The Saxon Villages Of Southern Transylvania: Conserving Biodiversity in a Historic Landscape

Akeroyd, John; Page, Nat

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-47229-2_21

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“…The region is regarded as rich in cultural and landscape heritage (sometimes termed an 'historic landscape; ' Akeroyd and Page 2007), which is widely agreed as demanding careful conservation management (Mihai Eminescu Trust http://www.mihaieminescutrust.org/content/nd_standard. asp?n=82; ADEPT Foundation http://www.fundatia-adept.org/).…”

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The importance of ecosystem services for rural inhabitants in a changing cultural landscape in Romania

Hartel¹,

Fischer²,

Câmpeanu³

et al. 2014

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The importance of ecosystem services for rural inhabitants in a changing cultural landscape in Romania

Hartel¹,

Fischer²,

Câmpeanu³

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“…Undulating terrain characterized this area (266-900 m ASL altitude), of which grassland (meadows and pastures) covered approximately 24 % and arable fields 37 %. Arable land was largely embedded within a fine-grained mosaic including semi-natural vegetation, such as field margins and hay meadows (Akeroyd and Page 2006).…”

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Changes in butterfly movements along a gradient of land use in farmlands of Transylvania (Romania)

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Context Agricultural transformation and increased land use intensity often lead to simplified landscapes and biodiversity loss. For animals, one possible mechanism underpinning biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes is the disruption of movements. The disruption of movements may explain, for example, why butterfly communities in agricultural landscapes are often dominated by generalist species with high mobility. Objectives Here, we investigated how the movement patterns of butterflies characterised by different levels of mobility changed along a gradient of agricultural land use intensity.Methods To this end, we studied 15 landscapes in low-intensity farmland in Central Romania, measuring 10 ha each and covering a gradient of landscape heterogeneity and woody vegetation cover. In these landscapes, we tracked movements of 563 individuals of nine butterfly species. Results Our findings showed that overall movement activities differed significantly between species, corresponding well with expert-derived estimates of species-specific mobility. Interestingly, species of low and high mobility responded in opposite ways to increasing levels of landscape heterogeneity. In relatively simple landscapes, the movement patterns of low and high mobility species were similar. By contrast, in complex landscapes, the flight paths of low-mobility species became shorter and more erratic, whereas the flight paths of high-mobility species became longer and straighter. An analysis of the land Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (covers traversed showed that most species avoided arable land but favoured the more heterogeneous parts of a given landscape. Conclusions In combination, our results suggest that non-arable patches in agricultural landscapes are important for butterfly movements, especially for low-mobility species.

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“…Habitats are generally wellmaintained but locally threatened by abandonment, over-grazing, illegal loggings and spring pasture burnings etc. (Akeroyd and Page, 2006;Fischer et al, 2012).…”

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“…Farmland biodiversity is exceptionally rich in the Transylvanian region of Romania, due to the ongoing use of traditional practices, and a substantial part of the region is represented by high nature value farmland, retaining biodiversity in good conservation status (Akeroyd and Page, 2006;Mikulcak et al, 2013;Schmitt and Rákosy, 2007).…”

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The Ground Vegetation Management of Wood - Pastures in Romania – In Sights in the Past for Conservation Management in the Future

Öllerer¹

2014

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Öllerer: The ground vegetation management of wood pastures in Romania-Insights in the past for conservation management in the future -549 - Abstract. Wood-pastures are important elements of the European natural and cultural heritage, fulfilling several ecological functions at local and landscape scale (e.g. providing a valuable habitat for a wide range of species, as well as a link to traditional landscape management practices), but are nowadays in decline especially due to land-use changes begun in the 20th century and lack of legal recognition. Woodpastures are relatively common in Southern Transylvania (Romania), and, contrary to the majority of similar habitats from Europe, are not threatened mainly by abandonment and subsequent secondary succession, but by modifications in the traditional management regime. Using a wide range of historical documents, this paper presents an overview of the traditional and the current management of the ground vegetation in wood-pastures. These habitats were traditionally grazed mainly by cattle and pigs, sheep being often subject to regulations. Regular mowing was also practiced. Nowadays sheep are the main grazers and mowing has practically disappeared, while the incidences of burning are increasing. Analyzing the differences between the present situation and those described in old publications provides valuable information for conservation management and potential restoration of similar, degraded habitats throughout Europe.

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The Saxon Villages Of Southern Transylvania: Conserving Biodiversity in a Historic Landscape

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The importance of ecosystem services for rural inhabitants in a changing cultural landscape in Romania

The importance of ecosystem services for rural inhabitants in a changing cultural landscape in Romania

Changes in butterfly movements along a gradient of land use in farmlands of Transylvania (Romania)

The Ground Vegetation Management of Wood - Pastures in Romania – In Sights in the Past for Conservation Management in the Future

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