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faunistico

Faunistico is an Italian adjective meaning related to fauna, the animal life of a particular region, or to the study and description of that life. The form is built from faun- "fauna" plus the suffix -istico, and is commonly used in scientific and environmental contexts to denote features, inventories, or analyses concerning animal species.

In practice, faunistico describes activities such as faunistic surveys, inventories of species, and monitoring programs that

In conservation and land-use planning, faunistico information helps assess ecological value, guide habitat protection, and evaluate

Although primarily used in Italian, equivalents in English include faunistic or faunistic studies, sometimes rendered as

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track
presence,
abundance,
distribution,
and
dynamics
of
animal
populations
within
ecosystems.
It
is
used
in
phrases
like
studio
faunistico,
censimento
faunistico,
monitoraggio
faunistico,
and
patrimonio
faunistico
of
a
protected
area.
potential
impacts
of
development
or
management
actions
on
wildlife.
The
term
is
often
contrasted
with
floristico,
which
pertains
to
plant
life,
and
with
other
branches
of
biology
such
as
zoogeography
and
ecology.
faunistics
or
faunal
surveys.
The
concept
encompasses
taxonomic
and
ecological
data,
and
it
is
foundational
to
biodiversity
assessments
and
ecological
research.