Protected status of the action area (National)

Ia - Strict Nature Reserve

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Private

Habitat classification

E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

VU

Name of the project

LIFE98 NAT/A/005418 Pannonian sanddunes - Pannonische Sanddünen

Geographic typology

International

Countries involved

3

First year of the project

1998

Duration (years)

5

Main Institution

Land Niederösterreich

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

1

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

1

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

0

% of co-funding

40

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

754 842

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

Type of the action (In-situ or ex-situ)

In-situ

Prior knowledge on species biology

No

Preliminary conservation action(s) implemented by the same project or some other researchers

6 - Identify habitat suitability

11 - Removal of competing indigenous species

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

3 - Plant introduction (new population)

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

7 - Removal of competing indigenous species

9 - Multispecies management

13 - Investigation concerning soil nutrients

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

400 seeds sown in two plots

Source population(s)

1 different population

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Germination rate

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

No

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Unknown

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

No

Website link

https://www.bmlrt.gv.at/wasser/wasser-eu-international/life-natur/life-projekte_abgeschl/sandduenen.html

References to outputs

Schneeweiss G. M., Schönswetter P., Tremetsberger K., Schratt-Ehrendorfer L. 2002. Vegetation. In: Wiesbauer H. (Hrsg.) Naturkundliche Bedeutung und Schutz ausgewählter Sandlebensräume in Niederösterreich. Bericht zum LIFE-Projekt "Pannonische Sanddünen". - Amt der NÖ. Landesregierung Abt. Naturschutz: 15 - 58.

Wiesbauer H. (Hrsg.) 2002. Naturkundliche Bedeutung und Schutz ausgewählter Sandlebensräume in Niederösterreich. Bericht zum LIFE-Projekt "Pannonische Sanddünen". Amt der NÖ Landesregierung, Abt. Naturschutz. St. Pölten: 176 S. ISBN 3-901542-21-3.

Notes

Data extracted from reference. Germination observed, but established plants later eaten up by rodents.

Contributor

Barbara Knickmann

Contributor - contact

barbara.knickmann@univie.ac.at

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