Ecological response to human trampling and conservation status ofHelianthemum caput-felis(Cistaceae) at the eastern periphery of its range

Fenu, Giuseppe; Cogoni, Donatella; Sulis, Elena; Bacchetta, Gianluigi

doi:10.1080/12538078.2015.1060898

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“…Despite the field efforts in recent years (e.g. Gentili et al 2010;Fenu et al 2011Fenu et al , 2015a long-term monitoring data were available only in few cases, while a severe knowledge gap in population size was often detected. In several cases the general population trends and the population size could be extrapolated from the literature or provided by specialists (expertbased judgment), but updated field data are necessary to obtain reliable assessments.…”

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“…Additionally, ex situ strategies should be put into practice. Seed collection and conservation in seed banks and cultivation in botanical gardens will ensure the possibility of future reinforcement or reintroduction of H. caput-felis in eventual suitable habitats, as already done in some Spanish regions and lately proposed for Sardinia (Fenu et al 2015). Moreover, the species should be included in the National Red List and protected by law, incorporating it in the Algerian Decree for the list of wild plant species under protection.…”

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“…o r g > (Agulló et al 2010), with a narrow fragmented distribution along the western Mediterranean coastlines (López-González 1993). As a consequence, it suffers the direct pressure of urban expansion (Padilla et al 2014) and also the impact of tourism and human trampling (Fenu et al 2012(Fenu et al , 2015. Consequently, wild populations of H. caputfelis are severely fragmented, the number of mature individuals is decreasing, and active processes of population regression have also been detected (Agulló et al 2013).…”

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“…Up to now, some specific studies about H. caputfelis have been carried out based on applications of geographic information system (e.g., Marco et al 2011;Padilla et al 2014), reproductive biology (Tébar et al 1997;Rodríguez-Pérez 2005;Agulló et al 2015), population genetic diversity (Agulló et al 2011) and conservation issues (Pujol 2001;Agulló et al 2010;Fenu et al 2012Fenu et al , 2015, but mainly from Spanish and Italian regional populations. Although the presence of this taxon in northern Africa is reported by regional floras or herbarium databases (Quézel & Santa 1962-1963Fennane et al 1999;GBIF.org 2015), data are still scarce about the current distribution and conservation status in those African territories.…”

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An updated report on the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Cat’s Head Rockrose Helianthemum caput-felis (Magnoliopsida: Violales: Cistaceae) in Algeria

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T h r e a tt e n e d T a x a T h e J o u r n a l o f T h r e a tt e n e d T a x a fi s d e d fi c a tt e d tt o b u fi l d fi n g e v fi d e n c e f o r c o n s e r v a fi o n g l o b a l l y b y p u b l fi s h fi n g p e e r -r e v fi ew e d a r fi c l e s o n l fi n e e v e r y m o n tt h a tt a r e a s o n a b l y r a p fi d r a tt e a tt www . tt h r e a tt e n e d tt a x a . o r g. A l l a r fi c l e s p u b l fi s h e d fi n J o T T a r e r e g fi s tt e r e d u n d e r C r e a fi v e C omm o n s A tt r fi b u fi o n 4 . 0 I n tt e r n a fi o n a l L fi c e n s e u n l e s s o tt h e rw fi s e m e n fi o n e d . J o T T a l l ow s u n r e s tt r fi c tt e d u s e o f a r fi c l e s fi n a n y m e d fi um , r e p r o d u c fi o n , a n d d fi s tt r fi b u fi o n b y p r o v fi d fi n g a d e q u a tt e c r e d fi tt tt o tt h e a u tt h o r s a n d tt h e s o u r c e o f p u b l fi c a fi o n .O P E N A C C E S S P a r tt n e r www . tt h r e a tt e n e d tt a x a . o r g I S S N 0 9 7 4 -7 9 0 7 ( O n l fi n e ) | I S S N 0 9 7 4 -7 8 9 3 ( P r fi n tt ) B u fi l d fi n g e v fi d e n c e f o r c o n s e r v a fi o n g l o b a l l y J o u r n a l o f T h r e a tt e n e d T a x a P u b l fi s h e r / H o s tt Author Contribution: AJ, MAA and AT carried out the fieldwork. JCA and AJ studied and analysed the information from literature, herbaria sheets and databases. Finally, the paper was written jointly by JCA, AJ and MBC. Acknowledgements:We thank Caroline Loup, curator of the MPU Herbarium, and Roxali Bijmoer, Collections Manager in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, for kindly sending photographs of the herbarium material with rare information included in the databases. We also thank to M.M. Martínez-Ortega, J. Peñas and S. Barrios for assistance during the fieldwork. The authors also thank the two anonymous reviewers and the Subject Editor for their helpful comments and suggestions. Abstract: Helianthemum caput-felis is an Endangered plant species growing in the western Mediterranean basin. Its distribution is well known to the European and Moroccan regional populations, but no data from its distribution in Algeria have been reported since the middle 20 th century. In this study, we provide an up-to-date report on the distribution of the species in Algeria. Fieldwork surveys in the classical locations were unsuccessful in finding the species, probably due to human habitat disturbances; however, a relict location was found in Ain-el-Kerma, near one of the historical known locations. As there is reduced distribution we point out the main causes that threaten the habitat of H. caput-felis according to IUCN threats classification scheme and we also propose to label it in the Algerian Red List as regionally Critically Endangered (CRreg B1ab(i,ii,iii, v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D). An updated report on the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Cat's Head RockroseKeywords: Conservation, IUCN, Mediterranean flora, northern Africa, threatened flora.Spanish abstract: Helianthemum caput-felis...

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“…Similarly, trampling was demonstrated as a critical factor affecting threatened plant persistence in Mediterranean coastal habitats (Fenu et al . ). In our study, grazing and trampling, related to domestic and feral animals as well as to human recreational activities, negatively affected morphometric and reproductive parameters of plants both indirectly (by modifying the micro‐ecological conditions) and also through direct plant damage.…”

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The importance of the Cisto‐Lavanduletalia coastal habitat on population persistence of the narrow endemic Dianthus morisianus (Caryophyllaceae)

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In Mediterranean coastal dune habitats, the facilitative mechanisms among plants could be crucial for the persistence of several plants for which survival is linked to a fragile equilibrium with the surrounding microenvironment. The aim of this study was to verify whether there exists a facilitative effect on Dianthus morisianus Vals., a narrow endemic plant of Sardinia, and to analyze the potential importance of facilitative effects via the analysis of the interaction outcome with the nurse plants. Forty-five plots of 1 × 1 m were randomly placed within the habitat where D. morisianus grows preferentially, composed of sclerophyllous shrubs (Cisto-Lavanduletalia sensu Habitats Directive). All D. morisianus plants recorded within the plots were assigned to one of the three microhabitats identified: (i) open areas in the inter-shrub discontinuities, (ii) under shrubs canopy influence and (iii) inside the shrubs. For each D. morisianus plant, the reproductive or vegetative status and both morphological and reproductive traits, as well as the possible physical damage (grazing and trampling), were measured. Inside the Cisto-Lavanduletalia habitat there was a greater number of reproductive plants, whereas in the open patches the vegetative plants prevailed. Morphological and reproductive parameters varied significantly among microhabitats and showed higher values inside the shrubs. As expected, grazing and trampling negatively affected mainly plants growing in the open and below microhabitats. A strong facilitative interaction between D. morisianus and the coastal Cisto-Lavanduletalia habitat was found: this habitat had a crucial positive effect on the persistence of D. morisianus and preserved this threatened plant; therefore, it is essential to primarily conserve the Cisto-Lavanduletalia habitat.

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Ecological response to human trampling and conservation status ofHelianthemum caput-felis(Cistaceae) at the eastern periphery of its range

Cited by 11 publications

References 51 publications

Conserving plant diversity in Europe: outcomes, criticisms and perspectives of the Habitats Directive application in Italy

Conserving plant diversity in Europe: outcomes, criticisms and perspectives of the Habitats Directive application in Italy

<b>An updated report on the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Cat’s Head Rockrose <I>Helianthemum caput-felis</I> (Magnoliopsida: Violales: Cistaceae) in Algeria</b>

The importance of the Cisto‐Lavanduletalia coastal habitat on population persistence of the narrow endemic Dianthus morisianus (Caryophyllaceae)

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