ASPECTS OF HABITAT FRAGMENTATION – ANALYSING A NATURA 2000 SITE: OLT-DANUBE CONFLUENCE AREA

Cloţă Gheorghe*, Cherăscu Ramona**

* Doctoral School of Geography "Simion Mehedinti – Nature and Sustainable Development", University of Bucharest, Romania
**Directorate of Protected Areas Management, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Romania

Abstract

Our study area - the Natura 2000 site Danube-Olt confluence occupies a surface of 21.285,4 hectares and it is situated within Danube fluvial corridor; the natural protected area is part of continental biogeograhic region. The methodology used for this paper was the approaching of potential threats which caused habitat alteration, habitat loss and habitat fragmentation on the basis of analyzing satelitary images and ortophotoplans combined with multiple field surveys. The need for approaching this topic is in strict correlation with conservation strategies and future management plans which must include studies and assessement of state conservation for habitats included in the list of Habitat Directive 92/43/EEC.

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