Biological and chorological survey of the Sicilian Flora

Martino, Andrea Di; Raimondo, Francesco María

doi:10.1080/00837792.1979.10670174

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“…To take the island of Kriti, known for its endemic components, only 3 butterfly species (if the recent revision of Hipparchia cretica is accepted; Cesaroni et al, 1994) of the 43 recorded are endemic, a mere 7%. This compares unfavourably with beetles (42%), plants (12%) and molluscs (50%), but is higher than for birds and mammals for which there are, respectively, no and one endemic species (Di Martino & Raimondo, 1979;Sfikas, 1987;Legakis & Kypriotakis, 1994;Welter-Schultes, 2000). Over 20% of the mollusca and oniscids (Isopoda) of the Cyclades comprise endemic species (Mylonas, 1982(Mylonas, , 1984Riedel, 1992;Sfenthourakis, 1996;Wiktor, 2000) compared to none for butterflies.…”

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Contemporary geography dominates butterfly diversity gradients within the Aegean archipelago (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea)

Dennis

Shreeve

Olivier³

et al. 2000

Journal of Biogeography

114

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Aim We compare the influence of contemporary geography and historical influences on butterfly diversity for islands in the Aegean archipelago. Location The Aegean archipelago (Greece) and two islands (Cyprus and Megisti) in the Levantine Sea. Methods Thirty‐one islands were examined. Data are taken from own surveys (Coutsis and Olivier) and from the literature. Stepwise multiple regression is used to determine relationships between species richness, frequency, rarity and endemicity against potential geographical predictors. Stepwise logit regression is used to determine geographical predictors of species incidence on islands. Inter‐island and inter‐species associations have been examined using multivariate ordination and clustering techniques. Results The Aegean butterfly fauna is characterized by decreasing diversity and rarity, and increasing homogeneity, from the periphery to the present geographical centre of the archipelago (Cyclades). Diversity and rarity are shown to relate closely to species richness, and species richness, in turn, is largely explained by contemporary geography, particularly the degree of isolation from the nearest mainland sources of Greece or Turkey, and island dimensions. Islands towards the centre of the archipelago are characterized by a group of mobile species (n ≥ 20 species) with extensive ranges across Europe; species that would have recolonized Santorini (Thira) following the VI6 eruption there c. 1630 bc. Endemic components, indicative of autochthonous evolutionary events, are few (5% of species are endemic) compared to known sedentary organisms (molluscs and isopods), but exceed those for more mobile animals (i.e. birds); their distribution is mainly confined to large isolated islands along the Aegean arc (i.e. Kriti) and in the Dodecanese group. Main conclusions Contemporary geography, i.e. processes currently operating in ecological time, dominates butterfly diversity gradients (species richness, frequency, rarity and incidence) in the archipelago. Two reasons are suggested to account for the lack of endemism and the pattern of decreasing diversity into the Cyclades. First, relict butterfly elements may have become extinct on all but a few larger islands, particularly from environmental changes since the Neolithic (fire and overgrazing). Second, colonization from the continental landmasses is ongoing with more mobile species transferring even to the most isolated islands.

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Contemporary geography dominates butterfly diversity gradients within the Aegean archipelago (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea)

Dennis

Shreeve

Olivier³

et al. 2000

Journal of Biogeography

114

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“…According to Di Martino and Raimondo [2] its vascular flora consists of 2361 taxa. This number has grown because many more taxa have been added, today in fact almost 3000 taxa can be counted, including those in the surrounding islands [3].…”

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Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily

Lentini

Venza

2007

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

164

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In the present work the authors report the result of their food ethnobotanical researches, which have been carried out in Sicily during the last thirty years. Data concerning 188 wild species used in the traditional Sicilian cuisine are reported. The authors underline those species that are partially or completely unknown for their culinary use and they illustrate other species that local inhabitants suggested in the prevention or treatment of symptomatologies caused by a refined diet, poor in vegetables. These data want to contribute to avoid the loss of traditional knowledge on uses and recipes concerning wild food botanicals, and to encourage further studies for those species that have not yet been sufficiently researched in their food chemical and nutritional profile. These studies may also suggest new applications for a few botanicals in medico-nutritional fields. The work includes also a short review of the seaweeds and mushrooms traditionally gathered and consumed in Sicily.

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“…As compared to that study we wanted to investigate more deeply the haplotype distribution within the 80 S. Fineschi et al Italian peninsula in order to identify the potential refugial areas of holm oak. Our sampling was particular intense in Sicily because this island is characterised by elevated biodiversity and a high number of endemic species [8].…”

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Sicily represents the Italian reservoir of chloroplast DNA diversity of Quercus ilex L. (Fagaceae)

Fineschi¹,

Cozzolino

Migliaccio

et al. 2005

Ann. For. Sci.

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-Chloroplast DNA polymorphism was analysed in forty-four Italian holm oak populations. Results obtained with different markers (PCR-RFLP and SSR) were congruent, showing a clear geographic structure of genetic diversity and high value of genetic differentiation (G ST = 0.80). By combining PCR-RFLP and SSR, eight haplotypes were identified in Italy, six of them in Sicily. Most populations were fixed for one haplotype. Some populations from the extreme West Mediterranean (Morocco) and the extreme East Mediterranean areas (Crete) were interpreted as reproductively isolated populations because they had completely different haplotypes. These results strongly support the hypothesis of glacial refugia existing in southern Italy, and underline the high conservation value of natural tree populations in Sicily, in which most diversity was detected. Quercus ilex / PCR-RFLP / SSR / genetic differentiationRésumé -La Sicile, réservoir italien de la diversité de l'ADN chloroplastique de Quercus ilex L. Le polymorphisme de l'ADN chloroplastique a été analysé chez 44 populations italiennes de chêne vert. Les résultats obtenus avec différents marqueurs (PCR-RFLP et SSR) ont été cohérents, montrant clairement une structure géographique de la diversité génétique et une valeur élevée de la différentiation génétique (G ST = 0,80). En combinant PCR-RFLP et SSR, huit haplotypes ont été identifiés en Italie dont six en Sicile. La plupart des populations ont été fixées par un haplotype. Des populations de l'extrême ouest méditerranéen (Maroc) et de l'extrême est (Crète) ont été interprétées comme des reproductions de populations isolées parce qu'elles ont des haplotypes différents. Ces résultats supportent fortement l'hypothèse d'un refuge glaciaire existant dans le Sud de l'Italie et soulignent la grande importance de la conservation des populations d'arbres en Sicile dans lesquelles une grande diversité a été détectée. Quercus ilex / PCR-RFLP/SSR / différentiation génétique

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Biological and chorological survey of the Sicilian Flora

Cited by 21 publications

References 5 publications

Contemporary geography dominates butterfly diversity gradients within the Aegean archipelago (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea)

Contemporary geography dominates butterfly diversity gradients within the Aegean archipelago (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea)

Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily

Sicily represents the Italian reservoir of chloroplast DNA diversity of Quercus ilex L. (Fagaceae)

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