ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Leucojum aestivum L.

Original name of the species in the project

Leucojum aestivum L.

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Life form

G - Geophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ITA

Region

Area of action (km2)

1

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Private

Habitat classification

C - Inland surface waters

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

VU

Name of the project

LIFE07 NAT/IT/000499 Actions for the bird species of EU interest in the Natura 2000 sites in the lowlands of Parma (Italy) - Pianura parmense

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2009

Duration (years)

4

Main Institution

Provincia di Parma

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

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

Ministry of the Environment of Italy

% of co-funding

50

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 144 900

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

7 - Genetic studies

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

Conservation actions

4 - Plant reintroduction (translocation)

10 - Habitat protection

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Juveniles

Mature and already propagating plants

No. of transplantants per locality

900

Source population(s)

2 different populations

Monitoring duration

Up to 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Fruiting

Recruited individuals

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

Unknown

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Plants kept in garden beds

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-20°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

>500

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Recruited individuals

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

https://pdc.mite.gov.it/it/area/temi/natura-e-biodiversita/progetto-pianura-parmense

References to outputs

Abeli T., Cauzzi P., Rossi G., Adorni M., Vagge I., Parolo G., Orsenigo S. 2016. Restoring populations structure and dynamics in translocated species: learning from wild populations. Plant Ecology 217: 183-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-015-0529-x

Notes

0

Contributor

Thomas Abeli

Contributor - contact

thomas.abeli@uniroma3.it

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