Population trend in Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei
3.1 = POPULATION TREND IN ABIES NEBRODENSIS (LOJAC.) MATTEI ROSARIO SCHICCHI*,FILIPPO AMATO, GAETANO LA PLACA, PEPPUCCIO BONOMO Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Via Archirafi, 38 - 90123 Palermo, Italy. *e-mail: rosario.schicchi@unipa.it Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei is an endemic species of Sicily seriously threatened with extinction. Its natural population consists of individuals, occurring in a narrow area within the territory of the Madonie Regional Park. A. nebrodensis has been subject to specific conservation measures implemented by the University of Palermo, the Park Authority and the Regional Department of Forests of the Sicilian Region and other local partners for o…