detect established invasive species, including entries monitoring; raise public awareness by non-formal activities and media to foster understanding for regulations and
potential risks for native species and habitats; overall risk assessment to identify
actions and prioritise responses to invasive species that pose the greatest threats
to habitats and species; Risks/Uncertainty: inefficient knowledge transfer to
stakeholders and the public; no cooperation between decision-makers. no sufficient
funds for control/eradication measures.
18.5 Conclusions
Regardless that DDBR is a wetland, dryness and drought have the greatest intensity
and frequency in Romania. DDBR’s annual average quantities of precipitation
decrease towards the sea shore area, while the average temperature increases. In
these conditions, Natura 2000 habitats types 1210, 1310, 1410, 1530*, 2110, 2130*,
2160, 3130, 3150 and 91E0* are exposed to the spreading potential of invasive
species. The biggest challenge is the uncertainty of long-term effects of actions
taken for the control and eradication of invasive species in current climate changing
conditions. More research into dynamic modelling and scenarios tools that should
be developed is needed. This should be done both at a regional and local level
involving experts in order to understand extreme events and how to diminish their
effects by applying appropriate measures.
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in
any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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potential risks for native species and habitats; overall risk assessment to identify
actions and prioritise responses to invasive species that pose the greatest threats
to habitats and species; Risks/Uncertainty: inefficient knowledge transfer to
stakeholders and the public; no cooperation between decision-makers. no sufficient
funds for control/eradication measures.
18.5 Conclusions
Regardless that DDBR is a wetland, dryness and drought have the greatest intensity
and frequency in Romania. DDBR’s annual average quantities of precipitation
decrease towards the sea shore area, while the average temperature increases. In
these conditions, Natura 2000 habitats types 1210, 1310, 1410, 1530*, 2110, 2130*,
2160, 3130, 3150 and 91E0* are exposed to the spreading potential of invasive
species. The biggest challenge is the uncertainty of long-term effects of actions
taken for the control and eradication of invasive species in current climate changing
conditions. More research into dynamic modelling and scenarios tools that should
be developed is needed. This should be done both at a regional and local level
involving experts in order to understand extreme events and how to diminish their
effects by applying appropriate measures.
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in
any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
References
Anastasiu, P. (2011). Studiul complex asupra plantelor alohtone din Delta Duna ˘rii ı
ˆn vederea
stabilirii impactului ecologic, evalua ˘rii riscului s ¸i elabora ˘rii ma ˘surilor minime pentru
managementul acestora. Sinteza lucra ˘rii. Bucures ¸ti: Universitatea din Bucures ¸ti.
Anastasiu, P., & Negrean, G. (2007). Invadatori vegetali ı
ˆn Romaˆnia. Bucures ¸ti: Editura
Universita ˘t ¸ii din Bucures ¸ti.
Anastasiu, P., & Negrean, G. (2009). Neophytes in Romania. In L. Rakosy & L. Momeu (Eds.),
Neobiota din Romania (pp. 66–97). Cluj Napoca: Editura Presa universitara ˘ Clujana ˘.
Anastasiu, P., Negrean, G., Bașnou, C., Sı ˆrbu, C., & Oprea, A. (2007). A preliminary study on the
neophytes of wetlands in Romania. In W. Rabitsch, F. Essl, & F. Klingenstein (Eds.),
Biological invasions – From ecology to conservation (NEOBIOTA) (Vol. 7, pp. 181–192).
Berlin: Institute of Ecology.
Cioca ˆrlan, V. (2011). Vascular flora of the Danube Delta, Analele s ¸tiint ¸ifice ale Universita ˘t ¸ii
“Al. I. C.”, Tomul LVII, fasc. 1, s. II a. Biologie vegetala ˘, Ias ¸i: Editura Universita ˘tii “Al. I. C.”
41–64.
18 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Habitats and Their Effects. . .
277