Nature reserve selection on forest fragments in a suburban landscape (Rome, Central Italy): indications from a set of avian species

We reported a complete check-list of Vertebrates for the “Tenuta dei Massimi” nature reserve, a protected area well representing a remnant agro-forest heterogeneous mosaic landscape of the “Campagna Romana”. Data were obtained from a large original and bibliographic data-set on a large time-span (1991-2012). This reserve represents an area with a high value of species richness when compared to the surrounding metropolitan areas, also including a large number of species of conservation concern at different scales. We obtained evidences for the occurrence of 141 species (one fish, six amphibians, 12 reptiles, 101 birds, 21 mammals). Among them, some species are of conservation concern at European, regional or local scale. Further research should be focused on a set of fragmentation-sensitive species to verify the long-term viability of their local small populations [e.g. Hyla intermedia Boulenger, 1882, Bufo lineatus Ninni, 1879, Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758), Sorex samniticus Altobello, 1926)].

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Budgeted Nature Reserve Selection with diversity feature loss and arbitrary split systems

Journal of Mathematical Biology ◽

10.1007/s00285-011-0405-9 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 64 (1-2) ◽

pp. 69-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Magnus Bordewich ◽

Charles Semple

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Reserve Selection ◽

Split Systems

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Nearctic avian migrants in coffee plantations and forest fragments of south-western Guatemala

Bird Conservation International ◽

10.1017/s0959270900002781 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 4 (2-3) ◽

pp. 209-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Jay P. Vannini

Keyword(s):

Avian Species ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Research ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Multiple Use ◽

Migration Routes ◽

Long Distance ◽

Term Survival ◽

Coffee Plantations ◽

Migrant Populations

SummaryHabitats at intermediate and upper elevations of the volcanic Cordillera of southwestern Guatemala harbour a diverse terrestrial vertebrate fauna that includes at least 423 avian species, 108 of which are known to be Nearctic migrants, and 43 of which are known or suspected to have both resident and long-distance migrant populations. During the course of floral and faunal inventories in a proposed Multiple Use Area in this region from 1987 through 1991, FIIT researchers collected or observed 254 avian species, of which 44 are regarded as Nearctic migrants and 26 are known or suspected to have both resident and long-distance migrant populations. Study sites included climax and selectively logged lower montane forest fragments, as well as subtropical agroecosystems. Data are presented to support the conclusion that a significantly higher percentage of resident avian species reported from this region in the literature continue to occupy these habitats than do species known to undertake cyclical longdistance migrations. Non-quantitative, historical reports of relative abundance of all Nearctic avian migrants in the region during the early and mid-twentieth century are compared with current status of these species. Threats to Nearctic avian migrants in the western Guatemalan highlands are discussed, and areas of future research for ornithologists working with this community in the region are proposed. Recommendations are made to preserve or improve habitats on wintering grounds and along migration routes considered to be of critical importance for the long-term survival of a number of threatened and vulnerable Nearctic avian migrants in Guatemala.

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Breeding birds of ‘Nomentum’ nature reserve (central Italy): a forest remnant landscape surrounded by an agro-urbanized matrix

Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia ◽

10.4081/rio.2022.531 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Corrado Battisti ◽

Veridiana Barucci ◽

Valeria Concettini ◽

Giuseppe Dodaro ◽

Francesca Marini

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Central Italy ◽

Parus Major ◽

Habitat Diversity ◽

Urban Environments ◽

Correlated Data ◽

Species Number ◽

Local Composition ◽

Forest Remnant ◽

Bird Richness

We carried out a standardized breeding bird atlas of “Nomentum” nature reserve (central Italy), located in a fragmented hilly forest near a large urbanized area (Rome). In order to obtain data about local composition, occurrence, distribution and richness, we correlated data with environmental heterogeneity and vegetation structure variables. We recorded 58 species in 48 500x500 m-wide atlas units, with Parus major, Corvus cornix, Turdus merula, Sylvia atricapilla, Sylvia melanocephala, as the most occurring in frequency (> 80%). Although synanthropic species represent only slightly more than 20% in number and urban environments are relatively reduced in size, these species show a higher mean occurrence when compared to mosaic species, despite the fact that these last are higher in species number and mosaic habitats are widely diffused. Local urbanization may disrupt communities, facilitating opportunistic species linked to these environments (i.e. synantropic) and inducing a decline in mosaic species. Moreover, the homogenization induced by anthropization could, at least partially, explain the lack of correlation between habitat diversity and species richness, at local scale. Finally, tree density and diameter do not affect total bird richness at this spatial grain/scale. In this regard, further analyses could test for possible correlations between habitat variables and single ecological guilds.

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