Romanian Journal of Biology - Zoology

ROMANIAN ACADEMY
Institute of Biology -Bucharest





THE EFFECT OF 1984/1985 SEVERE WINTER-TIME ON SOME FAUNISTIC ELEMENTS IN ROMANIA

SORIN GEACU





 Abstract:


   Animal populations are affected by various types of extreme weather. In Romania the winter of 1984/1985 was one of the harshes. The absolute minimum reached - 38° C on 14.01.1985 at Miercurea Ciuc station. The paper presents the impact of the freezing weather and abundant snow on 16 vertebrate species (10 mammal species, 6 bird species). This research highlights a death toll of nearly 12 000 individuals in all Romanian provinces.




 Citation:


   SORIN GEACU, 2020. THE EFFECT OF 1984/1985 SEVERE WINTER-TIME ON SOME FAUNISTIC ELEMENTS IN ROMANIA, Romanian Journal of Biology - Zoology, 65(1-2): 71–82.




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