ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Juniperus macrocarpa Sm.

Original name of the species in the project

Juniperus macrocarpa Sm.

Family

Cupressaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GRC

Region

Area of action (km2)

1.38

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

B - Coastal habitats

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

LIFE07 NAT/GR/000296 Actions for the conservation of coastal dunes with Juniperus spp. in Crete and the South Aegean (Greece) - JUNICOAST

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2009

Duration (years)

5

Main Institution

CIHEAM - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

1

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)

1 289 505

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

3 - Population size estimation

4 - Demography studies

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

5 - Plant reinforcement

11 - Fence construction

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

13 - Waste removal

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

174

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

896

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

100

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-20°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

15-20

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

Unknown

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

http://www.junicoast.gr/

References to outputs

0

Notes

Project targeting the habitat type 2250.

Contributor

Katerina Koutsovoulou

Contributor - contact

kkoutsovoulou@gmail.com

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