Results
Publications
2022
Scientific Conference Poster
Drăgan, O., Cogalniceanu, D. 2022. Introduced fish species in Romanian alpine lakes: Retezat National Park case study. Joint ESENIAS and DIAS Scientific Conference 2022 and 11th ESENIAS Workshop Invasive alien species under conditions of global crisis. 13–15 November 2022. Demre, Antalya.
Published article
Schmeller, D. S., Urbach, D., Bates, K., Catalan, J., Cogălniceanu, D., Fisher, M. C., Friesen, J., Fureder, L., Gaube, V., Haver, M., Jacobsen, D., Le Roux, G., Lin, Y.P., Loyau, A., Machate, O., Mayer, A., Palomo, I., Plutzar, C., Sentenac, H., Sommaruga, R., Tiberti, R. & Ripple, W. J. 2022. Scientists' warning of threats to mountains. Science of The Total Environment, 158611.
2023
Scientific Conference Posters
Stănescu, F., Dragan, A.M., Cogălniceanu, D. 2023. Exploring the acoustic heritage of the Carpathians - a case study from Retezat National Park. Ecologia și Protecția Ecosistemelor, 2–5 November 2023, Bacău, România.
Vlad, S.E., Fanaru, G., Vizireanu, M.G., Topliceanu T.S., Dragan, O., Stănescu, F., Tanase, T., Cogălniceanu, D. 2023. Fish introduction in mountain lakes and its effect on amphibian communities. In: Book of Abstracts, p. 142, Malhotra, A., Harrison, X., Jehle, R., Ruthsatz, K., Ting, K.S., Garner, T., ... et al. (Eds.), SEH 22nd European Congress of Herpetology, 4–8 September 2023, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK.
Dragan, O., Cogălniceanu, D., Rozylowicz, L. 2023. Invasive fish species distribution in Romanian freshwaters. Joint ESENIAS and DIAS Scientific Conference 2023 and 12th ESENIAS Workshop: Globalisation and invasive alien species in the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions – management challenges and regional cooperation, 11–14 October 2023, Varna, Bulgaria. – Comunicare premiata cu Premiul „Best Talk on Animal Invasions”.
Vlad, S.E., Dragan, O., Ferreira-Rodriguez, N., Dragan, A.M., Stănescu, F., Bancila, R.I., Cogălniceanu, D. 2023. How does the public perceive fish removal from alpine lakes? A case study from the Romanian Carpathians. Joint ESENIAS and DIAS Scientific Conference 2023 and 12th ESENIAS Workshop: Globalisation and invasive alien species in the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions – management challenges and regional cooperation, 11–14 October 2023, Varna, Bulgaria.
Dissemination film
Scientists' warning of threats to mountains
Mountain ecosystems are complex, dynamic and exceptionally fragile. We are only beginning to understand the functional ecology of mountain ecosystems, but international research already suggests that changing species communities will be detrimental to the environment, to biodiversity and therefore to a critical part of Earth’s life-support system.
In this Scientists' warning, we outline major threats to mountains, which are particularly sensitive to global change. For example, climate change is modifying and will continue to modify the occurrence of extreme events, the amount of precipitations (rain and snow), as well as freeze and thaw cycles, with impacts on the onset of snow melt (and thus length of growing season) and water temperatures, aggravating impacts from inappropriate land use practices. Global change with all the different pressures outlined above causes imbalances in the functioning of mountain ecosystems, which lead to changes in vital biological, biochemical, and chemical processes, critically reducing ecosystem health with repercussions for animal and human health.
Because mountain biodiversity is the basis for ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services, changes in mountains will have far reaching impacts for the human society. We therefore call for urgent consideration of mountain ecosystems and their protection in local, regional and global conservation legislation.
To reinforce our message, we kindly invite you to sign the article "Scientists' warning of threats to mountains".
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