Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 36/1. (2016)

Botany

STÄRMINA FOREST. PHYTOSOCIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS

Sorina Stefánia MATACÄ >

Muzeul Regiunii Portilor de Fier — Sectia Stiintele Naturii, str. Independentei, nr. 2 RO-220171 DrobetaTurnu Severin, s_mataca@yahoo.com

Abstract: This article analyzed the phytocoenosis of Quercetum fametto-cerris association identified in the ROSCI0173 Starmina Forest in terms of bioforms, composition in the

category ecological, genetic types (genetic structure), geoelements.

Keywords: phytosociology, plant association, Starmina Forest

Introduction

The natural protected area Starmina was declared natural, mixed reserve through Mehedinti County Council’s Decision no. 26/1994 and also forest reserve of national interest by Law no. 5/06.03.2000 with regards to the approval Plan of improving the national territory - Section III protected areas, which was published in the Official Monitor no. 152/12.04.2000, with a surface of 100.3 ha. According to the Order of the Environment and Durable Development Minister no. 1964/13.12.2007 regarding implementing the natural, protected area regime to a site of communitary importance, as part of the Nature 2000 ecological European network in Romania, with the latest changes, ROSCIO 173 Starmina Forest has been declared a site of communitary importance (in Mehedinti: Devesel -<1%, Hinova- 2%) with a surface of 2769 ha.

Objectives (according to Nature 2000 Standard Form) [5]:

— preserving the habitats — 92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba galleries, 91M0 Pannonian Balkanic Turkey oak — sessile oak forest, 91F0 Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis, U. minor, Fraxinus excelsior or F. angustifolia along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris);

— preserving the species within Annex II of Council’s Directive 92/43/CEE - 1335 Spermophilus citellus, 1355 Lutra lutra, 1188 Bombina bombina, 1220 Emys orbicularis, 1217 Testudo hermanni, 1134 Rhodeus sericeus amarus, 1145 Misgurnus fossilis, 1089 Morimus funereus, 1088 Cerambyx cerdo.

ROSCIO 173 Starmina Forest presents connections with ROSPAOOl 1 Blahnita.

Materials and methods

This research is based on field observation. The main method of study was the most frequent and appreciable of Montpellier School, the Braun-Blanquet method [1].

For each syntaxonomic unit, territorial spreading, floristical composition, biological structure, phytogeographic elements and ecological behavior correlated with plants’ needs for humidity, temperature and soil pH are mentioned in the paper. A diploid and polyploid species graphic distribution was made as well.

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