Review of habitat distribution, conservation status and human impact: the case of one Natura 2000 site in the Eastern Carpathians (Romania)

Abstract

This paper focuses on the distribution of habitats in the Natura 2000 ROSCI0086 Găina-Lucina site, as well as on their conservation status and human impacts. The site analyzed is part of the Natura 2000 Network in Romania and is located in the region of Moldova. It has a total area of 848 ha. The habitat types for which the site has been declared are: 7110* -Active raised bogs, 91D0* -Bog woodland and 91E0* -Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae). Aside from the habitat types listed in the standard form, five additional ones of community interest have been identified: 6520 -Mountain hay meadows, 6510 -Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis), 9410 -Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea), 7140 -Transition mires and quaking bogs and 6430 -Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels. The data collected in the field has served to verify and correct the existing Standard Natura 2000 Form of the site. It represents the scientific foundation of the Management Plan, providing information on the distribution of the habitats, their conservation status, current and potential sources of human impact, and conservation measures needed to achieve and maintain a favourable conservation status for these habitats.