La vegetazione forestale dei Monti Iblei (Sicilia sud-orientale): i querceti

Pavone, Pasquale; Spampinato, Giovanni; Costa, R.; Minissale, Pietro; Ronsisvalle, F.; Sciandrello, Saverio; Tomaselli, Valeria

doi:10.4129/cns2008.030

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“…Mesophilous woods of Q. ilex , Ostrya carpinifolia , and F. ornus are found on the northern slopes of the deep river channels and in locations with high edaphic humidity. On the arenaceous and sandy substrate of the south-western sector, Q. suber is present with several thermo-xeric species, such as Chamaerops humilis , Phillyrea angustifolia , and Stipa bromoides , defining the Stipo bromoidis-Quercetum suberis association [ 22 , 23 ]. In the northern sector, sparse cork oak woodlands, with sporadic occurrences of Q. ilex and F. ornus , host two important conservation sites of Zelkova sicula [ 24 , 25 ].…”

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Three Millennia of Vegetation, Land-Use, and Climate Change in SE Sicily

Michelangeli

Rita

Celant

et al. 2022

Forests

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This study presents the first Late Holocene marine pollen record (core ND2) from SE Sicily. It encompasses the last 3000 years and is one of the most detailed records of the south-central Mediterranean region in terms of time resolution. The combined approach of marine palynology and historical ecology, supported by independent palaeoclimate proxies, provides an integrated regional reconstruction of past vegetational dynamics in relation to rapid climatic fluctuations, historical socio-economic processes, and past land-use practices, offering new insights into the vegetation history of SE Sicily. Short-term variations of sparse tree cover in persistently open landscapes reflect rapid hydroclimatic changes and historical land-use practices. Four main phases of forest reduction are found in relation to the 2.8 ka BP event, including the Late Antique Little Ice Age, the Medieval Climate Anomaly, and the Little Ice Age, respectively. Forest recovery is recorded during the Hellenistic and Roman Republican Periods, the Early Middle Ages, and the last century. Agricultural and silvicultural practices, as well as stock-breeding activities, had a primary role in shaping the current vegetational landscape of SE Sicily.

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Three Millennia of Vegetation, Land-Use, and Climate Change in SE Sicily

Michelangeli

Rita

Celant

et al. 2022

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“…The Tuscan Regional Administration has commenced a comprehensive vegetation mapping project for its Natura 2000 Sites of Community Importance (SCI), the areas that can reasonably be considered an essential framework for active in situ conservation (Foggi et al, 2015). Accurate habitat mapping is an important tool in conservation (Asensi & Díaz-Garretas, 2007;Biondi et al, 2007;Loidi, Ortega, & Orrantia, 2007;Pavone et al, 2007;Viciani, Dell'Olma, et al, 2016) and especially in areas considered hotspots of biodiversity, such as the Mediterranean basin (Médail & Quézel, 1999;Myers, Mittermeier, & Mittermeier, 2000) and/or in wetland areas (Bedford, Leopold, & Gibbs, 2001;Brinson & Malvárez, 2002;Dudgeon et al, 2006;Underwood, Viers, Klausmeyer, Cox, & Shaw, 2009). The aim of this study was to develop a habitat map for the Massaciuccoli Lake, a Tuscan protected area and one of the most important wetlands of the Italian peninsula, in the central-northern Mediterranean basin.…”

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Natura 2000 protected habitats, Massaciuccoli Lake (northern Tuscany, Italy)

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The Massaciuccoli Lake (northern Tuscany, Italy) Natura 2000 habitat map (1:10,000) was compiled from photo-interpretation and recent phytosociological studies, integrated by field surveys of the vegetation units. Conventional geographical information system procedures were used to select and manage spatial information. The following attributes were assigned to each map polygon: (i) vegetation type, (ii) habitat typology and (iii) percentage cover of the habitat type. Habitat types covering polygons smaller than 50 m 2 were treated as points. A total of nine Natura 2000 habitat types were identified and mapped; they cover almost 20% of the study area. The results show that of all sites on the Italian peninsula, Lake Massaciuccoli Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus covers the largest surface area and is crucial for the national conservation of this habitat type. It is also of priority importance in Europe.ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…the Natura 2000 sites). Accurate habitat mapping is an important tool in conservation (Asensi & Díez-Garretas, 2007;Biondi et al, 2007;Loidi, Ortega, & Orrantia, 2007;Pavone et al, 2007) and especially so in areas considered hot spots of biodiversity, such as in the Mediterranean basin (Médail & Quézel, 1999;Myers, Mittermeier, & Mittermeier, 2000). The aim of this study is to develop a habitat map for the Mediterranean island of Elba, which forms part of the Tuscan Archipelago in central Italy.…”

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Detailed Natura 2000 and CORINE Biotopes habitat maps of the island of Elba (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy)

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The island of Elba (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy) Natura 2000 habitat map (1:25,000) and the CORINE Biotopes habitat map (1:25,000) were derived from the phytosociological map of Elba integrated with recent studies and field knowledge of the vegetation units. Conventional geographical information system queries were used to manage and select the spatial information. For each map polygon, the following attributes were assigned: (i) habitat typology and (ii) percentage cover of each habitat type. Where multiple habitat types were associated with the same polygon, the percentage cover of each habitat type was estimated. A total of 27 Natura 2000 habitat types and 58 CORINE Biotopes habitat types were identified, these being distributed in single and/or multiple typological units. Distribution and covers of the different habitat types are discussed. The usefulness of this kind of map for monitoring and managing conservation actions is discussed.

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La vegetazione forestale dei Monti Iblei (Sicilia sud-orientale): i querceti

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Three Millennia of Vegetation, Land-Use, and Climate Change in SE Sicily

Three Millennia of Vegetation, Land-Use, and Climate Change in SE Sicily

Natura 2000 protected habitats, Massaciuccoli Lake (northern Tuscany, Italy)

Detailed Natura 2000 and CORINE Biotopes habitat maps of the island of Elba (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy)

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