Schematizing a historical demographic collapse on a large time span using local, secondary and grey data: The case of Italian roe deer Capreolus capreolus italicus in Central Italy

Battisti, Corrado; Gennaro, Alessia; Gippoliti, Spartaco

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2015.02.003

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“…The Italian roe deer, Capreolus capreolus italicus Festa, 1925, is a recognised subspecies of the common European roe deer C. capreolus (Lorenzini et al 2002;Gentile et al 2009). Few populations of this Italian endemism are known to exist, and are relegated to only a few Mediterranean habitats in the central and southern parts of Italy (Gentile et al 2009;Battisti et al 2015). Accordingly, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List of Threatened Species has classified the Italian roe deer as 'vulnerable' (Rondinini et al 2013).…”

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Diet composition of the Italian roe deer (Capreolus capreolus italicus) (Mammalia: Cervidae) from two protected areas

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The European Zoological Journal

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The Italian roe deer is classified as "vulnerable" in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, as the few specimens of this endemism may have a high risk of extinction. Conservation efforts for the Italian roe deer cannot prescind from the study of the feeding habits of the taxon. Therefore, in the present study, the spring diet composition of the Italian roe deer from two protected areas was estimated by using the micro-histological technique of faecal analysis. Univariate measures of alpha and beta diversity were computed to assess spatial differences in diet composition between the sites. A total of 79 different species of plants were identified, with few species (mainly woody plants) comprising over a quarter of the diet. The most consumed species were Rubia peregrina, Quercus suber and Osyris alba in Site 1, and Q. cerris, Carpinus betulus and Crataegus monogyna in Site 2. Alpha diversity analysis showed that diet composition was quite rich and diverse in both sites, with nearly all the shared species eaten to an equal extent. Moreover, the values of alpha diversity indices were not significantly different between the sites. The degree of dietary overlap ranged from "low" to "high", as most of the identified plants were unshared, whereas the consumption of some shared plants differed between the sites. In conclusion, our results showed that that this subspecies of Capreolus is capable of exhibiting both a generalist and an opportunistic behaviour in relation of food resource availability.

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Diet composition of the Italian roe deer (Capreolus capreolus italicus) (Mammalia: Cervidae) from two protected areas

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“…), and is a consequence of reintroduction and restocking operations by humans (Battisti et al. ). The first restocking attempts were conducted in Abruzzo National Park in the 1930s (Battisti et al.…”

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“…The first restocking attempts were conducted in Abruzzo National Park in the 1930s (Battisti et al. ); subsequently, the European roe deer expanded its range northwards (e.g. into Tuscany and Emilia Romagna; Randi , Mucci et al.…”

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Hybridisation in European ungulates: an overview of the current status, causes, and consequences

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Hybridisation and gene introgression are important sources of diversification, the relevance of which in the evolutionary processes is well recognised. Their fitness consequences in animal populations, however, are not sufficiently well understood, despite hybridisation rates becoming increasingly important worldwide following human‐related activities such as domestication, game management and habitat alteration. In Europe, the density and distribution of native ungulates have largely been influenced by humans since pre‐historic times. This, alongside the introduction of non‐native and domesticated species, may bear major consequences at the genetic and population levels. We provide an updated overview of recent hybridisation events in wild European ungulates; we describe their ecological drivers, extent, current distribution, potential consequences and proposed management strategies. We reviewed the scientific literature published between 2000 and 2018 and found that confirmed hybridisation was described in 75 of the 89 references we included, involving nearly all the species that we investigated. Most researchers relied on genetic information for hybrid identification, which often involved a domestic counterpart. However, introductions and translocations also led to crossbreeding between wild ungulate (sub)species. Only 43 papers provided management recommendations, mostly focused on preventing hybridisation and removing hybrids. Hybridisation proved to be relatively common in several ungulate taxa in Europe. Despite reported changes in phenotype and fitness‐related traits in some species, the consequences of hybridisation for adaptation, life history, and evolutionary potential remain largely unknown. The current conservation paradigm aims to prevent the spread of domestic or non‐native genes in native populations; accordingly, conservation plans should: 1) determine the genetic origin of possible source populations; 2) protect native populations from the risk of crossbreeding with non‐native ones, and 3) establish permanent monitoring.

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“…Several taxonomic questions seem still open and museum collections may be particularly valuable to solve some issues that have important conservation implications (Gippoliti et al 2014, such as those surrounding the correct names and number of species actually existing under the name of 'golden jackal' or 'golden African wolf'. Furthermore, historical data may be essential to better understand the reasons associated with the decline or extirpation of species and thus for the correct development of conservation and restoration projects (Largen and Yalden 1987, Battisti et al 2015, Fris 2019). The present compilation does not pretend to be exhaustive.…”

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Records of Ethiopian and Eritrean mammals in Italian literature and museums, with some taxonomic notes

Gippoliti¹

2019

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Published and unpublished data on Ethiopian and Eritrean mammals, mainly deriving from Italian sources, including some natural history museums, in the present contribution are intended as an amendment to the landmark Catalogue of Ethiopian and Eritrean mammals produced by Derek Yalden and collaborators between 1974 and 1996. Additionally, a few taxonomic notes including the proposal of two new subspecific names are included. The paper highlights the importance of historical data for a number of scientific applications, such as taxonomy, conservation biology, and restoration ecology. Two 'cryptozoological' records are also included.

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Schematizing a historical demographic collapse on a large time span using local, secondary and grey data: The case of Italian roe deer Capreolus capreolus italicus in Central Italy

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Diet composition of the Italian roe deer (Capreolus capreolus italicus) (Mammalia: Cervidae) from two protected areas

Diet composition of the Italian roe deer (Capreolus capreolus italicus) (Mammalia: Cervidae) from two protected areas

Hybridisation in European ungulates: an overview of the current status, causes, and consequences

Records of Ethiopian and Eritrean mammals in Italian literature and museums, with some taxonomic notes

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