ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Zelkova abelicea (Lam.) Boiss.

Original name of the species in the project

Zelkova abelicea (Lam.) Boiss.

Family

Ulmaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GRC

Region

Area of action (km2)

10.28

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

No

IUCN Global

EN

IUCN Europe

EN

IUCN National

EN

Name of the project

Conservation of Zelkova abelicea in Crete

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2014

Duration (years)

7

Main Institution

CIHEAM - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

1

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Private

Funding institution

Franklinia Foundation

Co-funding body

CIHEAM - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

% of co-funding

16

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

380 000

Name of the funding programme

No name

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

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)

Conservation actions

11 - Fence construction

13 - Establishment of a plantation

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

Individuals reach reproductive height

Survived 1st or 2nd year seedlings

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

65053

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

68

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

1652

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Individuals reach reproductive height

Survived 1st or 2nd year seedlings

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

N/A

Website link

http://www.abelitsia.gr/en/

References to outputs

Fazan L., Ghosn D., Remoundou I., Gotsiou P., Thanos C., Pasta S., Garfì G., Kozlowski G. 2021. Free behind bars: Effects of browsing exclusion on the growth and regeneration of Zelkova abelicea. Forest Ecology and Management 488: 118967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118967.

Notes

0

Contributor

Katerina Koutsovoulou

Contributor - contact

kkoutsovoulou@gmail.com

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