ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Taxus baccata L.

Original name of the species in the project

Taxus baccata L.

Family

Taxaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ESP

Region

Area of action (km2)

400

Protected status of the action area (National)

V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Both

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

LC

IUCN National

LC

Name of the project

LIFE11 NAT/ES/000711 Improvement of TAXUS baccata conservation status in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula - TAXUS

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2012

Duration (years)

4

Main Institution

Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

6

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

75

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 220 947

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

2 - Determining species distribution

3 - Population size estimation

4 - Demography studies

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

10 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

13 - Fence erection

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

5 - Plant reinforcement

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

11 - Fence construction

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

473

Source population(s)

Unknown

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

28000

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored under ambient conditions

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

3000

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Unknown

Website link

www.taxus.cat

References to outputs

Camprodon J., Guixé D. (Eds.) 2016. Conservació de les teixedes mediterrànies. Manual de bones pràctiques. Projecte Life TAXUS. Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya.

Notes

0

Contributor

Jordi Bou

Contributor - contact

jordi.bou.manobens@gmail.com

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