Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 35/2. (2015)
Zoology
ASPECTS REGARDING FAUNA FROM GRADI§TEA MUNCELULUI CIOCLOVINA NATURAL PARK Liviu ROVINÄ, Alina ROVINÄ Administrafia Parcului Natural Gradijtea Muncelului Cioclovina, str. Aleea Parcului, nr. 21, RO-330026 Deva, 1 iviurov@yahoo.com ; alinaelena03@yahoo.com Abstract: The park staff goes in the territory such that to minimize disruption on a fixed route. The movement begins on predetermined routes until they notice the first sign of mammal. The best time of monitoring is immediately after snowfall. All traces of mammals observed over a distance of 5 m on both sides of the center line transects will be investigated to determine the species to which they belong. If the snow layer is thick the ungulates are concentrated in feeding areas, usually in valleys, called “focus points” that may be considered in monitoring. The fauna from PNGM-C is less studied. Entomofauna is varied and quite rich in the park because the park area is characterized by geographically and geological diversity; here you can find: forests, hills and valleys of rivers, temporary ponds, secondary sylvosteppe grasslands, limestone and sandy areas etc. The most numerous species of insects are in the Gradate Godeanu Valley. So far the study of invertebrate fauna was limited mainly on butterflies, beetles and orthopterans. The most known groups are vertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. So far in the park area has been identified 18 species of orthopterans belonging to 8 families. The aquatic fauna is represented by a relatively large number of invertebrates and fish. The researches were conducted in collaboration with Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu. From the last category we mentioned: Salmo trutta, Thymallus thymallus, Leuciscus leuciscus, Cottus gobio and Phoxinus phoxinus. The studies on herpetofauna conducted by researcher Ghira in 2004, and in 2014— 2015 by biologist and team of rangers from PNGMC were identified 9 species of amphibians and 11 species of reptiles. Their habitats are clearings of oak forests, sunny meadows, rocks, old walls and cliffs, roadsides and railroads, sunny rocky slopes. Several species of bats were identified in the caves from the park area: Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus hipposideros, Myotis myotis. The most important habitats for birds are pure and mixed beech forests. In these forests we find significant populations of birds listed in Annex I of Habitats Directive 79/409/EEC. There are identified 3 species of mammals of priority interest and 7 species of hunting and community interest. Keywords: fauna, monitoring, Grád tea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park Introduction Because of the biogeographic, biological and climatic elements Gradi§tea Muncelului Cioclovina Natural Park has a very rich and interesting fauna. Here can meet numerous species of great scientific value, some unique in the country or even in the world. The area is excelling in insect diversity. The Grad i§ tea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park overlaps two Natura 2000 sites, with temporary regime of special areas of conservation. MARI SI A, XXXV, p. 107-116
