ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Saxifraga hirculus L.

Original name of the species in the project

Saxifraga hirculus L.

Family

Saxifragaceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

LVA

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.01

Protected status of the action area (National)

II - National Park

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

D - Mires, bogs and fens

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

DD

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

LIFE11 NAT/LV/000371 National Conservation and Management Programme for Natura 2000 Sites in Latvia - NAT-PROGRAMME

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2012

Duration (years)

7

Main Institution

Nature Conservation Agency (Latvia)

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

Nature Conservation Agency of Latvia

% of co-funding

50

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 609 700

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

3 - Population size estimation

10 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

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

Survival

Flowering

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

N/A

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

Flowering

Recruited individuals

Action success

No

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

No

Website link

https://nat-programme.daba.gov.lv/public/

References to outputs

Nature Conservation Agency (Latvia), unpublished data

Notes

Management was primarily done for restoration of habitat (spring mire), with expectation to improve the conditions for Saxifraga hirculus that was relatively recently recorded in the site.

Contributor

Agnese Priede

Contributor - contact

agnese.priede@daba.gov.lv

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