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Alien plant species distribution in Romania: a nationwide survey following the implementation of the EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species
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- Anastasiu, Paulina1
- Miu, Iulia2
- Gavrilidis, Athanasios2
- Preda, Cristina3
- Rozylowicz, Laurentiu2
- Sirbu, Culita4
- Oprea, Adrian5
- Urziceanu, Mihaela6
- Camen-Comanescu, Petronela7
- Nagoda, Eugenia7
- Memedemin, Daniyar8
- Barbos, Marius9
- Boruz, Violeta10
- Cislariu, Alina11
- Don, Ioan12
- Fagaras, Marius13
- Frink, Jozsef14
- Georgescu, Ioana15
- Haruta, Ovidiu16
- Hurdu, Bogdan-Iuliu17
- Matis, Attila18
- Milanovici, Sretco19
- Muncaciu, Sorana9
- Neacsu, Alina20
- Neblea, Monica21
- Nicolin, Alma22
- Niculescu, Mariana23
- Oroian, Silvia24
- Pop, Oliviu25
- Radutoiu, Daniel26
- Samarghitan, Mihaela27
- Simion, Ioana10
- Soare, Liliana21
- Steiu, Corina28
- Stoianov, Emilia9
- Strat, Daniela29
- Szabo, Anna30
- Szatmari, Paul31
- Tanase, Corneliu24
- Mirea, Marian2
- Manta, Nicolae32
- Sirbu, Ioana11
- 1. University of Bucharest, Dimitrie Brandza Botanic Garden, Bucharest, Romania|University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Bucharest, Romania
- 2. University of Bucharest, Center for Environmental Research, Bucharest, Romania
- 3. University of Bucharest, Center for Environmental Research, Bucharest, Romania|Ovidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Constanta, Romania
- 4. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Ion Ionescu de la Brad, Faculty of Agriculture, Iasi, Romania
- 5. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Faculty of Biology, Iasi, Romania|Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Anastasie Fatu Botanic Garden, Iasi, Romania
- 6. University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Bucharest, Romania|University of Bucharest, Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- 7. University of Bucharest, Dimitrie Brandza Botanic Garden, Bucharest, Romania
- 8. Chelonia Romania, Bucharest, Romania|Ovidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Constanta, Romania
- 9. GTM CO SRL, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 10. University of Craiova, Alexandru Buia Botanic Garden, Craiova, Romania
- 11. University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Bucharest, Romania
- 12. Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad, Arad, Romania
- 13. Ovidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Constanta, Romania
- 14. National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 15. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
- 16. University of Oradea, Department of Forestry and Forestry Engineering, Oradea, Romania
- 17. Institute of Biological Research Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 18. Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 19. Romsilva Cheile Nerei Beusnita National Park Administration, Sasca Montana, Romania
- 20. King Mihai I University of Life Sciences of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
- 21. National University of Science and Technology - Politehnica Bucharest - Pitesti University Center, Pitesti, Romania
- 22. myNature Association, Timisoara, Romania
- 23. University of Craiova, Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Conservation, Craiova, Romania
- 24. George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, Targu Mures, Romania
- 25. Conservation Carpathia Foundation; Renaturopa Association, Brasov, Romania
- 26. University of Craiova, Faculty of Horticulture, Department of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Craiova, Romania
- 27. Mures County Museum, Natural Sciences Section, Targu Mures, Romania
- 28. P.P.V.N.C. Excelsior Association, Timisoara, Romania
- 29. University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, Romania
- 30. Romanian Ornithological Society, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 31. Biological Research Center - Vasile Fati Botanical Garden, Jibou, Romania
- 32. Romanian Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, Bucharest, Romania
Description
Biological invasions pose an increasing risk to nature, social security and the economy, being ranked amongst the top five threats to biodiversity. Managing alien and invasive species is a priority for the European Union, as outlined in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Alien plant species are acknowledged to impact the economy and biodiversity; thus, analysing the distribution of such species provides valuable inputs for the management and decision-making processes. The database presented in the current study is the first consolidated checklist of alien plant species that are present in Romania, both of European Union concern and of national interest. This database complements a prior published distribution, based only on records from literature, bringing new information regarding the occurrence of alien plants in Romania, as revealed by a nationwide field survey. We consider this database a valuable instrument for managing biological invasions at both national and regional levels, as it can be utilised in further research studies and in drafting management and action plans, assisting stakeholders in making informed decisions and implementing management actions.
We present the results of the first nationwide survey of alien plant species in Romania, conducted between 2019 and 2022, in the framework of a national project coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests and the University of Bucharest. The present database complements and updates the database published by Sirbu et. al (2022), which included occurrence records published until 2019. The new database includes 98323 occurrence records for 396 alien plant species in 77 families, with most species belonging to the Asteraceae family. One alien plant species in our database, the black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L., had more than 10,000 occurrence records. The distribution database also includes information on newly-reported invasive alien plant species of European Union concern in Romania (i.e. the floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) P.H.Raven) and documents the presence of plants in 44 additional families compared to Sirbu et al. (2022). Each entry includes information on species taxonomy, location, year, person who recorded and identified the alien plant, geographical coordinates and taxon rank.
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