NDLI: The distribution of Iberian gypsophilous flora as a criterion for conservation policy

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Martínez Hernández, Fabián Pérez García, Francisco Javier Garrido Becerra, Juan Antonio Mendoza Fernández, Antonio Jesús Medina Cazorla, José Miguel Martínez Nieto, María Isabel Calvente, María Encarnación Merlo Poveda, Juan Francisco Mota
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Within the EU territory, gypsum habitats with a peculiar flora are exclusively restricted to the eastern half of the Iberian Peninsula. The Habitats Directive considers the scrublands belonging to the Gypsophiletalia order as priority habitats (habitats 1,520). Although these scrublands do not represent the only kind of vegetation associated with gypsum outcrops, they tend to occur together with other types of communities that grow exclusively on this substrate. As far as vascular flora is concerned, there are some species that grow exclusively on Iberian gypsums and are accordingly included in the Spanish Red List. Besides, given the fragmentary character and punctuated location of these outcrops, the protection of this Iberian habitat and its flora is, therefore, an enormous challenge for any preservation policy. The disjunct distribution of the flora faithfully reflects this geological feature of gypsum areas. Consequently, a proper and detailed knowledge of the distribution of the gypsophilous vascular flora can be very useful in formulating an efficient preservation policy for these habitats. Using the checklist of the Iberian gypsophilous flora, we collected a wide data base with records of distribution arranged into 10 × 10 km UTM grids. For each of the 1,241 grids where at least one gypsophyte was recorded we reckoned a series of parameters in order to determine the priority level of the flora for preservation purposes. These parameters were specific richness, gypsophily level, continuous and discontinuous rarity and endangered level. Our analyses reveal serious gaps in the Spanish network of protected sites with gypsophilous flora, the most important being located in the Hoya de Baza.
Starting Page	1353
Ending Page	1364
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09603115
Journal	Biodiversity and Conservation
Volume Number	20
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	15729710
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-03-11
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Biodiversity Endemic species Gypsophily Gypsophyte Gypsophile EU priority habitat Evolutionary Biology Tree Biology Plant Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Conservation priority of endemic Chinese flora at family and genus levels

Endemic flora biodiversity in the south of the Iberian Peninsula: altitudinal distribution, life forms and dispersal modes

Plant communities as a tool for setting priorities in biodiversity conservation: a novel approach to Iberian aquatic vegetation

Beyond prime areas of nature protection in East Africa: conservation ecology of a narrowly distributed Kenyan endemic bird species

Climate change impacts on endemic, high-elevation lichens in a biodiversity hotspot

Environmental determinants of freshwater mollusc biodiversity and identification of priority areas for conservation in Mediterranean water courses

Plant Biodiversity in China: Richly Varied, Endangered, and in Need of Conservation

Management tradeoffs between focal species and biodiversity: endemic plant conservation and solitary bee extinction

Rarity and threat relationships in the conservation planning of Iberian flora

The distribution of Iberian gypsophilous flora as a criterion for conservation policy

Similar Documents

Conservation priority of endemic Chinese flora at family and genus levels

Endemic flora biodiversity in the south of the Iberian Peninsula: altitudinal distribution, life forms and dispersal modes

Plant communities as a tool for setting priorities in biodiversity conservation: a novel approach to Iberian aquatic vegetation

Beyond prime areas of nature protection in East Africa: conservation ecology of a narrowly distributed Kenyan endemic bird species

Climate change impacts on endemic, high-elevation lichens in a biodiversity hotspot

Environmental determinants of freshwater mollusc biodiversity and identification of priority areas for conservation in Mediterranean water courses

Plant Biodiversity in China: Richly Varied, Endangered, and in Need of Conservation

Management tradeoffs between focal species and biodiversity: endemic plant conservation and solitary bee extinction

Rarity and threat relationships in the conservation planning of Iberian flora

The distribution of Iberian gypsophilous flora as a criterion for conservation policy