The Endemic Vascular Flora of Supramontes (Sardinia), a Priority Plant Conservation Area

Fenu, Giuseppe; Mattana, Efisio; Congiu, Angelino; Bacchetta, Gianluigi

doi:10.15553/c2010v652a10

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“…Moreover, like the Supramontes region (FENU & al., 2010), Gennargentu represents a southern European "refugium" (sensu TZEDAKIS & al., 2002) In particular, rocky habitats and windy summit areas, in spite of their limited extension, form a very important reservoir for the local biodiversity (MÉDAIL & QUÉZEL, 1997). The high percentage of Sardinian endemics (35.46%) and, within these, of the taxa exclusively growing on Gennargentu (6.38%) testifies the floristic autonomy of the massif.…”

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“…S-W Sardinia), or in the Supramontes area (i.e. C-E Sardinia, just around Gennargentu), the number of Sardinian exclusive endemics tends to be higher than in Gennargentu (BACCHETTA & PONTECORVO, 2005;FENU & al., 2010).…”

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“…These authors, basing on their studies on the vascular endemic flora of Sulcis-Iglesiente, conferred the rank of biogeographic sector to these territories. Furthermore, a Sinisico subsector (included in the Campidano Sector) has been identified by FENU & BACCHETTA (2008) for the Sinis Peninsula (Central-Western Sardinia), while FENU & al. (2010) proposed a new biogeographic sector for the Supramontes region (Central-Eastern Sardinia).…”

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“…During the last decade, numerous authors have examined the endemic vascular flora of different Mediterranean countries, in relation to their conservation and threats (Blanca et al, 1998;Melendo et al, 2003;Gimenez et al, 2004;Penas et al, 2005;Bacchetta & Pontecorvo, 2005;Bacchetta et al, 2005;Lorite et al, 2007;Stancic et al, 2008;Randelović et al, 2008;Yildiztugay et al, 2009;Fenu et al, 2010). This work provides a further contribution focused to increase the knowledge on this important but still little known Sicilian area.…”

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Phytogeographic survey on the endemic vascular flora of the Hyblaean territory (SE Sicily, Italy)

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Sciandrello

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Abstract.-A survey of the endemic flora of the Hyblaean territory, important centre of biodiversity and speciation in Sicily, is presented. The endemic flora of this area consists of 105 taxa. Among them, 39 are included in the IUCN Regional Red List and 32 in the National Red List, 17 Orchidaceae are protected by the CITES and 3 in the EU 92/43 Habitat Directive. The most represented families are Asteraceae and Orchidaceae (17%), Lamiaceae (10%). A large number of species are endemic to Sicily or central-southern Italy and Sicily. The endemic taxa exclusive to the Hyblaean territory are 20. Life form spectrum of the endemic flora indicates the predominance of geophytes (28.6%), chamaephytes (26.7%), hemicryptophytes (24.8%). The analysis of the habitat put in evidence that the endemics are widespread in garrigues, rocky walls and rocky coasts, dry grassland, woods and synantropic places. In this work, it's also provided an assessment of the conservation status of Hyblaean endemics and proposition for their protection.Key words : endemic flora -life forms -habitat -conservation status -Hyblaean territory -Sicily.Résumé.-Le territoire ibléen est un centre important pour la biodiversité et la spéciation en Sicile. Sa flore endémique représente 105 taxons. Beaucoup sont menacés par différentes activités humaines (agriculture intensive, urbanisation, pâturage, industrialisation). Parmi les taxons endémiques, 39 sont inclus dans la Liste rouge de l'UICN régionale et 32 dans la Liste rouge nationale, 17 Orchidaceae sont protégées par la CITES et 3 par la directive Habitat 92/43. Les familles les plus représentées sont: Asteraceae and Orchidaceae (17%), Lamiaceae (10%). Le spectre biologique de cette flore montre la dominance des géophytes (28,6%), chaméphytes (26,7%), hémicryptophytes (24,8%). L'analyse des habitats montre que les endémiques sont répandues dans les garrigues, parois rocheuses et côtes rocheuses, les prairies sèches, les bois et lieux anthropisés. Nous donnons une évaluation sur l'état de conservation des endé-miques de ce territoire et des propositions pour leur protection.Mots clés : flore endémique -formes de vie -habitat -état de conservationterritoire ibléen -Sicile.

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“…However, the endemic plant richness is not uniformly distributed, but depends largely on environmental conditions and, for this phenomenon, the endemism-rich areas at the regional level are defined as micro-hotspots . In Sardinia, three micro-hotspots are identified (Supramontes, Iglesiente, and Gennargentu; see the map in Cañ adas et al 2014); these micro-hotspots, corresponding to the biogeographic units defined by Fenu et al (2014), not only host more than 20% of regional endemics, but also a high number of narrow endemics (Fenu et al 2010;Cañ adas et al 2014).…”

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Threatened Sardinian vascular flora: A synthesis of 10 years of monitoring activities

Fenu

Cogoni

Pinna

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The in situ conservation activities carried out in the last 10 years on endemic and threatened Sardinian vascular flora were analysed. Monitored species were selected following the policy species (listed in the Habitat Directive) and following the regional responsibility criterion. A monitoring scheme, with three levels of intensity, was applied and economic costs of the monitoring activities were analysed. In the 10-year long field work, 49 taxa corresponding to 50% of policy species and to 22.5% of the Sardinian endemics were monitored. The Sulcitano-Iglesiente sector showed the highest number of monitored taxa (20), whereas the Gennargenteo sector showed the highest number of populations monitored (32). A variation of the relative importance of the three levels of monitoring has been detected and most of the protocols showed a high level of intensity and complexity (90%). Plant-monitoring programmes have been considerably intensified over time with an increase in the total costs; the most important cost was the staff. The economic resources increased significantly over time, both in personnel and travelling costs. Consequently, in order to ensure sufficient support to in situ conservation activities in Sardinia, increased public funding will be necessary.

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The Endemic Vascular Flora of Supramontes (Sardinia), a Priority Plant Conservation Area

Cited by 59 publications

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Floristic Traits and Biogeographic Characterization of the Gennargentu Massif (Sardinia)

Floristic Traits and Biogeographic Characterization of the Gennargentu Massif (Sardinia)

Phytogeographic survey on the endemic vascular flora of the Hyblaean territory (SE Sicily, Italy)

Threatened Sardinian vascular flora: A synthesis of 10 years of monitoring activities

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