ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Cedrus libani var. brevifolia Hook.f.

Original name of the species in the project

Cedrus brevifolia (Hook.f.) Elwes & A.Henry

Family

Pinaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

CYP

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.158

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

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

VU

IUCN Europe

VU

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

LIFE08 NAT/CY/000453 Establishment of a Plant Micro-reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats - PLANT-NET CY

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2010

Duration (years)

3.5

Main Institution

Department of Environment of Republic of Cyprus

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

2

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

2

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

30

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 547 297

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

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

Both

Prior knowledge on species biology

Yes

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

4 - Demography studies

7 - Genetic studies

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

5 - Plant reinforcement

10 - Habitat protection

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

150

Source population(s)

3 or more different populations

Monitoring duration

More than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

5500

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

15-20

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-20°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

15

Ex situ cultivation

No

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Unknown

Website link

http://www.plantnet.org.cy/home.html

References to outputs

FINAL Report. 2013. Establishment of a Plant Micro-Reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats (PLANT-NET CY)

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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