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Values and challenges in the assessment of coprophilous fungi according to the IUCN Red List criteria: the case study of Poronia punctata (Xylariales…

2020

Coprophilous fungi are specialized microorganisms, playing key roles in ecosystems and in several other contexts, whose protection requires more substantial efforts. This paper aims to highlight and discuss valuable and critical aspects faced during the process of the threat status assessment of Poronia punctata, providing inspirations for future conservation actions.

0106 biological sciences010506 paleontologyhabitat lossmacromolecular substancesPlant Science010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesFungal biodiversitycoprophilous fungiPoronia punctataIUCN Red ListEcosystemXylarialesCoprophilous fungithreat statuEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesfungal conservationbiologyAscomycotaEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematicathreat statusbiology.organism_classificationPoronia punctataIUCN Red ListHabitat destructionSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicatacoprophilous fungi; Fungal biodiversity; fungal conservation; habitat loss; IUCN Red List; Poronia punctata; threat statusKey (lock)habitat lo
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Red Listing plants under full national responsibility: Extinction risk and threats in the vascular flora endemic to Italy

2018

Abstract Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driving conservation strategies, since their persistence is entirely dependent on national policy. We applied the IUCN Red List categories to all Italian endemic vascular plants (1340 taxa) to assess their current risk of extinction and to highlight their major threats. Our results revealed that six taxa are already extinct and that 22.4% (300 taxa) are threatened with extinction, while 18.4% (247; especially belonging to apomictic groups) have been categorized as Data Deficient. Italian endemic vascular plants are primarily threatened by natural habitat modification due to agriculture, …

0106 biological sciencesBehavior and SystematicBiodiversity conservation; Endemic rich areas; Endemic taxa; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; Species richness; Taxonomic knowledgeFloraSpecies richneEndemic taxaEvolutionBiodiversity conservation Endemic rich areas Endemic taxa IUCN Red Lists Mediterranean Basin Species richness Taxonomic knowledgeBiodiversity conservation010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesTaxonomic knowledgeBiodiversity conservation; Endemic rich areas; Endemic taxa; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; Species richness; Taxonomic knowledge; Plant Ecology; Nature and Landscape ConservationIUCN Red ListEndemic rich areasEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsIUCN Red ListsNature and Landscape ConservationData deficientExtinctionEndemic rich areaEcologyEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyPlant EcologyIUCN Red ListEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicBiodiversity hotspotHabitat destructionGeographyThreatened speciesMediterranean BasinProtected areaSpecies richness
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Conserving plant diversity in Europe: outcomes, criticisms and perspectives of the Habitats Directive application in Italy

2016

Habitat Directive is the core strategy of nature conservation in Europe aiming at halting biodiversity loss. In this study the results of the third Italian assessment regarding the conservation status (CS) of plants listed in the Habitat Directive (Flora of community interest—FCI) was presented. Data was collected from several sources related to plant distribution, population data, habitats and pressures. Following the official European procedure, all parameters were evaluated and combined to give the CS of each taxon in each biogeographical region of presence. A comparison between the recent Italian IUCN and Reporting assessments was performed in order to evaluate the consistency between t…

0106 biological sciencesBehavior and SystematicConservation statusEvolutionBiodiversityConservation statuBiologyScience–policy interface010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesSpecial Area of ConservationBehavior and SystematicsItalian floraIUCN Red ListEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationBIO/03 - BOTANICA AMBIENTALE E APPLICATAEcologybusiness.industry010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyEnvironmental resource managementfungiConservation status; Endemic plant; Flora of community interest (FCI); Italian flora; IUCN Red List; Science–policy interface; Ecology; Evolution; Behavior and Systematics; Ecology; Nature and Landscape ConservationDirectiveEndemic plantIUCN Red ListEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicChecklistScience–policy interfaceSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataThreatened speciesFlora of community interest (FCI)Conservation statusHabitats Directivebusiness
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Is legal protection sufficient to ensure plant conservation? The Italian Red List of policy species as a case study

2015

AbstractThe conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-called policy species) is mandatory for European Union (EU) countries. We assessed the conservation status of Italian policy species, based on the IUCN categories and criteria, to evaluate the effectiveness of existing protection measures at the national level. Among the 203 vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens evaluated, 41.9% are categorized as threatened, and one is already extinct, indicating that the protection measures for policy species are inadequate. Our results for the Italian policy species are consistent with those of an assessment at the EU level. Conservation priorities …

0106 biological sciencesIUCN protected area categoriesin situ/ex situ conservationEvolutionExtinction riskextinction riskin situ/exsitu conservationRegional Red ListConservation-dependent speciesBiology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesconservation prioritiesSpecial Area of ConservationBehavior and SystematicsEnvironmental protectionconservation prioritieBern Convention; conservation priorities; extinction risk; Habitats Directive 1992/43/EEC; in situ/ex situ conservation; Italian flora; IUCN Red List; threatened policy speciesItalian floraIUCN Red Listmedia_common.cataloged_instancethreatened policy specieEuropean unionEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsmedia_commonNature and Landscape Conservationthreatened policy speciesBern ConventionBIO/03 - BOTANICA AMBIENTALE E APPLICATAEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyThreatened policy specieHabitats Directive 1992/43/EECIUCN Red ListEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicBern Convention; conservation priorities; extinction risk; Habitats Directive 1992/43/EEC; in situ/ex situ conservation; Italian flora; IUCN Red List; threatened policy species; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataThreatened speciesBern Convention conservation priorities extinction risk Habitats Directive 1992/43/EEC in situ/exsitu conservation Italian flora IUCN Red List threatened policy speciesConservation status
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First record for the flora of Italy and lectotypification of the name Linum elegans (Linaceae)

2017

Linum elegans has been detected in calcareous rocky garrigues on the Gargano promontory (Apulia, SE-Italy), representing the first record for the Italian flora and the first one outside the Balkan Peninsula. The geographical disjunction may provide evidence for past amphi-Adriatic/amphi-Ionic terrestrial connections. The population found was ascribed to L. campanulatum in the past. As a consequence, a comparison between these two species is undertaken. Furthermore, the name L. elegans is here lectotypified on a specimen preserved at G, and the IUCN assessment of the species in Italy is briefly discussed.

0106 biological sciencesLinumGarganoPopulationBalkansPlant Science010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencestaxonomyBalkan peninsulaAmphi-Adriatic/amphi-Ionic Apulia Balkans Gargano IUCN taxonomy typificationIUCNBotanyIUCN Red ListTypificationeducationEudicotsEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicseducation.field_of_studybiologyApuliaLinaceaebiology.organism_classificationAmphi-Adriatic/amphi-IonicTaxonomy (biology)typification010606 plant biology & botanyPhytotaxa
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Staying alive on an active volcano: 80 years population dynamics of Cytisus aeolicus (Fabaceae) from Stromboli (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

2020

Abstract Cytisus aeolicus is a narrow endemic species restricted to the Aeolian archipelago (SE Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) and it is one of the most evolutionarily isolated plants in the Mediterranean flora. Historical and literature data suggest that both metapopulations and isolated individuals of C. aeolicus are gradually shrinking. Field investigations and drone images demonstrate that the C. aeolicus metapopulation from Stromboli experienced a strikingly fast increase during the last decades. As of 2019, more than 7000 ± 3000 mature individuals occur on Stromboli, i.e. 14 to 20 times more than those counted during the last census, 25 years ago. The diachronic analysis of aerial photos conc…

0106 biological sciencesMediterranean climateIUCN risk assessmentPopulationMetapopulationConservation010502 geochemistry & geophysics010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesConservation Endemic species Pollen morphology Germination rate Growth rate IUCN risk assessmentlcsh:QH540-549.5IUCN Red ListEndemismeducation0105 earth and related environmental scienceseducation.field_of_studygeography.geographical_feature_categoryExtinctionGrowth rateEcologyconservation; endemic species; germination rate; growth rate; IUCN risk assessment; pollen morphologyEcologyEcological ModelingStrombolian eruptionGermination ratePollen morphologyGeographyVolcanoSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataEndemic specieslcsh:Ecology
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A miniature world in decline. European Red List of Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts

2019

AimThis Red List is a summary of the conservation status of the European species of mosses, liverworts and hornworts, collectively known as bryophytes, evaluated according to IUCN’s Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional Level. It provides the first comprehensive, region-wide assessment of bryophytes and it identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at a European level, so that appropriate policy measures and conservation actions, based on the best available evidence, can be taken to improve their status.ScopeAll bryophytes native to or naturalised in Europe (a total of 1,817 species), have been included in this Red List. In Europe, 1,796 species …

0106 biological sciencesNot evaluatedData deficientNear-threatened speciesEcologyBiodiversity15. Life on landthreatened bryophytes species IUCN Europe010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesGeography13. Climate actionThreatened speciesIUCN Red ListConservation statusBryophyte14. Life underwater010606 plant biology & botany
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BIOSFERA

2009

Biodiversità STATUS IUCN Flora Fauna SiciliaSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataSettore BIO/05 - Zoologia
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Adenostyles alpina subsp. nebrodensis (Asteraceae) taxon endemico in via di estinzione

2010

Flora Status IUCN SiciliaSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata
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Studia Lichenologica in Italy. I. New records of red-listed species

2021

We present new data concerning lichen species of the Italian flora and confirm 36 national redlisted species.

Floristics Habitats Directive IUCN Lichenized Ascomycetes threatened speciesHabitats Directivethreatened speciesIUCNFloristicsLichenized Ascomycetes
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