National-scale estimates of mammal species abundance in Italy for the Habitat Directive reporting

Luca Santini, Andrea Zampetti 

This report describes the methodological frameworks developed in collaboration with ATIt ETS (https://www.mammiferi.org) to estimate the abundance of mammal populations at the scale of Italy for the species listed under Annexes II, IV, and V of the Habitats Directive. For each species, the estimation methodology was defined based on the availability and quality of data supplied by the individual Italian regions. The report provides, for every species and biogeographical region (Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean), population abundance estimates with 95% confidence intervals, estimates of the extent of habitat area, and, where possible, estimates of temporal trends in population abundance.