scholarly journals Acoustic complexity indices reveal the acoustic communities of the old-growth Mediterranean forest of Sasso Fratino Integral Natural Reserve (Central Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 106927
Author(s):  
A. Farina ◽  
R. Righini ◽  
S. Fuller ◽  
P. Li ◽  
G. Pavan
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Mediterranean Forest ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Natural Reserve

Soil microarthropod communities from Mediterranean forest ecosystems in Central Italy under different disturbances

2012 ◽  
Vol 185 (2) ◽  
pp. 1637-1655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Blasi ◽  
Cristina Menta ◽  
Lorena Balducci ◽  
Federica Delia Conti ◽  
Enrico Petrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Mediterranean Forest ◽  
Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Soil Microarthropod

scholarly journals CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE PLANNING OF PROTECTED AREAS ARISING FROM A STUDY OF THE TUSCANIA NATURAL RESERVE (CENTRAL ITALY)

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Leone ◽  
Luca Ceccarelli ◽  
M. Nicolina Ripa ◽  
Fabio Recanatesi
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Natural Reserve

A long-term tree ring beech chronology from a high-elevation old-growth forest of Central Italy

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Piovesan ◽  
M. Bernabei ◽  
A. Di Filippo ◽  
M. Romagnoli ◽  
B. Schirone
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Old Growth Forest

scholarly journals A fine-grained bird Atlas as tool for spatial monitoring: a case study from a remnant wetland during the breeding period (Torre Flavia, central Italy)

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Corrado Battisti ◽  
Giuseppe Dodaro ◽  
Mario Vannuccini
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Breeding Period ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Acrocephalus Scirpaceus ◽  
Natural Reserve ◽  
Fulica Atra ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
Water Level Management

During the 2019 breeding period we carried out a bird atlas for a small coastal natural reserve (Torre Flavia wetland, Special Protection Area IT6030020, central Italy), comparing quantitative data of spatial occurrences with records from an analogous study carried out in 2005. From 2005 to 2019 some water-related species increased their frequency of occurrence (Fulica atra, significantly). Among the reed and rush-bed species, Acrocephalus scirpaceus spatially increased and Cisticola juncidis decreased significantly. Among ecotonal, synanthropic and open habitat species, we registered a significant increase of Chloris chloris. A decreasing trend of Passer italiae, Saxicola torquatus, Emberiza calandra, although not significant, may be probably linked to regional or continental factors. Both causes at local (reedbed expansion, rushbed reduction, water-level management) and at larger scale (decline in their continental range) can explain the observed changes in spatial occurrences during this medium-long temporal range. Local atlases can be quick tools useful to drive management strategies in remnant wetlands.

Does the crested porcupine select coppice forest? Habitat preference and activity patterns of a large rodent in the Lago di Vico Natural Reserve

Mammalia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Luzi ◽  
Emiliano Mori ◽  
Giuseppe Puddu ◽  
Marzio Zapparoli
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Design ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Moon Phases ◽  
Natural Reserve ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
Crested Porcupine ◽  
Coppice Forest ◽  
Landscape Patches ◽  
Agro Forestry

Abstract The crested porcupine Hystrix cristata L. is a large rodent, which mainly occurs in agro-forestry ecosystems in Italy. In this study, we modelled the occupancy of this species in forest ecosystems, to identify environmental characteristics affecting its presence. The study was conducted at Lago di Vico Natural Reserve (Latium, Central Italy) in 2018–2019. The sampling design included a 1 km2 grid, where 263 detections were recorded at 39 out of 57 camera-trap points. Dendroauxometric data were collected at each site as covariates in the statistical models. According to our best occupancy model, the crested porcupine mostly occurs in habitats not totally covered by forests, but composed by mixed landscape patches both for the land use (crops, woods) and for the coverage (forested areas, open areas, bushes). We also analysed activity rhythms of the crested porcupine across seasons and in relation to the moon phases. The analysis of 543 videos showed that crested porcupine is strictly nocturnal throughout the year and avoided bright nights, despite the local absence of potential predators.

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