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Innovative In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation Strategies of the Madonie Fir Abies nebrodensis

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  • Arcangela Frascella

    (Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Gianni Della Rocca

    (Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Sara Barberini

    (Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Giovanni Emiliani

    (Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Stefano Secci

    (Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Maurizio Lambardi

    (Institute for BioEconomy (IBE), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Carla Benelli

    (Institute for BioEconomy (IBE), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Waed Tarraf

    (Institute for BioEconomy (IBE), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Tolga Izgu

    (Institute for BioEconomy (IBE), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

  • Rosario Schicchi

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (SAF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Maria Antonietta Germanà

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (SAF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Nourhene Jouini

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (SAF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Filippo Amato

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (SAF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Di Noto

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (SAF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Gaetano La Placa

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (SAF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Anna Geraci

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (SAF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Peppuccio Bonomo

    (Ente Parco delle Madonie, Corso Paolo Agliata 16, 90027 Petralia Sottana, Italy)

  • Montserrat Arista

    (Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo-1095, 41080 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Francisco Balao

    (Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo-1095, 41080 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Anass Terrab

    (Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo-1095, 41080 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Jose C. Del Valle

    (Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo-1095, 41080 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Vincenzo Lo Meo

    (Sicilia, Dipartimento per lo Sviluppo Rurale e Territoriale, Via della Regione Siciliana Nord Ovest 4600, 90145 Palermo, Italy)

  • Roberto Danti

    (Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), SS Sesto Fiorentino, National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)

Abstract

Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei is an endemic species of the north-west of Sicily located in an 84 ha area in the Madonie Regional park. The current population is limited to 30 relic adult trees and a fluctuating number of juveniles of natural regeneration. The species is defined as “Critically Endangered” in the Italian list of threatened plants and is classified as CR-D in the 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This article reports the key action undertaken by the LIFE4FIR project aimed at preserving A. nebrodensis , and the results obtained so far in three years of activity. OpenArrays SNPs genotyping revealed a high rate of inbreeding in the natural population and that the adult trees are genetically related. Controlled cross-pollination was consequently performed to increase the genetic variability of the progeny. Outbred offspring are currently being grown in the nursery. Reforestation has been planned by using 4000 selected outbred seedlings in 10 areas within Madonie Park to create re-diffusion cores. Support and protection of the relic population have been implemented through regular phytosanitary surveys, as well as new fencing and video surveillance systems against grazing and wild herbivores. A seedbank and cryobank for the long-term germplasm conservation have been established.

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  • Arcangela Frascella & Gianni Della Rocca & Sara Barberini & Giovanni Emiliani & Stefano Secci & Maurizio Lambardi & Carla Benelli & Waed Tarraf & Tolga Izgu & Rosario Schicchi & Maria Antonietta Germa, 2022. "Innovative In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation Strategies of the Madonie Fir Abies nebrodensis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-16, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:19:p:12643-:d:933774
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