ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Aster pyrenaeus DC.

Original name of the species in the project

Aster pyrenaeus DC.

Family

Asteraceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ESP

Region

Area of action (km2)

646

Protected status of the action area (National)

II - National Park

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Both

Habitat classification

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

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

EN

IUCN Europe

EN

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

Ex Situ conservation of threatened plants of maximum priority from northern Iberian Peninsular: Aster pyrenaeus and Centaurium somedanum (Conservación ex situ de plantas amenazadas de máxima prioridad en el norte peninsular: Aster pyrenaeus y Centaurium somedanum)

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2009

Duration (years)

1

Main Institution

INDUROT (Universidad de Oviedo)

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

Fundación biodiversidad

Co-funding body

Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain

% of co-funding

25

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

23 824

Name of the funding programme

Call of grants for environmental activities of the Foundation Biodiversidad (Convocatoria de concesión de ayudas para la realización de actividades medioambientales de la Fundación Biodiversidad)

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

4 - Demography studies

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

7 - Genetic studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

13 - Fence erection

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

5 - Plant reinforcement

10 - Habitat protection

11 - Fence construction

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

Unknown

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Germination rate

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

Unknown

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

Unknown

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

Unknown

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

Unknown

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

Unknown

Success criteria defined

Unknown

Success criteria used

Survival

Germination

Action success

Unknown

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Unknown

Website link

https://fundacion-biodiversidad.es/es/biodiversidad-terrestre/proyectos-convocatoria-ayudas/conservacion-ex-situ-de-plantas-amenazadas-de

References to outputs

Fernández-Pascual E., Torrico A. I. G., Jiménez-Alfaro B., González T. E. D. 2011. Conservación ex situ de plantas amenazadas de máxima prioridad en el norte peninsular: Aster pyrenaeus Desf. ex DC. y Centaurium somedanum M. Laínz. El botánico: Revista de la AIMJB 5: 26-27.

Notes

0

Contributor

Miguel Serrano

Pablo Rodeiro

Contributor - contact

miguel.serrano@usc.es

pablo.rodeiro@rai.usc.es

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