Reviewing the ecological studies on the endangered endemic Plantago almogravensis Franco, an Al hyper-accumulator plant, and combining these with morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular data, a significant knowledge on the limiting factors that cause its narrow geographical distribution and rarity status is achieved, which can contribute for suited conservation guidelines. Emphasis was given on: (i) major factors limiting P. almogravensis' ecological niche (biotic and abiotic); (ii) phases of the life cycle and population dynamics; (iii) and phylogenetically close taxa (P. subulata aggregate); to fill knowledge gaps in the uniqueness of P. almogravensis ecology, its phylogeny and conservation status. The identification of relevant ecological data and using plant functional (morphological and physiological) traits, as well as genetic attributes, substantiates into a powerful tool to guide protection and conservation measures, usable towards this and other endangered hyper-accumulator plant species. The knowledge of the limitations of this strongly narrowed-distributed plant, allows for better conservation measures' design and to guide value and investment strategies, to secure the species' current area (habitat conservation and reclamation) and/or direct the expansion of the existing population (assisting in populational densification, and colonization) and/or grant ex-situ conservation (genetic resources conservation).

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生态学作为一种工具，有助于保护稀有和特有的地中海车前草物种

回顾濒临灭绝的特有植物超级植物Plant木（Plantago almogravensis Franco）的生态学研究，并将其与形态，生理，生化和分子数据相结合，从而获得有关导致其狭窄的地理分布和稀有状态的限制因素的重要知识，这可以有助于制定合适的保护准则。重点放在：（i）限制疟原虫生态位（生物和非生物）的主要因素；（ii）生命周期和人口动态的各个阶段；（iii）和系统发育上接近的分类单元（次生P. subulata聚集体）；填补知识缺陷，弥补了P. almogravensis生态学的独特性，系统发育和保护状况。识别相关的生态数据并利用植物的功能（形态和生理）特征，以及遗传属性，都可以证明是指导保护和保存措施的有力工具，可用于该物种和其他濒临灭绝的高蓄积植物物种。了解这种高度狭窄的植物的局限性，可以进行更好的保护措施设计并指导价值和投资策略，以确保物种的当前面积（栖息地保护和开垦）和/或指导现有物种的扩展人口（协助人口致密化和殖民化）和/或迁地保护（遗传资源保护）。