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Romanian Journal of Biology - Zoology
ROMANIAN ACADEMY |
CURRENT STATUS OF BIRD SPECIES IN ANNEX 1 OF THE BIRDS DIRECTIVE FOR WHICH SPECIAL PROTECTION AREAS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED ON THE TERRITORY OF THE DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE
MIHAI MARINOV*, ALEXANDRU DOROȘENCU, VASILE ALEXE, LUCIAN-EUGEN BOLBOACĂ, JANOS BOTOND KISS
Abstract:
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (DDBR) overlaps over two Special Protected Areas, with 89 species in Annex 1 of the Birds Directive. The number of many bird species in the Danube Delta varied widely over the last decades, most often due to the anthropogenic factor, directly (persecution, hunting) and/or indirectly (habitat changes). In the present paper we investigated the conservation status of these species, according to IUCN standards. We also analyzed the conservation measures for these species through action plans. Thus, one species is Critically Endangered, six species are Endangered, 12 are Vulnerable, 29 are Near Threatened, eight species Least Concern and in 33 species the conservation status is unknown (Data Deficient). 37 species (42%) do not have any Action Plan, while for the rest, except one species, these were not implemented. However, comparing the current situation with the previous classifications (year 2000) of bird species in the DDBR, we find a clear improvement in the conservation status of most bird species of Community interest whose status could be assessed.
Citation:
MIHAI MARINOV*, ALEXANDRU DOROȘENCU, VASILE ALEXE, LUCIAN-EUGEN BOLBOACĂ, JANOS BOTOND KISS, 2020. CURRENT STATUS OF BIRD SPECIES IN ANNEX 1 OF THE BIRDS DIRECTIVE FOR WHICH SPECIAL PROTECTION AREAS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED ON THE TERRITORY OF THE DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE, Romanian Journal of Biology - Zoology, 65(1-2): 61–70.
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