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EVALUATION OF THE BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION DEGREE IN ROMANIAN BANAT BY GEOMATIC METHODS
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Banat, a historic province localized on the territory of three states (Romania, Serbia and Hungary), is constituted as a diverse spatial entity from geological and geomorphological, climatic, demographic and social-cultural perspectives, and these aspects may be observed at first eye contact, due to the biogeographic diversity. The largest part of the historical Banat is located on Romania territory, respectively 66.5% of the total area, and the Romanian Banat is the area of interest in this study. The preoccupations for environmental protection and preservation, required by biodiversity and also by the European legislation, are expressed by the big number of protected areas (138 totally or partially included) identified in Banat?s region. Their number, category and geographic localization, and also the territorial organization are elements that represent the starting point of this study and generate interest for a detailed analysis; the result achieved would reflect the image of Banat on the whole and of the ?protected? Banat, with references to the territorial organization and development. The scientific information used was processed, generated and represented as thematic maps, in tables or graphics, with the help of the GIS software. The Romanian Banat?s territory, with an area of 18936 km2, is included in protected areas of diverse categories in a proportion of 25% and in concentrated areas under the altitude of 600 m in a proportion of 64%. 13% of Banat?s agricultural area of 10931 km2 are comprised within protected areas, and 45% of Banat?s forest vegetation, of 7093 km2, is included within a ?protected area?. This scientific information represents a significant theoretical support in the decisional procedure, with consideration for the different ways of exploitation and practical approaches of the two types of areas, the ?free? one and the one ?regulated? by specific measures and norms.
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