<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Lotus sanguineus</italic> is one of the endemic taxa from Mediterranean Region of Turkey. It has hitherto been known from type locality and was assessed under VU and EN categories despite the lack of information on the population size, number of location and habitat quality. This study aims to determine the global conservation status and conservation strategies of the narrow endemic species. We collected all available data and evaluated them with the field studies. We reported the sizes of populations, altitude, coordinates, habitat types and the threats it faces for each locality. GeoCAT analyses at global levels indicate the extent of occurrence 19.965 km2 and area of occupancy 9 km2 and there could be an inferred decline due to habitat loss and fragmentation of the original population, suggesting this species might be classified as Critically Endangered, based on criterium B1ab (i, ii, iii) + 2ab (i, ii, iii) in the Red List categorization. Conservation priorities include life history and ecology studies, in-situ conservation, population monitoring and ex-situ conservation to prevent the destruction of the existing gene pool.</abstract>

Lotus sanguineus is one of the endemic taxa from Mediterranean Region of Turkey. It has hitherto been known from type locality and was assessed under VU and EN categories despite the lack of information on the population size, number of location and habitat quality. This study aims to determine the global conservation status and conservation strategies of the narrow endemic species. We collected all available data and evaluated them with the field studies. We reported the sizes of populations, altitude, coordinates, habitat types and the threats it faces for each locality. GeoCAT analyses at global levels indicate the extent of occurrence 19.965 km2 and area of occupancy 9 km2 and there could be an inferred decline due to habitat loss and fragmentation of the original population, suggesting this species might be classified as Critically Endangered, based on criterium B1ab (i, ii, iii) + 2ab (i, ii, iii) in the Red List categorization. Conservation priorities include life history and ecology studies, in-situ conservation, population monitoring and ex-situ conservation to prevent the destruction of the existing gene pool.

Conservation assessment and action on <italic>Lotus sanguineus</italic> (Fabaceae), a critically endangered endemic species to Turkey

Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology

Hacquetia

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Conservation assessment and action on  (Fabaceae), a critically endangered endemic species to Turkey

Lotus sanguineus is one of the endemic taxa from Mediterranean Region of Turkey. It has hitherto been known from type locality and was assessed under VU and EN...

Conservation assessment and action on Lotus sanguineus (Fabaceae), a critically endangered endemic species to Turkey

Published Online: Jun 25, 2020

Page range: 307 - 315

Received: Dec 31, 2019

Accepted: Mar 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2020-0003

Keywords
Conservation action, IUCN assessment, (Vural) D. D. Sokoloff, Endemic, Turkey

© 2020 Ümit Subaşı et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Conservation assessment and action on Lotus sanguineus (Fabaceae), a critically endangered endemic species to Turkey

Published Online: Jun 25, 2020

Page range: 307 - 315

Received: Dec 31, 2019

Accepted: Mar 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2020-0003

KeywordsConservation action, IUCN assessment, (Vural) D. D. Sokoloff, Endemic, Turkey

© 2020 Ümit Subaşı et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Conservation action, IUCN assessment, (Vural) D. D. Sokoloff, Endemic, Turkey