ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Brassica insularis Moris

Original name of the species in the project

Brassica insularis Moris

Family

Brassicaceae

Life form

Ch - Chamaephyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ITA

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.001

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

IBA

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

B - Coastal habitats

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NT

IUCN National

NT

Name of the project

MIC-Mediterranean Islands Collective

Geographic typology

International

Countries involved

6

First year of the project

2020

Duration (years)

2

Main Institution

PIM Initiative – Initiative pour les Petites Îles de Méditerranée

Category of main institution

NGO

Additional Institution - Academic

2

Additional Institution - Governmental

2

Additional Institution - NGOs

7

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Private

Funding institution

Mava Foundation

Co-funding body

University of Cagliari

% of co-funding

20

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

50,000-74,999

Name of the funding programme

MIC-Mediterranean Islands Collective

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

3 - Population size estimation

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

5 - Plant reinforcement

7 - Removal of competing indigenous species

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

80

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

IAS coverage

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

500

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

>50

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored under ambient conditions

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

100

Success criteria defined

No

Success criteria used

Survival

IAS coverage

Action success

Unknown

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

https://www.iucn.org/our-work/projects/mediterranean-islands-collective-collaborating-protect-nature-mediterranean

References to outputs

0

Notes

Total budget of the project dedicated to several plant species. The project has been closed but the monitoring is still ongoing.

Contributor

Mauro Fois

Alba Cuena

Contributor - contact

mauro.fois@unica.it

alba.cuena@gmail.com

Photo

Photo by

PIM Initiative; L. Podda

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