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Sărățeanu V, Cotuna O, Paraschivu M, Cojocariu LL, Horablaga NM, Rechițean D, Mircov VD, Sălceanu C, Urlică AA, Copăcean L. Features of Natural Succession of Ex-Arable Forest Steppe Grassland (from Western Romania) under the Influence of Climate. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1204. [PMID: 36986892 PMCID: PMC10059065 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Important land surfaces from hill and mountain areas from the northern hemisphere formerly used for cropping were abandoned. Often, the abandoned land evolved by natural succession to grassland, shrubland or even to forest. The main goal of this paper is to bring new datasets necessary for the understanding of the evolution of ex-arable grassland vegetation from the forest steppe area into relationship with climate. The researches were performed in the locality of Grădinari (Caraş-Severin County, Western Romania) on an ex-arable plot abandoned since 1995. The vegetation data were collected for 19 years (time interval 2003-2021). The analyzed vegetation features were floristic composition, biodiversity and pastoral value. The climate data considered were air temperature and rainfall amount. The vegetation and climate data were correlated statistically, with a view to highlighting the potential impact of the temperature and rainfalls during the evolution of succession process on the grassland's floristic composition, biodiversity and pastoral value. The pressure of the increased temperatures on the natural restoration process of the biodiversity and pastoral value of ex-arable forest steppe grassland could, at least partially, be mitigated by random grazing and mulching works.
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Affiliation(s)
- Veronica Sărățeanu
- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
| | - Otilia Cotuna
- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
- Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin, Street Principală, No. 200, 307250 Lovrin, Romania
| | - Mirela Paraschivu
- Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Technologies, University of Craiova, A.I. Cuza Street, No. 13, 200585 Craiova, Romania
| | - Luminița L. Cojocariu
- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
- Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin, Street Principală, No. 200, 307250 Lovrin, Romania
| | - Nicolae Marinel Horablaga
- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
- Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin, Street Principală, No. 200, 307250 Lovrin, Romania
| | - Dorin Rechițean
- Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin, Street Principală, No. 200, 307250 Lovrin, Romania
| | - Vlad Dragoslav Mircov
- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
| | - Călin Sălceanu
- Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Technologies, University of Craiova, A.I. Cuza Street, No. 13, 200585 Craiova, Romania
| | - Alina Andreea Urlică
- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
| | - Loredana Copăcean
- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
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