Dispersal and adaptation strategies of the high mountain butterfly Boloria pales in the Romanian Carpathians

This study was carried out in the Bucegi Natural Park, a protected area of the Romanian Carpathians. It aims at documenting the potential sensitivity of six widespread Natura 2000 habitat types and of all plants with conservative value (200 taxa) in the mountain area, to the changes in temperature and humidity, predicted for this century. Regional expert knowledge and environmental indicator values were considered in assessing the potential habitat’s sensitivity. The results support the evidence that sensitivity to temperature may be potentially higher for habitats at alpine and subalpine levels (bushes and grasslands) and medium for forest habitats. Sensitivity to moisture was detected as potentially high for forest habitats and as medium for bushes and grasslands at high mountain elevation. Microthermophilic plants have shown a greater share (76-79%) in alpine and subalpine communities, and the hydrophilic plants (86-96%) in forest communities. About 80% of plants of conservation value (microthermophilic or hydrophilic plants) may be potentially sensitive to predicted warming and drought and 44% of them (microthermophilic and hydrophilic plants) to the changes of both parameters. Climate scenarios (2011-2100) and sensitivity maps (Sat – image interpretation with GIS for the whole mountain area) are included.

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Dichrorampha carpatalpina sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), a high mountain species of the Romanian Carpathians

Nota Lepidopterologica ◽

10.3897/nl.42.33412 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 37-48

Author(s):

Sándor Kovács ◽

Zoltán Kovács

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plant ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

High Mountain ◽

Flight Period ◽

Male And Female ◽

The North ◽

Sunny Weather ◽

Romanian Carpathians ◽

Southern Carpathians

Dichroramphacarpatalpinasp. n., is described from the Southern Carpathians (Romania). It is closely related to D.inconspiqua (Danilevsky, 1948) and D.podoliensis (Toll, 1942). Adults, male and female genitalia, the habitat of the new species are described and figured and some details of the biology are given. The larva and its host-plant, Achilleaoxylobaschurii (Sch. Bip.) Heimerl, are illustrated. The species inhabits the north-facing slopes of the highest regions of the Carpathians. During their flight period from the beginning of July to the beginning of August the moths are on wing in the morning and only in sunny weather.

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High mountain region of the Northern Romanian Carpathians responded sensitively to Holocene climate and land use changes: A multi-proxy analysis

The Holocene ◽

10.1177/0959683614534747 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 (8) ◽

pp. 944-956 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Anca Geantă ◽

Mariusz Gałka ◽

Ioan Tanţău ◽

Simon M Hutchinson ◽

Marcel Mîndrescu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Mountain Region ◽

High Mountain ◽

Holocene Climate ◽

Romanian Carpathians

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Assessments of Climate Change Indicators, Climate-Induced Disasters, and Community Adaptation Strategies: A Case from High Mountain of Nepal

Springer Geography - Land Cover Change and Its Eco-environmental Responses in Nepal ◽

10.1007/978-981-10-2890-8_9 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 203-221

Author(s):

Binod P. Heyojoo ◽

Nabin K. Yadav ◽

Rajan Subedi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

High Mountain ◽

Community Adaptation

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The potential sensitivity to climate change of selected endangered and important Natura 2000 Habitats and plants from Bucegi Natural Park, Romania

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca ◽

10.15835/nbha48111756 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 456-479

Author(s):

Anca SÂRBU ◽

Georg A. JANAUER ◽

Norbert EXLER ◽

Ion SÂRBU ◽

Paulina ANASTASIU

Keyword(s):

Expert Knowledge ◽

Image Interpretation ◽

Natura 2000 ◽

High Mountain ◽

Habitat Types ◽

Mountain Area ◽

Natural Park ◽

Romanian Carpathians ◽

Forest Habitats ◽

Potential Sensitivity

This study was carried out in the Bucegi Natural Park, a protected area of the Romanian Carpathians. It aims at documenting the potential sensitivity of six widespread Natura 2000 habitat types and of all plants with conservative value (200 taxa) in the mountain area, to the changes in temperature and humidity, predicted for this century. Regional expert knowledge and environmental indicator values were considered in assessing the potential habitat’s sensitivity. The results support the evidence that sensitivity to temperature may be potentially higher for habitats at alpine and subalpine levels (bushes and grasslands) and medium for forest habitats. Sensitivity to moisture was detected as potentially high for forest habitats and as medium for bushes and grasslands at high mountain elevation. Microthermophilic plants have shown a greater share (76-79%) in alpine and subalpine communities, and the hydrophilic plants (86-96%) in forest communities. About 80% of plants of conservation value (microthermophilic or hydrophilic plants) may be potentially sensitive to predicted warming and drought and 44% of them (microthermophilic and hydrophilic plants) to the changes of both parameters. Climate scenarios (2011-2100) and sensitivity maps (Sat – image interpretation with GIS for the whole mountain area) are included.

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