Search results for " IUCN Red List"

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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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New insights on the occurrence and conservation status in Italy of Alessioporus ichnusanus (Boletaceae), an IUCN red listed mycorrhizal species

2020

The conservation status of Alessioporus ichnusanus is discussed considering new insights emerged from the IUCN global assessment. New locations were identified and Italy is confirmed as the center of distribution of this species. According to the IUCN categories and criteria, A. ichnusanus is assigned to the category Vulnerable C2a(i).

Fungal biodiversityfood.ingredienthabitat lossXerocomus ichnusanusPlant ScienceXerocomus ichnusanusFungal biodiversityAlessioporus ichnusanusfoodBoletaceaeIUCN Red Listthreat statuEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsXerocomus ichnusanuBoleto Sardo; Fungal biodiversity; fungal conservation; habitat loss; IUCN Red List; threat status; Xerocomus ichnusanusfungal conservationbiologyBoleto SardoEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematicathreat statusbiology.organism_classificationIUCN Red ListGeographyHabitat destructionSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataConservation statushabitat loFungal biodiversity; Boleto Sardo; Xerocomus ichnusanus; habitat loss; threat status; IUCN Red List; fungal conservation
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First record of Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825) and rediscovery of Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841) in Sicily (Insecta: Odonata)

2017

The first Sicilian record of Lindenia tetraphylla and a new regional record of Orthetrum nitidinerve, species not recorded since 1975 in mainland Sicily, are here reported. All individuals of L. tetraphylla and O. nitidinerve were observed in the same site in the province of Trapani.

Lindenia tetraphyllaEcologybiologyEcologyLindenia tetraphylla Orthetrum nitidinerve Odonata Sicily Trapani Habitats Directive IUCN Red ListsOrthetrum nitidinerveOdonatabiology.organism_classificationlanguage.human_languageGeographyInsect Sciencelcsh:ZoologylanguageMainlandlcsh:QL1-991Habitats DirectiveSicilianEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsFragmenta Entomologica
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First record of the vulnerable social parasite ant Plagiolepis grassei in Italy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

2017

The first Italian records of the rare parasitic ant species Plagiolepis grassei Le Masne, 1956 are here reported. This species is considered as “Vulnerable” by the IUCN’s Red List, and was previously recorded from France and Spain only.

MyrmecologyEcologybiologyEcologyHymenopterabiology.organism_classificationANTGeographic distributiongeographic distribution conservation rarity IUCN Red List myrmecology SicilyInsect SciencePlagiolepislcsh:ZoologyIUCN Red ListParasite hostinglcsh:QL1-991Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
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Red list of threatened vascular plants in Italy

2021

Italy has a rich natural heritage, which is dangerously under pressure. In recent years, there is an increased awareness of the crucial role of plants in ecosystem functioning and in providing ecosystem services. Consequently, an updated Red List of the Italian vascular flora was compiled in this work, at the request of the Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection, with the scientific support of the Italian Botanical Society. The IUCN Red List criteria were applied to 2,430 Italian native vascular plant taxa to assess their current extinction risk and to highlight the major threats affecting the Italian flora. Our results revealed that 54 taxa (2.2% of the assessed taxa) are extinc…

threatened plant0106 biological sciencesAgroforestrybiodiversity conservation; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; prioritization; threatened plantsSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaPlant ScienceprioritizationIUCN Red ListBiodiversity conservation010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesfloraGeographythreatened plantsThreatened speciesNatural heritageSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataIUCN Red ListBiodiversity conservation; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; prioritization; threatened plants; flora;EcosystemMediterranean BasinEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsBiodiversity conservation; threatened plants; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; prioritization010606 plant biology & botanyIUCN Red Lists
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