Fabio Mosconi, Alberto Zilli, Luca Luiselli, Giovanni Amori
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Abstract
Diversity profiles of macromoth faunas in relation to island characteristics were studied at eight islets offshore Sardinia (one of the main Mediterranean islands) belonging to two distinct archipelagos which are included in two protected areas: Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park and Marine Protected Area Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo. Night-flying macrolepidoptera were sampled using light traps with fluorescent tube, and their abundances per islet analysed through a suite of statistical tools. Overall, a total of 189 species were recorded across the various islands: 82 Noctuidae, 27 Erebidae, 1 Euteliidae, 2 Nolidae, 71 Geometridae, 5 Sphingidae and 1 Drepanidae. Neither area nor distance from Sardinia influenced the diversity profiles on each island, whereas a species–area relationship was clearly observed. Diversity profiles were comparable across islands, with Figarolo showing the highest evenness and Caprera the lowest one. Also, dominance, Simpson’s, Shannon’s and Chao’s estimates were not correlated with island area or distance from Sardinia. Management implications for the studied insular moth communities and habitats are provided.
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Rendiconti is the interdisciplinary scientific journal of the Accademia dei Lincei, the Italian National Academy, situated in Rome, which publishes original articles in the fi elds of geosciences, envi ronmental sciences, and biological and biomedi cal sciences. Particular interest is accorded to papers dealing with modern trends in the natural sciences, with interdisciplinary relationships and with the roots and historical development of these disciplines.