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Detailed Draft Conclusions on the Representation of Plant Species from Res Detailed draft conclusions on the representation of plant species from Res. No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention in proposed Emerald sites in Belarus, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine (Continental, Pannonian and Alpine-Carpathians) Important Notes: 1. This document includes all species reported present in the countries from Emerald databases (Databases analysed: final delivery 2015) and those species which are probably present according to literature data 2. Glossary: SUF (Sufficient): the occurrence of the species/habitat type is sufficiently well covered by the current ASCIs; no further sites are required. IN MIN (Insufficient minor): no new sites are required, but this species/habitat type should be added to the list of qualifying features on one or several of sites that have already been proposed for other species/habitat types. IN MOD (Insufficient moderate): one or several additional ASCIs (or extensions of ASCIs) must be proposed to achieve a sufficient coverage of the Emerald network for this species/ habitat type (IN MOD GEO means additional site(s) are only required in a specifically named region) IN MAJ (Insufficient major): none of the sites where this species/habitat type occurs have been proposed as ASCIs so far; in order to achieve a sufficient coverage of the Emerald network for the species/habitat type, one or several of these new ASCIs must therefore be proposed. SR (Scientific reserve): further research is required to identify the most appropriate ASCIs for this species/habitat type (research on identifying the most appropriate sites, on clarifying the correspondence of a habitat present to the definition of Res. 4 habitats, etc. ) SR Ref List (Scientific reserve on the Reference List): the regular occurrence of this species/habitat type is still uncertain and needs to be confirmed Delete from Ref List (delete from the Reference List), (for Plants also "Excl. Ref."): this species/habitat type is not naturally occurring and will be removed from the Reference List; no sites are required for this species/habitat type CD (Correction of data): the information about this species/habitat type in the Standard Data Form needs to be corrected/completed/deleted Codes can be combined, for example ‘IN MOD/ CD’ would indicate that additional sites are required and that the existing proposals need correcting or completing. Emerald Biogeographical Seminar Continental-Pannonian-Alpine(Car) 11-13 May 2016 - Draft Conclusions Page 1 of 14 Code Species Name iso biogeo pASCI pop. assessment pop. permanent Draft Conclusion Comments Draft Conclusion 1381 Dicranum viride BY CON 1 ( 1C) p( 2- (BOR:IN MAJ); only 1C site represents very low coverage (1C IN MOD ? 3localities) for whole country); Maslovsky (2005) indicates wider presence in Belarus; species is also present in bordering sites in Ukraine 1381 Dicranum viride MD CON Absent ? EXCL REF LIST 1381 Dicranum viride RU CON 1 ( 1C) (BOR:IN MOD); 1C site represent very low coverage; Maslovsky (2005) indicates possible wider presence in Eastern and Central Europe; 1381 Dicranum viride UA ALP- 3 ( 3B) p( 253- 1500i) possible geographical gap in central Carpathian part ? IN probably SUF ? Car MIN if the species can be added to existing sites ? 1381 Dicranum viride UA CON 4 ( 2B 2C) p( 1051- 500i) Mainly 1B and 2C sites may not represent the full range. IN MOD ? Maslovsky (2005) indicates possible wider presence in north- east (Chernihiv, Sumy) 1381 Dicranum viride UA PAN 1 ( 1B) p( 251- 500i) Only 1 site within pannonian region ? Possibly SUF if no IN MOD ? other areas exist ? 1383 Dichelyma capillaceum RU CON 1 ( 1C) (BOR:IN MOD); only 1C site (bordering Boreal biogeo region) IN MOD ? represents very low coverage; is the population assessment correct, if it is the only site ? 1383 Dichelyma capillaceum UA CON 1 ( 1B) 1B site represents rather lower coverage (1B for whole IN MOD ? country). Is population assessment correct ? 1386 Buxbaumia viridis UA ALP- 2 ( 2B) p( 752- 1500i) if site evaluations are correct, the maximum coverage might IN MOD ? Car represent up to 30 % of the total national pulation; Only 2B sites at country level; are the population assessments correct ? 1386 Buxbaumia viridis UA PAN 1 ( 1B) p( 501- 1000i) if site evaluations are correct, the maximum coverage might IN MOD ? represent up to 15 % of the total national pulation. Looking at the N2000 site distribution for this species, wider distribution might be possible; are the population assessments correct ? 1389 Meesia longiseta BY CON (BOR:IN MAJ); Presence of the species in bordering N2000 IN MAJ ? sites also suggests presence in Continental region in BY Emerald Biogeographical Seminar Continental-Pannonian-Alpine(Car) 11-13 May 2016 - Draft Conclusions Page 2 of 14 Code Species Name iso biogeo pASCI pop. assessment pop. permanent Draft Conclusion Comments Draft Conclusion 1389 Meesia longiseta RU CON (BOR:IN MOD); Ignatov M.S., Afonina O.M. & Ignatova E.A. IN MAJ ? 2006 indicate possible wider presence in European part of Russia 1389 Meesia longiseta UA ALP- Presence of the species in bordering N2000 site in PL (D-site) IN MAJ ? Car suggests possible presence in UA 1389 Meesia longiseta UA CON 1 ( 1A) p( 1- 100i) if site evaluation is correct, maximum coverage could be IN MOD ? 100%; Ignatov M.S., Afonina O.M. & Ignatova E.A. 2006 indicate possible wider presence. Is this the only site in the Continental region in UA 1393 Drepanocladus vernicosus BY CON 1 ( 1C) (BOR: IN MAJ); valid name for synonym has correctly been IN MOD ? (correct: Hamatocaulis given in the database (Hamatocaulis vernicosus, species vernicosus, nr 6216) code 6216). 1C site represent very low coverage 1393 Drepanocladus vernicosus RU CON 1 ( 1C) (BOR:IN MOD); 1C site represents rather low coverage IN MOD ? (national total 5 C-sites) 1393 Drepanocladus vernicosus UA ALP- 1 ( 1B) p( 501- 1000i) 1B site represents up to 15% of total coverage (national IN MOD ? Car total 3B, 1C); is this the only site in the Carpathians; Bordering N2000 site suggests presence in Western part of the Carpathians. 1393 Drepanocladus vernicosus UA CON 3 ( 2B 1C) p( 10000- 0i) 2B, 1C sites represent up to 32 % of national total coverage; IN MOD ? 1393 Drepanocladus vernicosus UA PAN 1 ( 1B) p( 501- 1000i) 1B site represents up to 15% of national total for a rather possibly SUF ? small pannonian region. 1419 Botrychium simplex BY CON 1 ( 1A) (BOR:SR); 1A site represents up to 100% of national total; IN MOD ? distribution map given by the coountry suggest presence in the centre of Belarus ? 1419 Botrychium simplex RU CON 1 ( 1C) (BOR:IN MAJ); 1C site (only site for Russia), represents only IN MOD ? up to 2% of national total; very low coverage. 1419 Botrychium simplex UA CON presence of the species in bordering site in Belarus might IN MAJ ? suggest presence in UA ? 1428 Marsilea quadrifolia UA CON 2 ( 2B) p( 601- 250i) 2B sites represent up to 30% of national total coverage; IN MOD ? distribution map given by country suggests presence in other areas in the continenetal region. Emerald Biogeographical Seminar Continental-Pannonian-Alpine(Car) 11-13 May 2016 - Draft Conclusions Page 3 of 14 Code Species Name iso biogeo pASCI pop. assessment pop. permanent Draft Conclusion Comments Draft Conclusion 1428 Marsilea quadrifolia UA PA presence in bordering areas in Slovakia and the distribution IN MAJ ? map given by the country suggest possible presence of the species ? 1437 Thesium ebracteatum BY CON 14 ( 1B 10C 3D) (BOR:IN MOD); 14 sites in Continental region represent up IN MOD ? to 35% of national total. Distribution map given by the country suggest large gap in eastern part of Continental region. 1437 Thesium ebracteatum RU CON 49 ( 49C) (BOR:IN MOD); 49C sites represent up to almost 100% of IN MOD ? national total, but the distribution map given by the country suggests presence in several other areas. 1437 Thesium ebracteatum UA CON 4 ( 2B 2C) p( 607- 1020i) 2B, 2C sites represent between 4 and 34 % of national total; IN MOD ? distribution map given by country suggest presence in various other areas. 1477 Pulsatilla patens BY CON 18 ( 1A 1B 13C 3D) (BOR:IN MOD); 18 sites in Continental region represent IN MOD ? between 17 and 35% of national total. Distribution map given by the country suggest large gap in eastern part of Continental region 1477 Pulsatilla patens RU CON 107 ( 107C) (BOR:IN MOD); 107 C-sites represent between 0 and 100% IN MOD ? of national total, but the distribution map given by the country suggests presence in several other areas. 1477 Pulsatilla patens UA CON 54 ( 52B 2C) p( 17310- if site evaluations are correct, 52B, 2C sites represent up to possibly SUF ? 37510i) 100 % of national total; distribution map given by country suggest presence in some other areas ? Possibly SUF ? 1516 Aldrovanda vesiculosa BY CON 6 ( 3A 1B 1C 1D) (BOR:SUF); 6 sites representing between 47 and 100% of IN MOD ? national total; bordering N2000 site in Poland suggest possible important area in North-West corner of Continental region (IN MIN if existing site) 1516 Aldrovanda vesiculosa RU CON 4 ( 4C) (BOR:SUF); 4C sites represent between 0 and 8 % of national IN MOD ? total coverage. Distribution map given by the country suggests total coverage in Continental region. Is this correct ? 1516 Aldrovanda vesiculosa UA CON 25 ( 25B) if site evaluations are correct, 25B sites represent up to 50 % possibly SUF ? of national total; distribution map given by country suggest presence in some other areas ? Possibly SUF ? Emerald Biogeographical Seminar Continental-Pannonian-Alpine(Car) 11-13 May 2016 - Draft Conclusions Page 4 of 14 Code Species Name iso biogeo pASCI pop. assessment pop. permanent Draft Conclusion Comments Draft Conclusion 1528 Saxifraga hirculus BY CON 3 ( 1A 2C) (BOR:IN MOD); if site evaluations are correct, 1A, 2C sites IN MOD ? represent between 2 and 19% of national total.
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