Vascular Plant Red List for Iceland
Citation
Wasowicz P, Heiðmarsson S (2020). Vascular Plant Red List for Iceland. Version 1.2. Icelandic Institute of Natural History. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2875162 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-21.Description
In Iceland, the first red list of vascular plants was compiled in 1996 (Náttúrufræðistofnun 1996), and then updated in 2008. The present edition of the Vascular Plant Red List for Iceland constitutes the second update of the list from 1996 and it is based on refined data on species distribution, new information on species biology and ecology as well as new observations made during monitoring activities by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. The Vascular Plant Red List for Iceland reviews the status of plant species according to IUCN red listing guidelines. It was compiled in order to identify species that are threatened with extinction in Iceland and thus facilitate conservation efforts that should be undertaken to improve their status and prevent further decline. As a result of the present assessment one species was considered regionally extinct (RE), eight were classified as critically endangered (CR), seven as endangered(EN) and 31 as vulnerable (VU). According to our assessment ten species can be treated as near threatened (NT). Due to the lack of sufficient data ten species were classified in data deficient category (DD).Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The present assessment is focused on mainland Iceland as well as all smaller islands (e.g. Grímsey, Hrísey etc.), island archipelagos (Vestmannaeyjar archipelago) and small islets (e.g. numerous small islets in Breiðafjörður) being in close proximity to Iceland and thus closely connected biogeographically.
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Pawel Wasowiczoriginator
position: research scientist
Icelandic Institute of Natural History
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Akureyri
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Telephone: +3545900500
email: pawel@ni.is
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Starri Heiðmarsson
originator
position: research scientist
Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Borgir vid Nordurslod
Akureyri
600
IS
Telephone: +3545900500
email: starri@ni.is
Pawel Wasowicz
metadata author
position: research scientist
Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Borgir vid Nordurslod
Akureyri
600
IS
Telephone: +354 5 900 500
email: pawel@ni.is
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6864-6786
Pawel Wasowicz
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email: pawel@ni.is
Pawel Wasowicz
administrative point of contact
position: research scientist
Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Borgir vid Nordurslod
Akureyri
600
IS
Telephone: +3545900500
email: pawel@ni.is
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6864-6786
Starri Heiðmarsson
administrative point of contact
position: research scientist
Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Borgir vid Nordurslod
Akureyri
600
IS
Telephone: +3545900500
email: starri@ni.is