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Προγραμμα Life09 Nat/Cy/00247 Icostacy ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ LIFE09 NAT/CY/00247 ICOSTACY - «Improving the conservation status of fauna species in Cyprus: From microhabitat restoration to landscape connectivity» Αρχική εκτίμηση της έκτασης παρουσίας, της κατάστασης των πληθυσμών και τη διαθεσιμότητα των ενδιαιτημάτων των ειδών του προγράμματος 1ο παραδοτέο στα πλαίσια της Δράσης Α1 ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ, ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ 2011 ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΦΥΣΙΚΗΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ Περιεχόμενα - Contents Ελληνική περίληψη ......................................................................................................................3 English summary .........................................................................................................................4 ΧΕΙΡΟΠΤΕΡΑ ................................................................................................................................5 Εισαγωγή...................................................................................................................................5 Rousettus aegyptiacus (Geoffroy, 1810) .............................................................................8 Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) ............................................................... 11 Rhinolophus hipposideros (Borkhausen, 1797) ............................................................... 13 Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853 .................................................................................... 16 Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie, 1901 ................................................................................ 18 Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866 ......................................................................................... 20 Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857) .............................................................................................. 23 Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817) .............................................................................................. 25 Myotis emarginatus (Geoffroy, 1806)................................................................................ 27 Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837) ................................................................................. 29 Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774) ................................................................................ 31 Eptesicus anatolicus Felten, 1971 ...................................................................................... 33 Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837) ....................................................................................... 34 Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) ........................................................................... 36 Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) ................................................................................. 38 Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) ............................................................................................ 40 Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) .................................................................................... 43 Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) .............................................................................................. 45 Nyctalus lasiopterus (Schreber, 1780) .............................................................................. 47 Plecotus kolombatovici Đulić, 1980 ................................................................................... 49 Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) ................................................................................ 51 Tadarida teniotis (Rafinesque,1814) ................................................................................. 53 ΕΡΠΕΤΑ ...................................................................................................................................... 55 Hierophis cypriensis Schätti, 1985 ..................................................................................... 55 Natrix natrix cypriaca Hecht, 1930 .................................................................................... 58 Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) .......................................................................... 61 ΑΡΘΟΠΟΔΑ ................................................................................................................................ 63 Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761) ............................................................................. 63 Propomacrus cypriacus Alexis and Makris 2003 .................................................................. 65 Συμπεράσματα .......................................................................................................................... 68 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................ 68 Ελληνική περίληψη Στην αναφορά αυτή παρουσιάζονται οι δραστηριότητες και τα αποτελέσματα της Δράσης Α1 (Assessment of conservation status of targeted species) του προγράμματος “ICOSTACY - Improving the conservation status of fauna species in Cyprus: From microhabitat restoration to landscape connectivity” (LIFE09 NAT/CY/000247). Πρίν την έναρξη των εργασιών πεδίου συγκεντρώθηκε και αποδελτιώθηκε όλη η σχετική βιβλιογραφία, καθώς και οι διαθέσιμες αδημοσίευτες πληροφορίες (Βήμα 1), προκειμένου να εντοπιστούν τα κενά γνώσης και να διατυπωθούν ερωτήματα σχετικά με το καθεστός διατήρησης των ειδών που αποτελούν αντικείμενο του προγράμματος (Βήμα 2). Ακολούθως επιλέχηκαν οι τεχνικές και οι μέθοδοι και σχεδιάστηκαν τα προτόκολλα για την παρακολούθη των ειδών και των ενδιαιτημάτων τους (Βήμα 3). Κατά την πρώτη φάση των εργασιών πεδίου (Βήμα 4) επιθεωρήθηκαν (και τις τέσσερεις εποχές του χρόνου) πολλές δεκάδες γνωστών και εν δυνάμει καταφυγίων χειροπτέρων, προκειμένου να κατανοηθεί το εποχικό πρότυπο χρήσης τους και να εκτιμηθεί το μέγεθος των αποικιών. Επιπλέον, τον Αύγουστο του 2011 πραγματοποιήθηκαν ηχογραφήσεις φωνών εντοπισμού (χειροπτέρων) κατά μήκος 20 διαδρομών μήκους 3Χλμ. έκαστη. Οι θέσεις των ηχογραφήσεων επιλέχθηκαν τυχαία, αλλά σε αναλογία με την κάλυψη των διαφόρων χρήσεων γης στην Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Stratified Random Sampling). Αν και το πρόγραμμα εστιάζεται σε 15 είδη χειροπτέρων, όλα τα είδη μελετήθηκαν, μιας και αυτό δεν αύξησε το μέγεθος της προσπάθειας και το κόστος των μεθόδων που εφαρμόστηκαν. Για τα ερπετά και τα αρθρόποδα, οι εργασίες πεδίου του 4ου Βήματος είχαν ως στόχο: • να εκτιμηθεί η κατανομή των ειδών με ακρίβεια, προκειμένου να ετοιμαστεί το 1ο Παραδοτέο της Δράσης (Βήμα 5) • να προσδιοριστούν οι τρέχουσες πιέσεςι που δέχονται τα είδη και να αξιολογηθούν αυτές που αναφέρονται στη σχετικές προηγούμενες μελέτες • να συλλεχθεί υλικό και ζώα για τη Δράση C.8 Οι εργασίες πεδίου έγιναν από αρκετούν ειδικούς επιστήμονες, με την εφαρμογή ποικίλων τεχνικών, ανάλογα με τις ιδιαιτερότητες κάθε είδους. Οι πληροφορίες που συλλέχθηκαν κατά τα βήματα 1 & 4 (δημοσιευμένες και προτότυπες) χρησιμοποιήθηκαν για να ετοιμαστεί η παρούσα αναφορά (Εκτίμηση του καθεστώτος διατήρησης των ειδών του προγράμματος – Βήμα 5 – 1o Παραδοτέο της Δράσης). English summary This report presents the activities and outcomes of the Action A.1 “ACTION A.1: Assessment of conservation status of targeted species” of the LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity Program “ICOSTACY - Improving the conservation status of fauna species in Cyprus: From microhabitat restoration to landscape connectivity” (LIFE09 NAT/CY/000247). Prior to the onset of fieldwork, all relevant literature was gathered and studied (Step 1), in order to knowledge gaps and critical questions (Step 2). Following that, we designed the appropriate surveys and monitoring protocols of the species and their habitats (Step 3). During the first phase of the field work (Step 4) we surveyed (during spring, summer, autumn and winter) several tens of known and possible bat refugia, in order to assess the size of bat colonies and infer the seasonal pattern of roost use by bats. Additionally, in August 2011, we performed echolocation call recordings in 20 transects, 3 Km long each. The recording sites were chosen randomly in proportion to the land use coverage of the republic of Cyprus (Stratified Random Sampling). Although the project focuses in 15 bat species, all species of the island were studied, since it didn’t increase the effort and cost of the methods applied. For the two arthropod and the three reptiles surveyed, the first phase had several goals: • define the species’ distributions through collecting data with precise coordinate recordings as input for step 5 • identify actual threats and evaluate the ones reported in previous works • collect material/specimens for the actions C.8 These were realized by several scientists applying various methodologies according to each species requirements. The data gathered in Steps 1 and 4 (published and original) were used to prepare this report were we initially assess the range, population and habitat availability of the studied species (Step 5, 1 st Deliverable of the Action 1). ΧΕΙΡΟΠΤΕΡΑ Εισαγωγή Για την εκτίμηση του καθεστώτος διατήρησης των Χειροπτέρων της Κύπρου, αρχικά πραγματοποιήθηκε ανασκόπηση και αποδελτίωση της υπάρχουσας σχετικής βιβλιογραφίας. Οι πληροφορίες που αντλήθηκαν από τις υπάρχουσες επιστημονικές εργασίες, όπως και οι αδημοσίευτες πληροφορίες που συλλέχθηκαν από Κύπριους και Έλληνες ερευνητές καταχωρήθηκαν σε ειδικά σχεδιασμένη βάση δεδομένων. Η εν λόγω βάση δεδομένων δίνει τη δυνατότητα να αποθηκεύονται και να επιδεικνύονται τα αποτελέσματα της κάθε επίσκεψης σε κάθε θέση ξεχωριστά, προκειμένου
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