Publications by authors named "A Moulins"
Empirical evidence about the role and interaction of immigration with local demographic processes in shaping population dynamics is still scarce. This knowledge gap limits our capability to derive a conceptual framework that can be used to inform conservation actions. Populations exposed to nonstationary environment do not converge to a stable stage distribution, implying the need for evaluating the demographic role of both vital rates and stage distribution using appropriate tools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea has been widely reported, but its impact on biodiversity has not been fully explored. Simultaneous sampling of microplastics (MP) with a manta net and surveys of large marine vertebrates were conducted along the coastal waters of Sicily (Western Ionian Sea). A total of 17 neustonic samples have been collected and 17 marine species (cetaceans, sea turtles, seabirds, and fish) have been sighted in the target area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Mediterranean subpopulation of fin whale (Linnaeus, 1758) has recently been listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The species is also listed as species in need of strict protection under the Habitat Directive and is one of the indicators for the assessment of Good Environmental Status under the MSFD. Reference values on population abundance and trends are needed in order to set the threshold values and to assess the conservation status of the population.
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- The Cuvier's beaked whale, a little-known species, has seen its Mediterranean subpopulation classified as Vulnerable due to decreasing numbers and threats such as chemical pollution.
- A study sampled about 20% of this population to assess ecotoxicological conditions, focusing on contaminants like PCBs and PBDEs and their effects on the whales' health.
- Results showed alarming contamination levels, especially in adult males, with 80% of whales exceeding toxicity thresholds, highlighting the urgent need to address anthropogenic pressures threatening their survival in the Mediterranean.
Rough-toothed dolphin's abundance and distribution is largely unknown worldwide and evaluation of its conservation status in the Mediterranean Sea is necessary. A rough-toothed dolphin was sighted offshore Eastern Sicily (Mediterranean Sea) in July 2017 and acoustic data were acquired in the same area of Watkins, Tyack, Moore, and Notarbartolo di Sciara [(1987). Mar.
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