NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA
The paper is aiming to assess two of the major invasive terrestrial plant species (ITPS) which are affecting the ecological balance of the Comana Natural Park: Amorpha fruticosa (non-native) and Crataegus monogyna (native). The authors have undertaken their investigation in relation to the key envir...
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| description | The paper is aiming to assess two of the major invasive terrestrial plant species (ITPS) which are affecting the ecological balance of the Comana Natural Park: Amorpha fruticosa (non-native) and Crataegus monogyna (native). The authors have undertaken their investigation in relation to the key environmental driving forcesresponsible for their introduction and spread: natural driving forces (relief, lithology and soil, climate, hydrology, vegetation, etc.) and human-induced driving forces (agricultural practices, grazing, forest exploitation, transport network). Taking into consideration the ecological importance of this natural protected area, the paper have as main purpose to make a complex assessment of these ITPS in terms of creating a GIS-based inventory of theirspreading areas in order draw up the distribution maps and identify the main particular environmental features of their habitats. Taking into consideration the intensification of the human-induced influences in various habitats, their geographical spread as well as their environmental driving forces, our approach aims at predicting the further distribution and extent of Amorpha and Crataegus in order put forward necessary management strategies for control. Based on this complex assessment, the potential users (foresters, environmentalists, etc.) will be able to predict the expanding of ITPS and identify their impact upon the natural habitat of some rarespecies, especially when talking about protected area’s conservative importance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fb4b525f57ca481fb462a5a8e5a2578c2025-02-02T03:18:19ZengPublishing House of the Romanian AcademyRevue Roumaine de Géographie1220-53112011-12-015528189NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNAMONICA DUMITRAŞCUINES GRIGORESCUGHEORGHE KUCSICSACARMEN-SOFIA DRAGOTĂMIHAELA NĂSTASEThe paper is aiming to assess two of the major invasive terrestrial plant species (ITPS) which are affecting the ecological balance of the Comana Natural Park: Amorpha fruticosa (non-native) and Crataegus monogyna (native). The authors have undertaken their investigation in relation to the key environmental driving forcesresponsible for their introduction and spread: natural driving forces (relief, lithology and soil, climate, hydrology, vegetation, etc.) and human-induced driving forces (agricultural practices, grazing, forest exploitation, transport network). Taking into consideration the ecological importance of this natural protected area, the paper have as main purpose to make a complex assessment of these ITPS in terms of creating a GIS-based inventory of theirspreading areas in order draw up the distribution maps and identify the main particular environmental features of their habitats. Taking into consideration the intensification of the human-induced influences in various habitats, their geographical spread as well as their environmental driving forces, our approach aims at predicting the further distribution and extent of Amorpha and Crataegus in order put forward necessary management strategies for control. Based on this complex assessment, the potential users (foresters, environmentalists, etc.) will be able to predict the expanding of ITPS and identify their impact upon the natural habitat of some rarespecies, especially when talking about protected area’s conservative importance.http://www.rjgeo.ro/atasuri/revue%20roumaine_55_2/Dumitrascu%20et%20al.pdfinvasive terrestrial plant species (ITPS)Comana Natural ParkAmorpha fruticosaCrataegus monogynaenvironmental driving forcesprotected areaRomania |
| spellingShingle | MONICA DUMITRAŞCU INES GRIGORESCU GHEORGHE KUCSICSA CARMEN-SOFIA DRAGOTĂ MIHAELA NĂSTASE NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA Revue Roumaine de Géographie invasive terrestrial plant species (ITPS) Comana Natural Park Amorpha fruticosa Crataegus monogyna environmental driving forces protected area Romania |
| title | NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA |
| title_full | NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA |
| title_fullStr | NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA |
| title_full_unstemmed | NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA |
| title_short | NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA |
| title_sort | non native and native invasive terrestrial plant species in comana natural park case studies amorpha fruticosa and crataegus monogyna |
| topic | invasive terrestrial plant species (ITPS) Comana Natural Park Amorpha fruticosa Crataegus monogyna environmental driving forces protected area Romania |
| url | http://www.rjgeo.ro/atasuri/revue%20roumaine_55_2/Dumitrascu%20et%20al.pdf |
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