ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Bupleurum kakiskalae Greuter

Original name of the species in the project

Bupleurum kakiskalae Greuter

Family

Apiaceae

Life form

Ch - Chamaephyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GRC

Region

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)

Public

Habitat classification

H - Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

CR

IUCN Europe

CR

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

LIFE04 NAT/GR/000104 A pilot network of plant micro-reserves in Western Crete - CRETAPLANT

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2004

Duration (years)

3

Main Institution

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

3

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)

789 443

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

6 - Identify habitat suitability

7 - Genetic studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

17 - Monitoring of climatic parameters

Conservation actions

10 - Habitat protection

11 - Fence construction

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

13 - Establishment of a Plant Micro-Reserve

Type of material

N/A

No. of transplantants per locality

N/A

Source population(s)

N/A

Monitoring duration

Up to 5 years

Monitoring variables

Population size

Climatic parameters

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

26000

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

5

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-20°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

15-20

Ex situ cultivation

No

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Increased population trend

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

http://cretaplant.biol.uoa.gr/

References to outputs

Kadis C., Thanos C. A., Laguna E. (Eds.) 2013. Plant Micro-reserves: from Theory to Practice. Experiences Gained from EU LIFE and Other Related Projects. PlantNet CY Project Beneficiaries, Utopia Publishing, Athens

Notes

Total budget of the project dedicated to the 7 plant species.

Contributor

Katerina Koutsovoulou

Contributor - contact

kkoutsovoulou@gmail.com

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