DOLOMITES - Annexes 2-8 - Provincia di Udine

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tat and food ecology. In the summer of 2003 genetic monitoring was experimented on the new
population of bears, with the collection of important data on the biology, behaviour and habits
of the species.
3 In 2002 a project was started to assess the spatial behaviour and environmental preferences of the
colony of rock goats on the Marmolada, and also to discover the relations between this colony
and other populations affected by Sarcoptoidea mange and the consequences of these relations
on the spatial-temporal evolution of the infestation. To this end, operations were begun in 2003
for the capture of rock goats (and relative sanitary monitoring) to pro-vide them with identification
marks and electronic tags for radio-telemetric monitoring.
4 The vegetation maps show the current state of coenoses defining the present ecosystems, both
with regard to those of local significance and those of European importance. The various evolving
tendencies are also highlighted and ordered in a spatial and temporal manner.
5., 6. These management policies were set out in conformity with the Habitats Directives guidelines
(92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directives (409/79/EEC) and contain a detailed analysis of the vegetation
forms linked to the habitats and the species of European interest. The conservation state
of the habitats is examined and specific intervention measures and a monitoring plan are also
advanced. Specific analyses on invertebrate fauna are included in the policies described in points
8 and 9.
7. In-depth study on the winter interactions between deer and roe-deer, with particular reference
to the use of the “space” resource in an area of the Parco Naturale Adamello Brenta, home to a
considerable number of roe-deer and a constantly and rapidly expanding colony of deer. Study
carried out in 1992 and repeated, for comparison, in 1996.
8 A study to cover the whole area of the Park with a 1:50,000 scale phytosociological map of the
existing natural vegetation or actual vegetation.
9 Hydro-biological study of 30 representative springs present in the area of the Park.
10 Prompted by the Fauna Plan of the Park (Schroder, 1995), the project was started in 1995 with
the release of 23 rock goats on the Adamello massif and 20 on the Presanella one. All the animals
set free had been electronically tagged and marked. The constant monitoring of the new colony
lasted until the batteries in the transmitters ran out (1999). To understand density, rate of increase
and dynamics of the current population, a second phase of monitoring was started on the
species in 2005.
11 Research to find the species of chiropterans present in the territory of the Parco Naturale Adamello
Brenta and to determine their local distribution. The study also examines the ecology of
the individual species and suggests possible conservation measures for safeguarding this important
systematic group.
12 Survey on the presence, distribution and ecology of nocturnal birds of prey in the Parco Naturale
Adamello Brenta with a study defining the food spectrum, the environmental characteristics of
nesting sites and the quantification of productivity and dispersion of the nests.
13 Multidisciplinary study to find the factors that may have caused the disappearance of the very
special and unique phenomenon of the reddening of the water of Lake Tovel. The multi-year research
involved a careful analysis of the hydrological, chemical and biological characteristics of
the lake water.
14 Project, begun in 2005, concerning the monitoring of a representative component of the zoocoenosis
of terrestrial vertebrates, to be carried out in a regular and continuative way by the staff
of the Parco Naturale Adamello Brenta. The data obtained, of a qualitative-quantitative nature,
should permit the verification of the development of the zoocoenosis present, both spatially and
numerically. The comparison of the data collected over several years will highlight any alterations
in the composition and complexity of the zoocoenosis. Moreover, constant monitoring of some
components of the zoocoenosis present will permit us to assess the result of the specific actions