Plant micro-reserves in Valencia (E. Spain): A model to preserve threatened flora in China?

Plant micro-reserves in Valencia (E. Spain): A model to preserve threatened flora in China?

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The Valencian Community (eastern Spain) was the pioneer territory establishing plant micro-reserves (PMRs).Its model to protect small sites for endemic and endangered plants has been exported to liftmaster 3 button station several countries around the globe.This paper highlights 1) the role of PMRs to complement the protection provided by large protected areas, 2) how the establishment of PMRs fosters the increase of floristic knowledge, and 3) the fact vu flow that continuous monitoring of PMRs also yields new records of endangered species found within the same PMRs.The flexibility of the PMR approach -it can be adapted to other national and regional legislations- allows its transfer to other rich-biodiversity regions and countries such as China.Keywords: Plant micro-reserves, in situ conservation, Threatened species, Endemic plants, Protected areas.