The Majella National Park: a case study for the conservation of plant biodiversity in the Italian Apennines

By

Di Cecco, Valter
Di Santo, Marco
Di Musciano, Michele
Manzi, Aurelio
Di Cecco, Mirella
Ciaschetti, Giampiero
Marcantonio, Giuseppe
Di Martino, Luciano

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-8-20

Original Publication

Italian botanist

Volume

10

Pages

1--24

Subjects

ex-situ conservation , plant biodiversity , restocking , seed bank

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft 2016-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.10.52952

 

Abstract

The Majella National Park (MNP) is a tangible example of the interaction between ex-situ and in-situ conservation of endemic, rare, or endangered species at a Regional level in the context of the Italian national parks. The MNP has the facilities and carries out activities for the conservation of plant biodiversity: it includes botanical gardens, a seed bank, a nursery, and a network of “guardian farmers”, an authentic “granary” in which to protect and conserve biodiversity in and around the Majella massif (central Italy).