Role of micro-reserves in conservation of endemic, rare and endangered plants of the Valencian region (Eastern Spain)

Since 1998 the Valencian Community (Spain) has pioneered the establishment of plant micro-reserves (PMR), which has resulted in a network currently comprising 299 sites. The PMR are compatible with large protected areas including natural parks (NP, 22 areas). In fact, 73 PMR are included within the NP network (internal subnet of PMR) and 226 PMR are outside NP (external subnet). Here we analyze how the PMR network complements that of NP in capturing rare (RS, twp categories), endemic (ES, three categories) and endangered (TS, four categories) plants. The external subnet increases the number of plant species with territorial protection by 10.8% in RS, 15.8% in ES and 21.0% in TS categories. Additionally, when comparing number of species in the external and internal PMR subnets not shared with the alternative subnet type, the former has higher absolute and relative values for the nine categories analyzed. We propose that the internal network should be increased only to capture populations of the species that are not included in the external subnet.

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Protected Areas of Rare Species of Birds` Breeding Ground: Peculiarities of Legal Regulation in Ukraine

Przegląd Prawa Administracyjnego ◽

10.17951/ppa.2018.1.81-98 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 81-98

Author(s):

Galyna Mikolayvna Levina

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Legal Regulation ◽

State Agency ◽

Breeding Ground ◽

Pests And Diseases ◽

Rare And Endangered Species ◽

Stage Of Development ◽

Continuous Forest ◽

Natural Parks ◽

Rare And Endangered

The article deals with the changes in the legislation of Ukraine during 2016–2018, which have become the impetus for a new stage of development of legal regulation and practice of creation of protected areas around the breeding ground of wild birds, in particular, with the changes to the Sanitary Rules in forests of Ukraine, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 27 July 1995 no. 555 (in the wording of the Decree no. 756 of 26 October 2016), according to which since 11 november 2016, it is prohibited in Ukraine to implement measures to improve the sanitary state of forests (i.e. selective and continuous forest sanitation, elimination of clogging; prevention of the occurrence and spread of pests and diseases of the forest, combatting them, etc.) around the breeding ground of birds of prey from the Red Book of Ukraine (radius of 500 m), black stork (radius of 1,000 m), the lekking ground of gullers, black grouses (radius of 300 m). The decree of the Ministry of ecology and natural Resources of Ukraine no. 557 “On additional Measures for the Conservation of Rare and endangered Species of animals and Plants” of 29 December 2016, Decree of State agency of Forest Resources of Ukraine no. 17 “On additional Measures for the Protection of Wild animals and Plants Recorded in the Red Book of Ukraine” dated 20 January 2017, and separate local acts (of local councils, national natural parks, forestry enterprises, etc.) are also studied. The conclusions of the study on the peculiarities of the national legal regulation and the practice of creating such preservation zones, their legal regimes and recommendations for the improvement of legislation in this area are presented.

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Influence of Logos on Social Attitudes toward the Landscape of Protected Areas: The Case of National and Natural Parks in Spain

Land ◽

10.3390/land9040106 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 106

Author(s):

Andrés Caballero-Calvo ◽

José Luis Serrano-Montes

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

National Parks ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Social Economic ◽

Social Attitudes ◽

Social Mechanisms ◽

The Public ◽

Natural Parks ◽

The Social

This study is the first analysis of the influence of the design of the logos of the National and Natural Parks of Spain on social attitudes toward these protected areas (PAs). The effect of certain elements in the logo of a PA on its attractiveness and on support for its conservation was explored through a questionnaire survey of groups of university students. The respondents were asked to choose between different park logos, using three main criteria: tourist interest, conservation priority, and willingness to pay for conservation. The results showed a higher preference for PAs whose logos include animals and a lower preference for those with heritage elements. No significant differences were found in terms of types of university programs. The results suggest that greater attention should be paid to the role of iconographic elements in considerations of the protection and management of landscapes. This study adds to our understanding of the social mechanisms that influence the interest of the public in Natural and National Parks. These results can be used to increase the involvement of the general population in conservation goals, contributing to the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of PAs.

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Rare and endangered plants of specially protected areas of West Siberian boreal coniferous forests (inside Tomsk oblast)

International Journal of Environmental Studies ◽

10.1080/00207233.2017.1283949 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 74 (5) ◽

pp. 732-743 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Natalya M. Semenova ◽

Irina I. Volkova ◽

Valentina P. Amelchenko ◽

Igor V. Volkov ◽

Larisa G. Kolesnichenko

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Coniferous Forests ◽

Tomsk Oblast ◽

Endangered Plants ◽

Rare And Endangered ◽

Specially Protected Areas

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Ex situ conservation of plant species of the Red Book of Russia in botanical gardens

АгроЭкоИнфо ◽

10.51419/20212211 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (44) ◽

pp. 11-11

Author(s):

Alexander Saakian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Russian Federation ◽

Ex Situ Conservation ◽

Ex Situ ◽

Endangered Plants ◽

Botanical Gardens ◽

Rare And Endangered ◽

The Russian Federation

Russian botanical gardens are actively involved in the conservation of rare and endangered plants. They pay special attention to the species included in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. At present, 377 species of higher plants are cultivated in living collections of botanical gardens out of 514 species presented in the Red Book of Russia, which is 73%. Thus, the Russian Federation has practically met the requirement of goal 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. The vast majority of rare plant species are represented by samples in the collections of many botanical gardens and the reliability of their protection under cultural conditions is beyond doubt. In the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an in vitro collection of rare and endangered plants is preserved, including 82 species, which is 17.3% of the total number of angiosperms included in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. As a result of many years of research, the features of the cultivation and preservation of ex situ plants belonging to different families have been revealed. The main methodological aspects at the stages of obtaining a sterile culture, micropropagation proper and long-term deposition are reflected. The compositions of nutrient media and cultivation factors were optimized for slowed growth of explants of the studied cultures and preservation of their viability. Keywords: RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES, RED BOOK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, EX SITU CONSERVATION, LONG-TERM IN VITRO CONSERVATION

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To make a meadow it takes a clover and a bee: the entomophilous flora of N.W. Europe and its insects

Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde ◽

10.1163/26660644-06304001 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 63 (4) ◽

pp. 193-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Willem N. Ellis ◽

Albertine C. Ellis-Adam

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Significant Negative Correlation ◽

Insect Species ◽

Nature Management ◽

Trophic Resources ◽

Disturbed Habitats ◽

Practical Implications ◽

Number Of Plant Species

An analysis of the anthophilous fauna of N.W. Europe is presented, stressing the role plants play for insects. The study is based on some 29,000 relations between about 2,600 insect species and 1,300 plant species (569 genera). The data are derived from our database (“CrypTra”) of biotic relations between Cryptobiota and Tracheophyta, that is based on published sources. It is suggested that a ratio of 2 to 5 anthophilous insect species per entomophilous plant species is the rule in N.W. Europe, where other types of zoophily are virtually absent. A small minority of the plant species/generaplay a disproportionally important role as hosts to flower visitors; many of these so-called cornucopian taxa belong to the commonest entomophilous plants in the region, and occur also in moderately disturbed habitats. There is a significant positive correlation between the commonness of a plant species and the fraction this plant represents of the trophic resources exploited by an insect species. There is, on the other hand, a significant negative correlation between the number of insect species visiting a given plant species, and the number of plant species visited by a given insect species. These two elements together demonstrate that the anthophilous fauna and the entomophilous flora of N.W. Europe as a whole form a loose system, not predominantly characterised by specialisation. In accordance with this, factor analysis suggests that there is no ground to recognise more than three visitor types, viz., the allotropous, hemitropous, and eutropous visitors as defined by Loew. A minorityof the plant taxa - essentially the cornucopian ones - can with some difficulty be associated with these three types of visitors, and a very few narrowly specialised plant taxa can be associated with more specific visitor groups. However, the large majority of plants cannot be fitted in any typology. These results have practical implications for the nature management of the anthophilous fauna, in that the important role of the cornucopian floral element is underlined. The fact that the majority of the cornucopian species are perennial, or evenwoody, places constraints to agricultural practices intended to foster beneficial anthophilous insects.

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Optimization of a Cryopreservation Method for the Endangered Korean Species Pogostemon yatabeanus Using a Systematic Approach: The Key Role of Ammonium and Growth Regulators

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants10102018 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 2018

Author(s):

Hyo-Eun Lee ◽

Elena Popova ◽

Ha-Na Park ◽

Sang-Un Park ◽

Haeng-Hoon Kim

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Growth Regulators ◽

Systematic Approach ◽

Standard Procedure ◽

Droplet Vitrification ◽

Multi Stage ◽

Rare And Endangered ◽

Cryopreservation Method

Cryopreservation provides a secure long-term conservation option for rare and endangered plant species with non-orthodox or limitedly available seeds. Wide application of cryopreservation to biobank wild flora is hampered by the need to re-optimize nearly all protocol steps for every new species. We applied a systematic approach to simplify optimization of a multi-stage droplet-vitrification method for the endangered wetland Korean species, Pogostemon yatabeanus. This approach consisted of a standard procedure pre-selected based on material type and size, which was complemented with 11 additional treatments to reveal the most impactful conditions. Effect of ammonium nitrate at various protocol steps was also tested. The highest shoot tip survival (92%) and plant regeneration (90%) after cryopreservation were achieved using preculture with 10% sucrose followed by 40 min osmoprotection and 60 min treatment with vitrification solution A3-80% (33.3% glycerol + 13.3% dimethyl sulfoxide + 13.3% ethylene glycol + 20.1% sucrose) on ice. A three-step regrowth procedure starting with ammonium-free medium with 1 mg/L GA3 and 1 mg/L BA followed by ammonium-containing medium with and without growth regulators was essential for the development of healthy plants from cryopreserved shoot tips. This approach enables fast optimization of the cryopreservation procedure for new osmotic stress-sensitive plant species.

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Biodiversity Conservation in Botanical Gardens: The Collection of Pinaceae Representatives in the Greenhouses of Peter the Great Botanical Garden (BIN RAN)

KnE Life Sciences ◽

10.18502/kls.v4i14.5682 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

E M Arnautova ◽

M A Yaroslavceva

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Botanical Garden ◽

Short Description ◽

Endangered Plants ◽

Natural Habitats ◽

Botanical Gardens ◽

Peter The Great ◽

Rare And Endangered

The work researches the role of botanical gardens in biodiversity conservation. It cites the total number of rare and endangered plants in the greenhouse collection of Peter the Great Botanical garden (BIN RAN). The greenhouse collection of Pinaceae representatives has been analysed, provided with a short description of family, genus and certain species, presented in the collection. The article highlights the importance of Pinaceae for various industries, decorative value of plants of this group, the worth of the pinaceous as having environment-improving properties. In the greenhouses there are 37 species of Pinaceae, of 7 geni, all species have a conservation status: CR – 2 species, EN – 3 species, VU- 3 species, NT – 4 species, LC – 25 species. For most species it is indicated what causes depletion. Most often it is the destruction of natural habitats, uncontrolled clearance, insect invasion and diseases.

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