ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Saxifraga hirculus L.

Original name of the species in the project

Saxifraga hirculus L.

Family

Saxifragaceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GBR

Region

Scotland

Area of action (km2)

0.01

Protected status of the action area (National)

IV - Habitat/Species Management Area

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Private

Habitat classification

D - Mires, bogs and fens

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

DD

IUCN National

VU

Name of the project

Installation of grazing exclosures to promote flowering at Craigengar SSSI

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2017

Duration (years)

1

Main Institution

NatureScot

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

Scottish government

Co-funding body

0

% of co-funding

0

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

10,000-24,999

Name of the funding programme

No name

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

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

Conservation actions

11 - Fence construction

Type of material

N/A

No. of transplantants per locality

N/A

Source population(s)

N/A

Monitoring duration

More than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

N/A

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

N/A

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Flowering

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

0

References to outputs

0

Notes

0

Contributor

Iain Macdonald

Contributor - contact

Iain.Macdonald@nature.scot

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