Rare and endangered species in communities of the Adenostylion alliariae alliance in the Carpathian Mountains

Rare and endangered species in communities of the Adenostylion alliariae alliance in the Carpathian Mountains The Adenostylion alliariae alliance (Mulgedio-Aconitetea class) comprises plant communities which grow optimally in the subalpine zone of the European mountain ranges. The flora of these communities consists of more than four hundred taxa of vascular plants. Some of the diagnostic species are valuable and rare, either in the Carpathians as a whole or in the countries in which the Carpathians lie. In the flora of the plant communities studied, five taxa are indexed in the Polish Red Book of Endangered Plant Species, thirteen taxa are endemic to the Carpathians, and fourteen represent the eastern biogeographical element in the Polish flora. Two taxa are listed in the Annex II of the Habitats Directive.

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Originalities of Willow of Salix atrocinerea Brot. in Mediterranean Europe

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12198019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (19) ◽

pp. 8019

Author(s):

Mauro Raposo ◽

Ricardo Quinto-Canas ◽

Ana Cano-Ortiz ◽

Giovanni Spampinato ◽

Carlos Pinto Gomes

Keyword(s):

Cluster Analysis ◽

Plant Communities ◽

Riparian Vegetation ◽

Statistical Treatment ◽

Legal Protection ◽

Habitats Directive ◽

Rare And Endangered Species ◽

Mediterranean Europe ◽

Rare And Endangered ◽

Multivariate Cluster

Willow communities (genus Salix) occurring in Mediterranean Europe are presented, showing, through statistical treatment with multivariate cluster analysis, the separation of the different plant communities and their sintaxonomic affiliation. Six willow communities have been identified, whose formations include a set of plants with high heritage value. We highlight plants with legal protection status (Annex IV and II of the Habitats Directive-92/43/EEC), endemic, rare, and endangered species such as Salix salviifolia subsp. australis, Cheirolophus uliginosus, Euphorbia uliginosa and Leuzea longifolia. Therefore, two new willow communities are proposed for the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The first dominated by Salix atrocinerea, Frangulo baticae-Salicetum atrocinereae ass. nova of ribatagan distribution, under acid substrates, thermomediterranean to lower mesomediterranean, dry to sub-humid. The second, dominated by the endemic Salix salviifolia subsp. australis, Clematis flammulae-Salicetum australis distributed in the Algarve, developing on neutral-basic substrates, exclusively thermomediterranous, dry to sub-humid. In both cases, there are presented on their own floristic serial, ecology, and substitution steps. A new hygrophytic meadows was also identified dominated by Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinaceae, Cheirolopho uliginosii-Molinietum arundinaceae ass. new hoc loco, which lives on substrates rich in organic matter, exclusive to the Ribatagano Sector. Through the deepening of knowledge about the composition and dynamics of riparian vegetation, it is possible to adapt management methods to sustain and protect these important edafo-hygrophilic systems in the Mediterranean.

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Genetic diversity and genetic structure of the rare and endangered species, Primula ranunculoides

Biodiversity Science ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1003.2013.09098 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 601-609

Author(s):

Wang Deyun ◽

Peng Jie ◽

Chen Yajing ◽

Lü Guosheng ◽

Zhang Xiaoping ◽

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Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Genetic Structure ◽

Endangered Species ◽

Rare And Endangered Species ◽

Rare And Endangered

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Geoecological analysis of the Russian Federation regions representation in the state program “Environmental Protection”

Geodesy and Cartography ◽

10.22389/0016-7126-2020-957-3-47-53 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 957 (3) ◽

pp. 47-53

Author(s):

E.A. Kravets

Keyword(s):

Endangered Species ◽

Environmental Protection ◽

Russian Federation ◽

The State ◽

Volga River ◽

Unequal Distribution ◽

State Program ◽

Rare And Endangered Species ◽

Rare And Endangered ◽

The Russian Federation

The author offers mapping and geoecological analysis of the Russian Federation regions presence in the state program “Environmental Protection”. The unequal distribution of the program’s targets and activities in different regions is revealed. A considerable number of relevant environmental problems for several mentioned regions have not been reflected in the program. It is important to increase the area of specially protected natural areas for a significant number of subjects of the Russian Federation. The status “part of the territory occupied by specially protected natural territories of Federal value in the total area of the subject of the Russian Federation” is recommended to be assigned all regions of Russia. Identification and elimination of objects of accumulated environmental damage that threat to the Volga river is relevant, at least for all the regions in which the Volga flows. Not all regions with a high level of air pollution and/or large masses of air pollutants have the indicator “reduction of total emissions for the reporting year”. It is necessary to increase the Program of measures for the protection of rare and endangered species of plants and to expand the list of regions in which it is planned to protect rare and endangered species of animals.

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Research on a Biodiversity Conservation Value Assessment Method Based on Habitat Suitability of Species: A Case Study in Gansu Province, China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3007

Author(s):

Xiaojiong Zhao ◽

Jian Wang ◽

Junde Su ◽

Wei Sun ◽

Haoxian Meng

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Endangered Species ◽

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Gansu Province ◽

Distribution Area ◽

Suitable Habitat ◽

Conservation Value ◽

Value Assessment ◽

Rare And Endangered Species ◽

Rare And Endangered

Quantitative assessment and evaluation of ecological parameters and biodiversity conservation are prime concerns for long-term conservation of rare and endangered species and their associated habitats in any ecological region. In this study, Gansu Province, a biodiversity hotspot, was chosen as the research area. We predicted the distribution patterns of suitable habitats for rare and endangered species. The replacement cost method was adopted to calculate the conservation value of rare and endangered species. The suitable habitat distribution area of rare and endangered wild animals reached 351,607.76 km2 (without overlapping area), while that of plants reached 72,988.12 km2 (without overlapping area). The conservation value of rare and endangered wildlife is US $1670.00 million. The high-value areas are mostly concentrated in the south and north of Gansu Province. The conservation value of rare and endangered wild plants is US $56,920.00 million. The high-value areas are mostly concentrated south of Gansu Province. The conservation value is US $58,590.00 million a year, and its distribution trend is gradually decreasing from northeast to southwest, with the highest in the forest area south of Gansu Province, followed by the Qilian Mountain area in the north. These results are of great significance for future improvement of the evaluation index system of ecosystem services and the development of ecosystem services and management strategies.

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[First occurrence of Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus 1758 (Agnatha, Petromyzontiformes, Petromyzontidae) in the River Mignone (Northern Lazio).]

Natural History Sciences ◽

10.4081/nhs.2021.510 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 29-34

Author(s):

Vincenzo Ferri ◽

Paolo Crescia ◽

Christiana Soccini ◽

Alessio Olini ◽

Stefano Celletti

Keyword(s):

Endangered Species ◽

Petromyzon Marinus ◽

Sea Lamprey ◽

Environmental Context ◽

Upstream Migration ◽

Rare And Endangered Species ◽

Fish Ladder ◽

First Occurrence ◽

Rare And Endangered

[The spring presence of two individuals of the Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, in the River Mignone near Tarquinia (Northern Lazio) could highlight a new Italian reproductive site of this rare and endangered species. This exceptional possibility could certainly be favored by the good quality of both the waters of the Mignone, and the environmental context of the record, but would require the urgent equipment of the barrier of Le Mole with a fish ladder in order to allow the sea lamprey’s upstream migration towards the areas of the upper course, even more suitable for their reproduction]. [Article in Italian]

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