ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Juniperus excelsa M.Bieb.

Original name of the species in the project

Juniperus excelsa Griff.

Family

Cupressaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GRC

Region

Area of action (km2)

2

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

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

LC

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

LIFE12 NAT/GR/000539 Restoration and Conservation of the Priority Habitat Type *9562 Grecian Juniper Woods in Prespa National Park, Greece - LIFE JunEx

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2013

Duration (years)

4

Main Institution

SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRESPA

Category of main institution

NGO

Additional Institution - Academic

1

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

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)

1 047 939

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

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

17 - Seed germination and viability study

Conservation actions

5 - Plant reinforcement

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

13 - Construction of the necessary infrastructure works for the re-introduction of grazing

waste removal

construction of a closed shelter for the placement of garbage bins

transplanting of naturally germinated seedlings

Type of material

Juveniles

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

1168; 8130

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Recruited individuals

Habitat's structure and functions

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

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

1309

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Recruited individuals

Survival

Improvement of the habitat's structure and functions

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

https://www.junex.gr/index.php/en/

References to outputs

0

Notes

Project targeting the habitat type 9560. Total budget of the project dedicated to various actions.

Contributor

Katerina Koutsovoulou

Contributor - contact

kkoutsovoulou@gmail.com

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