Browse

In western Romania, respectively the lowland area of this region the main grassland habitats are steppe and forest steppe grassland. Most of the land from this region is arable, the grassland patches being scattered in variable surfaces near to the inhabited area. These are used mainly for grazing by the cattle and flocks of the community. Some small grassland surfaces are mown for hay. Most of the arable land is cultivated in an intensive manner, this agricultural practice influencing the biotope and biocoenose o...

Every agroecosystem presumably has the potential for providing some kind of outdoor recreation. We analysed the potential for recreation of National park (NP) Low Tatras. Forest ecosystems with mountain grasslands as a part of agroecosystems participate in the total cultural ecosystem value. Protected natural areas provide a wide range of benefits to the community. Among the benefits most commonly cited are those associated with the provision of tourism and recreational opportunities, as well as those associated w...

The conversion of forest to pastoral and agricultural management has important implications for carbon storage in soils. The stationary conditions of Neamtu catchment is characterized by an altitudinal difference between 270 - 1523 meters, 418 sq. km surface area, with notable differences of morpho-lithological, climatic, hydrological and biogeographical conditions reflected in both soil diversity and carbon content differences. This study aimed at calculating and comparing the estimated soil carbon stocks in diff...

In Banatului Plain area (western Romania) the grassland vegetation is represented by steppe and forest steppe. From the past, most of the land was cultivated and nowadays grasslands are present in the plain only in the vicinity of the inhabited area for the use of the grazing animals of the community during the vegetation season. Many times the steppe grasslands are characterised by an increased alkalinity of the soil that determinates the existence of the halophytic vegetation sward. The plain is mostly intensive...