Are Red Lists really useful for plant conservation? The New Red List of the Italian Flora in the perspective of national conservation policies

Rossi, G.; Montagnani, C.; Abeli, T.; Gargano, D.; Peruzzi, L.; Fenu, G.; Magrini, S.; Gennai, M.; Foggi, B.; Wagensommer, R. P.; Ravera, S.; Cogoni, A.; Aleffi, M.; Alessandrini, A.; Bacchetta, G.; Bagella, S.; Bartolucci, F.; Bedini, G.; Bernardo, L.; Bovio, M.; Castello, M.; Conti, F.; Domina, G.; Farris, E.; Gentili, R.; Gigante, D.; Peccenini, S.; Persiani, A. M.; Poggio, L.; Prosser, F.; Santangelo, A.; Selvaggi, Angela; Villani, M. C.; Wilhalm, T.; Zappa, E.; Zotti, M.; Tartaglini, N.; Ardenghi, N. M. G.; Blasi, C.; Raimondo, F. M.; Venturella, G.; Cogoni, D.; Puglisi, M.; Campisi, P.; Miserere, L.; Perrino, E. V.; Strumia, S.; Iberite, M.; Lucchese, F.; Fabrinit, G.; Orsenigo, S.

doi:10.1080/11263504.2013.868375

“The New Red List of the Italian Flora” includes all the Italian policy species and other species of known conservation concerns for a total of 400 taxa, 65% of which are threatened with extinction. The Red List is based on a huge georeferenced data-set useful for conservation purposes.

Are Red Lists really useful for plant conservation? The New Red List of the Italian Flora in the perspective of national conservation policies / G. Rossi, C. Montagnani, T. Abeli, D. Gargano, L. Peruzzi, G. Fenu, S. Magrini, M. Gennai, B. Foggi, R.P. Wagensommer, S. Ravera, A. Cogoni, M. Aleffi, A. Alessandrini, G. Bacchetta, S. Bagella, F. Bartolucci, G. Bedini, L. Bernardo, M. Bovio, et al.. - In: PLANT BIOSYSTEMS. - ISSN 1724-5575. - STAMPA. - 148 (2):(2014), pp. 187-190. [10.1080/11263504.2013.868375]