ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam.

Original name of the species in the project

Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam.

Family

Rhamnaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

CYP

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.4

Protected status of the action area (National)

II - National Park

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

F - Heathland, scrub and tundra

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

LIFE12 NAT/CY/000758 Improving the conservation status of the priority habitat types *1520 and *5220 at the Rizoelia National Forest Park - LIFE-RIZOELIA

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2013

Duration (years)

4

Main Institution

Department of Forests of Republic of Cyprus

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

2

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

several

% of co-funding

25

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

766 746

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

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

In-situ

Prior knowledge on species biology

Yes

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

2 - Determining species distribution

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

12 - Removal of competitor invasive species

Conservation actions

3 - Plant introduction (new population)

5 - Plant reinforcement

8 - Removal of competitive invasive species

9 - Multispecies management

10 - Habitat protection

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

4635

Source population(s)

3 or more different populations

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

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

N/A

Ex situ storage conditions

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

>500

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

N/A

Website link

https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4499

References to outputs

FINAL Report. 2017. LIFE-RIZOELIA: Improving the conservation status of the priority habitat types *1520 and *5220 at the Rizoelia National Forest Park

Notes

Total budget of the project dedicated to several plant species.

Contributor

Constantinos Kounnamas

Contributor - contact

res.kc@frederick.ac.cy

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