ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei

Original name of the species in the project

Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei

Family

Pinaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ITA

Region

Area of action (km2)

3

Protected status of the action area (National)

Ia - Strict Nature Reserve

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Both

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

CR

IUCN Europe

CR

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

LIFE00 NAT/IT/007228 Conservation of Abies nebrodensis (Lojac) Mattei in situ and ex situ - Nebrodensis

Geographic typology

Regional

Countries involved

4

First year of the project

2001

Duration (years)

4

Main Institution

Ente Parco Delle Madonie

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

4

Additional Institution - Governmental

2

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

Regional

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

CEE

% of co-funding

75

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 161 535

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

Type of the action (In-situ or ex-situ)

In-situ

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

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

10 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

11 - Removal of competing indigenous species

12 - Removal of competitor invasive species

13 - Fence erection

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

13 - Genetic studies

Type of material

N/A

No. of transplantants per locality

N/A

Source population(s)

N/A

Monitoring duration

N/A

Monitoring variables

Genetic variation at RAPD loci

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

N/A

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Estimates of genetic diversity

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

N/A

Website link

https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=1758#RM

References to outputs

Conte L., Cristofolini G. 2003. Assessment of RAPD variation in Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei (Pinaceae) using haploid tissue analysis. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 51(3): 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1560/7GC2-6YA5-7XJL-M03R

Conte L., Cotti C., Schicchi R., Raimondo F.M., Cristofolini G. 2004. Detection of ephemeral genetic sub-structure in the narrow endemic Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei (Pinaceae) using RAPD markers. Plant Biosystems 138(3): 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263500400015515

Notes

0

Contributor

Lucia Conte

Contributor - contact

lucia.conte@unibo.it

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