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Research on the health condition of the sweet chestnut in the Vevchani Springs Nature Monument, and assessment of the need and possibility for biological protection from fungi Cryphonectria parasitica
Identification, assessment, and detailed description of the current health status of the sweet chestnut trees in the Vevchani Springs Nature Monument; Collection of bark samples from active and passive cankers for fungal isolation and further laboratory research; Determination of the v-k type of the obtained isolates in vitro; Determination of the presence of hypovirulence and the degree/percentage of presence of hypovirulent isolates; Preparation and implementation of an interactive map with the location of individual trees, presenting important data for each tree (description, dimensions, measures, and other notes), for future applicative and scientific-research activities.
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.