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Italy
320 IPAs have been identified to date in Italy.
Sites were selected for vascular plants, lichen, mosses, fungi and algae data and include coastal sites.
References:
- Blasi C., Marignani M., Copiz R. Fipaldini M., Bonacquisti S., Del Vico E., Rosati L. & Zavattero L. (in press) Important Plant Areas in Italy: from data to mapping. Biological Conservation DOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.08.019; Blasi C. et al., 2009, A thematic contribution to the National Biodiversity Strategy: mapping the Important Plant Areas in Italy. Rome, Italy.
Coordinating organisations:
- Interuniversity Research Centre ‘Biodiversity, Plant Sociology & Landscape Ecology’ Sapeinza University of Rome
- The Italian Society of Botany
- The Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Protection (Nature Protection Directorate)