ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Groenlandia densa (L.) Fourr.

Original name of the species in the project

Groenlandia densa (L.) Fourr.

Family

Potamogetonaceae

Life form

Hydrophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

POL

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.01

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

C - Inland surface waters

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

LC

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

LIFE13 NAT/PL/000009 Active protection of water-crowfoots habitats and restoration of wildlife corridor in the River Drawa basin in Poland - LIFEDrawaPL

Geographic typology

International

Countries involved

3

First year of the project

2014

Duration (years)

7

Main Institution

Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Szczecin

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

2

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

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

National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management of Poland

% of co-funding

50

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

6 730 292

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

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

Ex-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

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

7 - Genetic studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

1 - None

Type of material

N/A

No. of transplantants per locality

N/A

Source population(s)

N/A

Monitoring duration

N/A

Monitoring variables

None

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

1050

Ex situ storage conditions

Plants kept in water courses

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

6000

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival rate

Condition and size of the population

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

www.drawalifeplus.rdos.szczecin.pl

References to outputs

Puchalski W., Cieślak E., Nowak J., Żukowski W. 2016. Czy introdukcja Groenlandia densa (Potamogetonaceae) w Polsce ma szanse powodzenia? Fragm. Florist. Geobot. Polon. 23(2): 289–304.

Wiland-Szymańska J., Kolasińska A., Gawlak P., Piotrowicz R., Jurzyk-Nordlöw S., Waloch P., Wróbel Artur F., Adamczak K. 2018. Reintroduction of Groenlandia densa (l.) fourr. a species extinct in Poland – a preliminary approach. 8th European Garden Congress. Lisbon, May 7-11, 2018

Wróbel M., Furdyna A., Miller T. 2020. Reintroduction of Groenlandia densa (L.) Fourr.– experiences and suggestions. Biodiversity Research and Conservation 60: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2020-0010

Notes

Total budget of the project dedicated to various activites.

Contributor

Alicja Kolasińska

Mariola Wróbel

Contributor - contact

alicjak@amu.edu.pl

Mariola.Wrobel@zut.edu.pl

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