Note sui Chirotteri dell'Isola di San Pietro con cenni storici sulle ricerche chirotterologiche in Sardegna

Zava, Bruno; Fiore, Matilde; Fornasari, Lorenzo; Violani, C.

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“…As for our findings, Siracusa and Catania continue to receive considerable research attention, notably, research focusing on cave-dwelling bats, particularly in the Grotta dei Pipistrelli, Grotta Palombara, Grotta Immacolatella, Grotta di Pantalica, and in the Cave of Calafarina, which are famed sites for roosting, swarming, mating, maternity, and hibernation for poly-colonies of hundreds of bats (Ragonese 1968;Zava & Falzone, 1978;Caruso & Grasso, 1996). This was in line with the early findings by Ragonese (1967) who highlighted the role of these caves as a home for thousands of bats, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Myotis myotis, and M. capaccinii.…”

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Bats of Sicily: historical evidence, current knowledge, research biases and trends

Massaad,

Da Silveira Bueno,

Bentaleb

et al. 2023

Nat Hist Sci

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Insular bat communities are a preeminent conservation taxon due to their ecological role and intriguing and unique species composition. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean. However, research on Sicilian bats is still scattered, with substantial information being overlooked. Here we present a systematic review of all available bibliographic information from 1810 to 2022, including grey literature, archives, and peer-reviewed publications. The analyses of bibliographic sources permitted us to evaluate the status of research on bats using the Bat Research Efficiency (BRE) and Species-Research Effort Allocation (SREA) metrics. A total of 81 documents were obtained. Since 1955, an average of 1.2 contributions have been issued per year. Over half of the documents are in Italian. The studies are primarily conducted in north-western (40%) and south-eastern (28%) Sicily, mainly in the provinces of Palermo and Siracusa. Most of the contributions concern “Species records” (61%) and “Ecology” (21%). There were 28 species reported, but a significant bias exists towards Myotis myotis, Miniopterus schreibersii, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Myotis capaccinii, and Rhinolophus euryale. Around 31.5% of the studies focused on threatened species, while 68.5% concentrated on non-threatened species, with an overall preference for cave-dwelling species. Yet, SREA analysis demonstrates a lack of research efforts for all species. We encourage the use of a multidisciplinary approach towards under-studied species while covering geographical gaps and increasing public awareness of the functional role of bats in natural ecosystems.

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Bats of Sicily: historical evidence, current knowledge, research biases and trends

Massaad,

Da Silveira Bueno,

Bentaleb

et al. 2023

Nat Hist Sci

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“…Another carnivore, the fox, Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758), has been reported from Isola dei Cavoli where it was introduced after 1995 to prevent the damages produced by the rats, although its presence was defined by Scrugli & Cogoni (1995) "as only occasionally verifiable". Observations of this carnivore are also available for San Pietro (Zava et al, 1995). The western European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758, occurs on Asinara (Torre & Monbailliu, 1993;Cossu et al, 1994;Amori & Masseti, 1996), San Pietro (Zava et al, 1996), and Caprera (Cossu et al, 1994).…”

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“…Data on the distribution of chiropters on the satellite islands of Sardinia have been provided by Zava & Violani (1992), Grafitti & Mucedda (1995), Zava et al (1995), Fornasari et al (1997), Mocci Demartis & Secci (1997), Skiba (2009), Winter et 375 Terrestrial mammals of the satellite islands of Sardinia (Italy) Figure 3. Trophy of an adult male captured on the small island of Asinara in 1897, and preserved in the collection of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence Zoological Section (MZUF no.…”

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“…Only few data are available for some species, while several others are still almost regarded as "terra incognita". Complete information on the extant non-volant terrestrial mammals is available only for Asinara (Torre & Monbailliu, 1993;Cossu et al, 1994), Tavolara (Ranzi, 1971;Trainito, 2008), and Molara (Sposimo et al, 2012), whereas Zava et al (1995) make available historical and present data on the mammals of San Pietro.…”

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Terrestrial mammals of the satellite islands of Sardinia (Italy)

Masseti¹

2019

Biodiversity Journal

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The mammalian fauna of the satellite islands and islets of Sardinia (Italy) is still imperfectly known. Only few data are available for some of them, while several others are still almost regarded as terra incognita. Complete information on the extant non-volant terrestrial mammals is available only for Asinara, Tavolara, and Molara, whereas historical and present data are available on the mammals of San Pietro. Further information on the non-flying taxa occasionally appears in specialised literature. At present, 15 species occur in the circum-Sardinian archipelagos. Only 6 of them, however, have been reported from the largest island, San Pietro, whereas the smaller Asinara hots at least 13 species, excluding local domestic breed such as the dwarf donkey. Data on the distribution of chiropters have been provided by a few studies carried out over time. Of the 21 species of bats found in Sardinia, at least 11 were recorded from the small islands.

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Note sui Chirotteri dell'Isola di San Pietro con cenni storici sulle ricerche chirotterologiche in Sardegna

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Bats of Sicily: historical evidence, current knowledge, research biases and trends

Bats of Sicily: historical evidence, current knowledge, research biases and trends

Terrestrial mammals of the satellite islands of Sardinia (Italy)

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