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Buglione M, de Filippo G, Conti P, Fulgione D. Eating in an extreme environment: diet of the European hare ( Lepus europaeus) on Vesuvius. THE EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2022.2124320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- M. Buglione
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Istituto di Gestione della Fauna (IGF), Naples, Italy
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- Ente Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio, Ottaviano, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Mahmood S, Shadloo S, Rezaei S, Alizadeh Shabani A. Prediction of habitat suitability, connectivity, and corridors in the future to conserve roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) as a locally endangered species in northern Iran. J Nat Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Buglione M, Petrelli S, de Filippo G, Troiano C, Rivieccio E, Notomista T, Maselli V, di Martino L, Carafa M, Gregorio R, Latini R, Fortebraccio M, Romeo G, Biliotti C, Fulgione D. Contribution to the ecology of the Italian hare (Lepus corsicanus). Sci Rep 2020; 10:13071. [PMID: 32753640 PMCID: PMC7403147 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70013-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
The Italian hare (Lepus corsicanus) is endemic to Central-Southern Italy and Sicily, classified as vulnerable due to habitat alterations, low density and fragmented populations and ecological competition with the sympatric European hare (Lepus europaeus). Despite this status, only few and local studies have explored its ecological features. We provided some key traits of the ecological niche of the Italian hare as well as its potential distribution in the Italian peninsula. All data derived from genetically validated presences. We generated a habitat suitability model using maximum entropy distribution model for the Italian hare and its main competitor, the European hare. The dietary habits were obtained for the Italian hare with DNA metabarcoding and High-Throughput Sequencing on faecal pellets. The most relevant environmental variables affecting the potential distribution of the Italian hare are shared with the European hare, suggesting a potential competition. The variation in the observed altitudinal distribution is statistically significant between the two species.The diet of the Italian hare all year around includes 344 plant taxa accounted by 62 families. The Fagaceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae, Rosaceae and Solanaceae (counts > 20,000) represented the 90.22% of the total diet. Fabaceae (60.70%) and Fagaceae (67.47%) were the most abundant plant items occurring in the Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter diets, respectively. The Spring/Summer diet showed richness (N = 266) and diversity index values (Shannon: 2.329, Evenness: 0.03858, Equitability: 0.4169) higher than the Autumn/Winter diet (N = 199, Shannon: 1.818, Evenness: 0.03096, Equitability: 0.3435). Our contribution adds important information to broaden the knowledge on the environmental (spatial and trophic) requirements of the Italian hare, representing effective support for fitting management actions in conservation planning.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Buglione
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park, Salerno, Italy
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- Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Pescasseroli, Aquila, Italy
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- Wildlife Section, Tuscan Regional Council, Grosseto, Italy
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- SOS Animali Onlus, Wildlife Rescue Center, Semproniano, Grosseto, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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Who is who? High Resolution Melting analysis to discern between hare species using non-invasive sampling. CONSERV GENET RESOUR 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12686-020-01153-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Almasieh K, Rouhi H, Kaboodvandpour S. Habitat suitability and connectivity for the brown bear (Ursus arctos) along the Iran-Iraq border. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-019-1295-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chiatante G. Heterospecific social attraction in migrant birds: habitat niche overlap between two threatened shrikes. WILDLIFE RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/wr18031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Context
Effective biodiversity conservation requires information about a species’ ecology and its relationship with the geographical context. To achieve this efficiently, species distribution models can be developed, also taking into account species associations.
Aims
I aimed to illustrate the habitat requirements of two threatened passerines of semi-open landscapes, i.e. the lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor, and the woodchat shrike, Lanius senator, in southern Italy. Further, I assessed whether there is heterospecific social attraction between them, by assessing how their habitat niches overlap.
Methods
Data were collected by territory mapping during the 2009–13 breeding seasons. The habitat requirements of the species were investigated with the help of ecological niche factor analysis (ENFA). In addition, the areas of sympatry between the two species were defined by indicator kriging and the habitat niche overlap was analysed using the generalised linear model (GLM).
Key results
The results showed that these two species inhabit open areas, with scattered vegetation such as shrubs and trees, while avoiding intensively cultivated permanent crops, such as vineyards and olive groves. Moreover, a little difference was observed in the percentage cover of shrublands, which were higher in the woodchat shrike territories than in the lesser grey ones. The strong overlap in their habitat niches suggests heterospecific social attraction between them, especially because of the species rarity.
Conclusions
The lesser grey and the woodchat shrike were found to occur in very similar environments, by evidencing the overlap of their macrohabitat niches. This suggests the presence of heterospecific social attraction, corroborating the understudied hypothesis that this phenomenon is valid for migrant birds as well. The lesser grey shrike, in particular, may use occurrences of the woodchat shrike as a cue for assessing habitat quality and, thus, to establish its territory.
Implications
Considering the high habitat niche overlap, habitat changes occurring in the landscape might affect them equally. Furthermore, the use of heterospecific social information in habitat selection potentially has many important conservation implications. Indeed, by reproducing the appropriate information, birds could be attracted to specific sites known to be high-quality habitat.
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A pilot study on the application of DNA metabarcoding for non-invasive diet analysis in the Italian hare. Mamm Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2017.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Beugin MP, Letty J, Kaerle C, Guitton JS, Muselet L, Queney G, Pontier D. A single multiplex of twelve microsatellite markers for the simultaneous study of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) and the mountain hare (Lepus timidus). Ecol Evol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Marie-Pauline Beugin
- ANTAGENE; Animal Genomics Laboratory; La Tour de Salvagny (Lyon) France
- Univ Lyon; Université Lyon 1; CNRS; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558; F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Research Department; National Hunting and Wildlife Agency (ONCFS); Juvignac Nantes France
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- ANTAGENE; Animal Genomics Laboratory; La Tour de Salvagny (Lyon) France
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- Research Department; National Hunting and Wildlife Agency (ONCFS); Juvignac Nantes France
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- ANTAGENE; Animal Genomics Laboratory; La Tour de Salvagny (Lyon) France
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- ANTAGENE; Animal Genomics Laboratory; La Tour de Salvagny (Lyon) France
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- Univ Lyon; Université Lyon 1; CNRS; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558; F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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Barros T, Carvalho J, Pereira MJR, Ferreira JP, Fonseca C. Following the trail: factors underlying the sudden expansion of the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in Portugal. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0133768. [PMID: 26266939 PMCID: PMC4534455 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Species range-limits are influenced by a combination of several factors. In our study we aimed to unveil the drivers underlying the expansion of the Egyptian mongoose in Portugal, a carnivore that was confined to southern Portugal and largely increased its range during the last three decades. We evaluated the expansion of the species in three periods (1980-1990, 1990-2000 and 2000-2010), by projecting the presence/absence data of the species in each temporal range and proposed four hypotheses to explain this sudden expansion associated to changes in the barrier effects of human infrastructure and topographic features, and in the availability of suitable areas due to climate change or land use. An exploratory analysis was made using Spearman rank correlation, followed by a hierarchical partitioning analysis to select uncorrelated potential explanatory variables associated with the different hypotheses. We then ran Generalized Linear Models (GLM) for every period for each hypothesis and for every combination of hypotheses. Our main findings suggest that dynamic transitions of land-use coupled with temperature and rainfall variations over the decades are the main drivers promoting the mongoose expansion. The geographic barriers and the human infrastructures functioned as barriers for mongoose expansion and have shaped its distribution. The expansion of the Egyptian mongoose across the Portuguese territory was due to a variety of factors. Our results suggest a rapid shift in species range in response to land-use and climate changes, underlining the close link between species ranges and a changing environment.
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- Tânia Barros
- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Servei d' Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge (SEFaS), Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
- PPGBAN, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre RS 91540–000, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Pitra C, Suárez-Seoane S, Martín CA, Streich WJ, Alonso JC. Linking habitat quality with genetic diversity: a lesson from great bustards in Spain. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0447-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Berkman LK, Saltzgiver MJ, Heist EJ, Nielsen CK, Roy CL, Scharine PD. Hybridization and polymorphic microsatellite markers for two lagomorph species (Genus Sylvilagus): implications for conservation. CONSERV GENET RESOUR 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12686-009-9097-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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