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Plant micro-reserves in Valencia (E. Spain): A model to preserve threatened flora in China?
Miguel ÁNgel Gómez-serranoJuan JiménezEmilio LagunaSimón Fossubject
0106 biological sciencesFloraIn situ conservationEndemic plantsEndangered speciesPlant Science010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesEspècies amenaçadesVCTPS Valencian Catalog of Threatened Plant SpeciesValencian communityFloristicsArticlePlant micro-reservesEnvironmental protectionlcsh:BotanyPMR Plant Micro-ReserveBDBCV Biodiversity Databank of the Valencian CommunityChinalcsh:QH301-705.5Ecology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNP Natural ParkBiodiversitatlcsh:QK1-989Threatened speciesProtected areasGeographyPlantes Protecciólcsh:Biology (General)Threatened species010606 plant biology & botanyin situ conservationdescription
The Valencian Community (eastern Spain) was the pioneer territory establishing plant micro-reserves (PMRs). Its model to protect small sites for endemic and endangered plants has been exported to several countries around the globe. This paper highlights 1) the role of PMRs to complement the protection provided by large protected areas, 2) how the establishment of PMRs fosters the increase of floristic knowledge, and 3) the fact that continuous monitoring of PMRs also yields new records of endangered species found within the same PMRs. The flexibility of the PMR approach -it can be adapted to other national and regional legislations- allows its transfer to other rich-biodiversity regions and countries such as China. Keywords: Plant micro-reserves, in situ conservation, Threatened species, Endemic plants, Protected areas
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-01 | Plant Diversity |