Action A.7
Field trip in Mt. Oiti for sampling of Juniperus foetidissima population and stands. For the needs of the study for the population structure: tree cores for age estimations, heights and breast diameters were measured from Juniperus foetidissima trees in 2 more locations: Stenovouni and Akonorachi.
Action C.1
Finalization of the studies and submission to Forestry Service of Lamia for approval. Preparation of the contract that have to be signed between Region Of Sterea Ellada and Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Action C.3
Land use/cover changes between 1945, 1960 and 2013 were monitored in Mount Kallidromo by using air photos and satellite images in order to investigate the temporal evolution of forest openings. Two abstracts were prepared and submitted to the silvopastoral world congress to be held in Portugal in September 2016.
Action C.5
Conservation and plant care works of the grafted cypress and the rest cypress plants.
Interventions license for approval of (plantations and other actions) through the National Park from the competent public service.
Transportation most of the grafted by Juniperus foetidissima cypress plants in a safe place in Oiti. Planting some of them in Trapeza location and transplantation the 500 Juniperus foetidissima plants from Cyprus Island directly to the Matakia location from the Holy Monastery of Agathon in Oiti mountain (where these has been for a short acclimatization).
Action C.6
Finalization of the studies and submission to Forestry Service of Lamia for approval. Preparation of the contract that have to be signed between Region Of Sterea Ellada and Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Action C.7
Scoring of seed germination experiments (including cut-tests and addition of 1000 ppm GA3) for Ranunculus lateriflorus (collection sites - dates:
Livadies - 23.06.2013), Polygonum sp. (collection sites - dates: Greveno – 13.08.2013), Myosurus minimus (collection site - date: Greveno - 21.07.2014), Limosella aquatica (collection site - date: Livadies -
23.06.2013) and Juncus bufonius (collection site - date: Greveno - 21.07.2014).
Seed collection of immature and mature fruits of Verbena supina (collection site: Nevropoli, Kallidromo, collection dates: 09.11.2015 – 26.11.2015).
Action C.8
Removal of shrubs and grass in three areas (a total of 15 ha) in Oiti National Park for the improvement of habitat and food sources of Alectoris graeca*.
Action C.9
On 20th of November a visit at the Forestry Service of Lamia took place about approval of the special study for the wild trees plantation action and after the final comments of the Service. The final approval is expected. The same day a visit took place at the Management Body of the National Park of Oiti and the plantation Study delivered after the completion of the comments of the Forestry Service of Lamia.
Offers from electric fences providers received and the final provider selected. Delivery of 30 electric fences will take place in December. A communication with the Beekeepers Club of Lamia took place about the dissemination of the electric fences. The Board of the Club decided to provide additional electric fences in collaboration with the project provision.
Communication with wild fruit providers took place, offers received and the subcontractor for the plantation selected and a meeting with him took place in 20th of November.
Action D.2
The data collected from the ten collared cows continued to be processed and evaluated. It was found that the 105 cows of the Papaioannou herd in Nevropoli coved while grazing an area of about 1500 ha in the whole summer period.
Action D.5
On 20th of November Mr Lazaros Georgiadis participated in a special event organized by the Management Body of the National Park of Oiti about the presentation of the results of the monitoring of the gray wolf (Lupus canis) at the area by Kallisto NGO. During the event a meeting with the president of the Stockbreeders took place with discussion about the situation of donated Greek Shepherd dogs. Both the two cubs he received in the framework of the project were poisoned by poison baits.
Action F.1
Preparation of the Mid Term Report (MtR). The MtR will be submitted on 31 January 2016.
General
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