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Conservation aspects for chasmophytic species: Phenological behavior and seed strategies of the Central Apennine threatened endemismMoehringia papulosaBertol
M. BianchelliPilar SorianoElena EstrellesEdoardo BiondiM. Galièsubject
Critically endangeredHabitatEcologyThreatened speciesEndangered speciesIUCN Red ListMyrmecochoryPlant ScienceElaiosomeBiologyEndemismEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
Abstract Chasmophytic vegetation growing on the cracks of cliffs in the Mediterranean and in the Euro-Siberian phytogeographic regions shows a great regional diversity, with a large number of endemic plant species, many of them endangered and at risk of extinction. Moehringia papulosa is an example of a threatened plant living in this kind of habitat. It is an endemism of the Marche region in central Italy, whose natural populations are considered as critically endangered (CR) under the IUCN criteria and the habitat is protected by the E.U. (Directive 92/43/EEC) with the habitat 8210 “calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation”. The phenology of natural populations was analyzed, seed morphology is described and type and level of seed dormancy were determined. The effects of different collecting dates, localities and the influence of elaiosome on germination responses were also considered in order to establish germination requirements to provide optimal protocols for conservation and restoration ...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-01 | Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology |