ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold subsp. nigra

Original name of the species in the project

Pinus nigra var. banatica Georgescu & Ionescu

Family

Pinaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ROU

Region

Area of action (km2)

621.21

Protected status of the action area (National)

Site of Community Importance (Habitat Directive)

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

LIFE04 NAT/RO/000225 The forests with Pinus nigra banatica - part of NATURA 2000 - Pinus nigra banatica

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2004

Duration (years)

3

Main Institution

Environmental Protection Agency – Caras-Severin

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

2

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

several

% of co-funding

75

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

814 770

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

1 - None

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

3 - Plant introduction (new population)

5 - Plant reinforcement

9 - Multispecies management

10 - Habitat protection

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

13 - Extended surface area from 18 - Removal of competitive invasive species00 ha to 3000 ha

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

125000

Source population(s)

Unknown

Monitoring duration

More than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

N/A

No. of mother plants

N/A

Ex situ storage conditions

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

N/A

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

www.pinusnigrabanatica.ro

References to outputs

0

Notes

The main result of the project was the ecological reconstruction of 25 ha black pine forest damaged by fire in 2000. The 125.000 seedling were produced in a local of two tree nurseries.

Contributor

Steiu Corina

Contributor - contact

steiucorina@gmail.com

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