Antonio, Casula

BACCHETTA, GIANLUIGI

COGONI, DONATELLA

FENU, GIUSEPPE

Gianluca, Cinus

Giuseppe, Cubeddu

MATTANA, EFISIO

PORCEDDU, MARCO

English

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G. Bacchetta (ed.) Book of Abstracts  51 “Conservation studies on Mediterranean threatened flora and vegetation” X International Meeting Biodiversity Conservation and Management - Sardinia, 13-18 June 2016 Integrated approach for the in situ and ex situ conservation of woody species of conservation interest in the Sardinian Forest Agency territories  A. Casula1, M. Porceddu2-3, G. Bacchetta2-3, E. Mattana4, G. Cinus1, G. Cubeddu1, D. Cogoni2, G. Fenu5  1Ente Foreste della Sardegna. V.le Merello, 86 – 09123 Cagliari. 2Centro Conservazione Biodiversità (CCB), Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università degli 2Studi di Cagliari. V.le Sant'Ignazio da Laconi, 11-13 - 09123 Cagliari. 3Hortus Botanicus Karalitanus (HBK), Università degli Studi di Cagliari. V.le Sant'Ignazio da Laconi, 9-11 - 09123 Cagliari. 4Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wellcome Trust Millennium Building. Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex 2RH17 6TN, UK. 5Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, “Sapienza” Università di Roma. P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 - Roma.  Corresponding author: Antonio Casula (acasula@enteforestesardegna.it)  Sardinia, the second largest Mediterranean island, thanks to its isolation and high geological diversity, presents a wide range of habitats with high rates of plant endemicity, particularly in mountainous areas where ecological insularity conditions occur. Thus, a representative number of endemic species are mainly located in mountainous areas, and most of these fall within forest sites managed by the Sardinian Forest Agency (EFS). However, despite their high diversity and the threats affecting many endemic species living in these places, so far, at the regional level, few conservation biology studies have been carried out.  In 2010, EFS financed a five-year project at the Biodiversity Conservation Center (CCB - University of Cagliari) for the protection of woody species of conservation interest at high extinction risk. The project included a preliminary selection of plant species based on a specific priority list, to draft which 11 parameters considering rarity, threats and protection status of all forest species present in Sardinia were considered. Particular attention was paid to endemic forest species, which were awarded additional points. The elaboration of this list identified 15 woody plant species at the greatest risk of extinction, and on these taxa integrated in situ and ex situ conservation programs were started. For the selected plant species (three per year), populations were characterized through long-term in situ studies and monitoring activities. Simultaneously, long-term germplasm conservation was activated at the Germplasm Bank of Sardinia (BG-SAR). In addition, detailed studies concerning ecology, conservation status assessment  and germination ecophysiology were carried out on the species of greatest conservation interest. The different project actions were mainly developed within the EFS forest sites, ensuring the island’s integrated plant diversity conservation. Thanks to the greater attention paid to endemic species, the criterion of "regional responsibility" was followed as the basis of the CCB conservation actions.  Keywords: conservation biology, germination ecophysiology, monitoring, Sardinia, woody plants.  

Integrated approach for the in situ and ex situ conservation of woody species of conservation interest in the Sardinian Forest Agency territories

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