ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Armeria welwitschii Boiss.

Original name of the species in the project

Armeria welwitschii Boiss.

Family

Plumbaginaceae

Life form

Ch - Chamaephyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

PRT

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.47

Protected status of the action area (National)

IV - Habitat/Species Management Area

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

B - Coastal habitats

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

LC

Name of the project

Identificação e Caracterização da Ecologia e Demografia de espécies de Limonium doOeste de Portugal Continental

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2010

Duration (years)

10

Main Institution

INSTITUTO Superior de Agronomia, LEAF

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

1

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT)

Co-funding body

several

% of co-funding

1

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

N/A

Name of the funding programme

Projeto Estratégico UI0240 2010-2011

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

12 - Removal of competitor invasive species

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

5 - Plant reinforcement

8 - Removal of competitive invasive species

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

Unknown

Source population(s)

1000

Monitoring duration

10 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

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

out/25

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

5°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

Very dry (silica gel)

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

3

Success criteria defined

No

Success criteria used

N/A

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

https://issuu.com/el+A596:AA596botanico/docs/revista7_web/42

References to outputs

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264312758_Arribas_da_faixa_costeira_de_Cascais

Notes

Contact: Ana Caperta

Contributor

Dalila Espírito Santo

Contributor - contact

dalilaesanto@isa.ulisboa.pt

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