ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Zelkova sicula Di Pasq., Garfi & Quézel

Original name of the species in the project

Zelkova sicula Di Pasq., Garfi & Quézel

Family

Ulmaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

NP - Nanophanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ITA

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.0015

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

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

CR

IUCN Europe

CR

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

LIFE10 NAT/IT/000237 Zelkov@zione - Urgent actions to rescue Zelkova sicula from extinction - Zelkov@zione

Geographic typology

International

Countries involved

2

First year of the project

2011

Duration (years)

6

Main Institution

Regional Department of Environment

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

1

Additional Institution - Governmental

3

Additional Institution - NGOs

1

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

50

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

2 334 663

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

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

7 - Genetic studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

13 - Fence erection

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

4 - Plant reintroduction (translocation)

9 - Multispecies management

10 - Habitat protection

11 - Fence construction

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

In-vitro plantlets

No. of transplantants per locality

27

Source population(s)

2 different populations

Monitoring duration

More than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Growth rate

Health/Vigour

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

Cuttings

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

Plants kept in garden beds

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

No

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

N/A

Website link

https://www.zelkovazione.eu

References to outputs

GarfG2012

ChriC2014

GarfG2016

GarfG2017a

GarfG2017b

KozlG2018

GratJ2018

CarrA2019

GarfG2021a

GarfG2021b

Notes

0

Contributor

Giuseppe Garfi'

Contributor - contact

giuseppe.garfi@ibbr.cnr.it

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