ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Aethionema retsina Phitos & Snogerup

Original name of the species in the project

Aethionema retsina Phitos & Snogerup

Family

Brassicaceae

Life form

Ch - Chamaephyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GRC

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.2

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

H - Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

CR

IUCN Europe

CR

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

LIFE09 NAT/GR/000323 Demonstration of the Biodiversity Action Planning approach, to benefit local biodiversity on an Aegean island, Skyros - SKYROSBIODIVERSITY

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2010

Duration (years)

6

Main Institution

Municipality of Skyros

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

2

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

51

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 437 655

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

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

Conservation actions

5 - Plant reinforcement

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

13 - Establishment of a Plant Micro-Reserve

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

20

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Recruited individuals

Population size

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

420

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

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

Recruitment

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

0

References to outputs

0

Notes

Total budget of the project dedicated to various actions.

Contributor

Katerina Koutsovoulou

Contributor - contact

kkoutsovoulou@gmail.com

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