SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN THE IRON GATES NATURAL PARK, ROMANIA: AN OVERVIEW OF ZONATION EFFECTIVENESS
Journal Title: Present Environment and Sustainable Development - Year 2013, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Iron Gates Natural Park is the third largest protected area in Romania and second in terms of number of protected species, including a wide variety of natural and semi-natural habitats and landscapes in various stages of human intervention. Threats to biodiversity are diverse and the management of these threats is a major research direction in the conservation of biological diversity. In our study, the biodiversity and spatial analysis databases were used to assess the current situation. Even though the issue of distribution data of the species is not solved yet, the spatial distribution of threats to species is even less understood. We mapped the distribution of 59 species of conservation concern (17 mammals and 42 birds) using the geographic ranges of species. The correlation of the obtained data with the internal zonation of the park led to the identification of the “hot spots” in the Iron Gates Natural Park, which require immediate actions. Our study reveals that there are still uncovered and unprotected species of mammals and birds and so we recommend expanding both strictly protected and buffer areas to achieve the maximum level of protection resulting from Hot Spot Analysis.
Authors and Affiliations
Livia Cucu, Mihăiţă Niculae, Maria Patroescu
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