Transcript Natural jewelry of Lower Prut, Larisa Bogdea

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INTERTRAILS:
NATURAL JEWERLY OF LOWER PRUT
dr. Larisa Bogdea- biodiversity expert
Institute of Zoology, Academy of Science of Moldova
Interpretative Trails on the Ground Support to the Management
of Natural Protected Areas in the Black Sea Region (InterTrails)
The state protected natural areas provide the most favourable conditions for the
development of plant communities.
The protected areas cover 1.96% of the country's territory.
Protected Areas, 2000
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Scientific reserve
National park
Natural monument
Natural reserve
Protected landscape
Resource reserve
Area with multifunctional management
Biosphaeric reserve
Botanical garden
Zoological garden
Dendrological garden
Secular trees
Rare flora and fauna species
Landscape monuments
Trail I. Lake Beleu
Protected area “Lower Prut” is the
synonym of the virginity of nature. It is
located in the bottom of the Prut River. In
its composition enter the lake Beleu, a
network of ponds which, together, form a
unique ecosystem of national and
international importance.
Protected area “Lower Prut river”
was created to protect flora and
fauna of the lake Beleu and of
the floating meadows from
nearby. Reservation's surface is
1691 hectares, about 1/3 of the
reservation surface is occupied
by the Lake Beleu waters; rest
of the territory is represented by
the marsh vegetation and the
floating meadows.
Scientific reserve “Lower Prut” was founded on April 23 1991.
Beleu Lake (628ha) is the main geographic component of Reserve “Lower Prut”,
a relict of the Danube bank, with 5-6 thousand years. Maximal depth 2.0m. The
aquatic ecosystem of the reserve is unanimously appreciated as one of the most
important wetlands from Republic of Moldova.
The fauna is specific to aquatic ecosystems that serve as nesting place for birds,
during seasonal migrations this aquatic ecosystem serves as place for rest and
feed for migratory birds.
The turists can see in this area rare and endangered
plant species such as: white water lily (Nymphaea
alba), floating fern (Salvinia natans), thistle (Trapa
natans), wild grape (Vitis sylvestris), sedge (Carex
pendula), arrowhead (Sagittaria sagitifolia) etc. ensures
the habitats.
Florile plutitoare ale Prutului
Water lily
Aquatic bird species from the Lower Prut
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas crecca
Aythya ferina
Aythya nyroca
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax pygmeus
Recurvirostra avosetta
Vanellus vanellus
The birds are forming the
breeding colonies later than in
the fisheries areas due to the
water level fluctuations, usual
during May or, sometimes in
the beginning June. For
example, we found a small
mixed colony with 9 nests of
Recurvirostra avosetta and 4
nests of Vanellus vanellus in
the swampy area
Recurvirostra avosetta
Podiceps cristatus
Chlidonias hybridus
Podiceps grisegena
Fulica atra
Podiceps nigricollis
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Amphibians of Beleu Lake
Rana
lessonoe
Bufo viridis
Bufo bufo
Hyla arborea
Point 12. Gârla Manolescu. In the section "Gârla
Manolescu" great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) was
observed together with a nesting colony of whiskered
tern (Chlidonias hybridus). Great cristed grebe is
relatively easily accepted in colonies of Chlidonias
hybridus.
1. Pair formation
4. Gesture of greeting
2. Inition courtship
5. Violently floating in
oposite directions
3. offerings by male
6. Offer each other the
algae
ETOGRAMMA - dance of courtship of Podiceps cristatus
Point 6 - Lake Manta
It is the largest lake in the Republic of Moldova with an area of 2100 ha.
has kept its natural and constitutive components until the sixties of the twentieth
century, until exasperating man's intention to turn the whole area of the valley
Lower Prut river in agrocoenoses.
Until then it have a deep lake water of 6-8 m, sometimes reached up to 10
meters, the water was clean and transparent.
The biggest mats divided water space into several smaller lakes called by the
people, Rotunda, Badelnic, Dracele, Marioara, Fontan etc. Here are nesting
thousands of birds: gooses, herons, swans, waders, coots, et.al.; and in
mammals: otters, mink, muskrat, arvicole, rats.
There are can penetrate and wild cats, wild boar and deer in some places along
the valley wet, covered with trees and reeds, falling in the border with Romania.
13.Cioroiu
Between the Popovca and Cioroiu of the lake Beleu is
located the strictly protected area of reserve, find a small
swamp with reeds, sedge and short willows, with
permanent water, being in contact with a collector
channel. One of the banks have a strip of reed edges
quite wide, favoring many species of birds nesting.
In the square Cioroiu just outside the reed and water lily
foliage was observed nesting colonies of common tern,
black-headed gull, eurasian coot (Sterna hirundo, Larus
ridibundus and Fulica atra). Here we can see the
grebes, wich are elite divings with short legs, on the
land its can move only by crawling.
Cea mai însemnată colonie din R. Moldova de
cormoran mare (Phalacrocorax carbo), lopătar
(Platalea leucorodia) şi stârci de noapte
(Nycticorax nycticorax), respectiv de egrete
mici şi mari (Egretta garzetta şi Ardea alba)
cuibăreşte în mijlocul lacului şi, pe tufele de
sălcii care au crescut aici în perioada în care
nivelul apei în lac este scăzut.
Mixte colony of Egretta alba, Ardea
cinerea, Platalea leucorodea –
Scientific reserve “Prutul de Jos”
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) is the most widespread of swans
and nesting in the compact reeds in the sector Cioroiu și
Sibirca. Non-breeding birds gather in large flocks feeding.
Territorial fights are violent that dominant males away over
jumps intruders by spraying them with water with wings and
golfs or water slides.
The adults of swans can be aggressive even to man, especially
during the nesting. In flight, this species produces a
continuous hissing, serving to maintain compact flocks in flight
at night.
This species is included in the Red Book of Republic of
Moldova.
In feeding flocks associated with great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and solitary
specimens of pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus). Adult birds form a semicircle
and knock noisy water by wings and the fish retreats at shoreline where pelicans
gathered with great skill. In the process of feeding are involved and juveniles of pelicans,
they do not form a semicircle, just plunging but after and when the fish are driven ashore,
landing on the water and feed. Cormorant role is to ward off the fish to shore, as they possess
the ability to sink, which can not make pelicans. It is, practically, an alliance for efficient feeding.
Phalacrocorax carbo şi Phalacrocorax
pygmeus
Diurnal birds of prey
Milvus migrans
Accipiter gentilis
Falco vespertinus
Buteo buteo
Wonderful world of the oak –
Trail III. Codrii Tigheci
TIPURI DE PĂDURE
1. stejar pufos cu stejar pedunculat, jugastru,
etajul arbuştilor – sîngerul, scumpie si
dîrmoz.
2. gorun cu stejar pedunculat și amestec de tei,
frasin și arțar, etajul arbștilor – corn, sînger,
dîrmoz
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pădure de frasin (Fraxinus excelsior) cu un
amestec neînsemnat de gledicie (Gleditsia
triacanthos):
4.
pădurea de gorun (Quercus petrea)
Canopy
Specii de păsări
hollows
ce cuibăresc în
ecosistemele forestiere
Parus
major
Dendrocopos
major
Fringilla coelebs
Turdus
merula
Milvus migrans
Picus
canus
Phoenicorus
pnoenicorus
Buteo buteo
On ground
Erithacus
rubecula
Arbuşti
(tufari)
Phylloscpus
collybita
Lanius collurio
Sylvia communis
Turdus
pilaris
Sylvia
atricapilla
Picus
canus
Muscicapa striata
Prietenii firuţei şi negarei – stepa Bugeac
Floare de cicoare
Thank
you for
atention