Each of the 14 Natura 2000 habitat categories taken into consideration is faced
with a number of climate change impacts leading to a wide variety of effects: from
the reduction of biodiversity and degradation of habitat quality to the potential loss
of certain habitat types strongly depending on actual climatic conditions.
Even though there are several opinions regarding the level of potential vulnerability of different habitat categories, it is difficult to pinpoint which will ultimately
be more profoundly affected by climate change impacts.
A significant uncertainty still exists regarding the level of performance of Natura
2000 habitats in the future, as the multitude of plant species and of environmental
parameters and their interaction make more detailed projections nearly impossible
at present. Therefore, a deeper insight in the complex network of species’ reaction
and climate change aspects need to be made available to scientists and practitioners
as to provide more focused solutions for mitigation measures and possible
re-orientation of conservation practices.
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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Andrade, P. A., Herrera, F. B., & Cazzola, G. R. (Eds.). (2010). Building resilience to climate
change: Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field. Gland: IUCN.
Arau ´jo, M. B., Alagador, D., Cabeza, M., Nogue ´s-Bravo, D., & Thuiller, W. (2011). Climate
change threatens European conservation areas. Ecology Letters, 14(5), 484–492.
Bolte, A., Eisenhauer, D. R., & Ehrhart, H. P. (2009). Klimawandel und Forstwirtschaft – U ¨ bereinstimmungen und Unterschiede bei der Einscha ¨tzung der Anpassungsnotwendigkeiten und
Anpassungsstrategien der Bundesla ¨nder. Landbauforsch – vTI Agric For Res, 4(59), 269–278.
Campbell, A., Kapos, V., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Bubb, P., Chenery, A., Coad, L., Dickson, B.,
Doswald, N., Khan, M. S. I., Kershaw, F., & Rashid, M. (2009). Review of the literature on the
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Cioca ˆrlan, V. (2009). Flora Ilustrata ˘ a Romaˆniei. Pteridophyta et Spermatophyta (3rd ed.).
Bucures ¸ti: Editura Ceres.
Cioca ˆrlan, V. (2011). Vascular flora of the Danube Delta. Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii “Al.
I. Cuza” Iasi, Tomul LVII, fasc. 1, s. II-a. Biologie Vegetala.
Cioca ˆrlan, V., Sa ˆrbu, I., S ¸ tefan, N., & Marian, T. (1998). Elodea nuttallii (Planchon) St. John a
new specie in Romanian flora. Bulletin Botanical Garden, 6(1), 215–231.
Colwell, R. K., Brehm, G., Cardelus, C. L., Gilman, A. C., & Longino, J. T. (2008). Global warming,
elevational range shifts, and lowland biotic attrition in the wet tropics. Science, 322, 258–261.
EEA. (2010). The European environment – State and outlook 2010: Synthesis. Copenhagen:
European Environment Agency.
Erschbamer, B., Kiebacher, T., Mallaun, M., & Unterluggauer, P. (2009). Short-term signals of
climate change along an altitudinal gradient in the South Alps. Plant Ecology, 202, 79–89.
Gafta, D., & Mountford, O. (coord.). (2008). Manual de interpretare a habitatelor Natura 2000
din Romaˆnia. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Rosprint.
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with a number of climate change impacts leading to a wide variety of effects: from
the reduction of biodiversity and degradation of habitat quality to the potential loss
of certain habitat types strongly depending on actual climatic conditions.
Even though there are several opinions regarding the level of potential vulnerability of different habitat categories, it is difficult to pinpoint which will ultimately
be more profoundly affected by climate change impacts.
A significant uncertainty still exists regarding the level of performance of Natura
2000 habitats in the future, as the multitude of plant species and of environmental
parameters and their interaction make more detailed projections nearly impossible
at present. Therefore, a deeper insight in the complex network of species’ reaction
and climate change aspects need to be made available to scientists and practitioners
as to provide more focused solutions for mitigation measures and possible
re-orientation of conservation practices.
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
Andrade, P. A., Herrera, F. B., & Cazzola, G. R. (Eds.). (2010). Building resilience to climate
change: Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field. Gland: IUCN.
Arau ´jo, M. B., Alagador, D., Cabeza, M., Nogue ´s-Bravo, D., & Thuiller, W. (2011). Climate
change threatens European conservation areas. Ecology Letters, 14(5), 484–492.
Bolte, A., Eisenhauer, D. R., & Ehrhart, H. P. (2009). Klimawandel und Forstwirtschaft – U ¨ bereinstimmungen und Unterschiede bei der Einscha ¨tzung der Anpassungsnotwendigkeiten und
Anpassungsstrategien der Bundesla ¨nder. Landbauforsch – vTI Agric For Res, 4(59), 269–278.
Campbell, A., Kapos, V., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Bubb, P., Chenery, A., Coad, L., Dickson, B.,
Doswald, N., Khan, M. S. I., Kershaw, F., & Rashid, M. (2009). Review of the literature on the
links between biodiversity and climate change: Impacts, adaptation and mitigation. Secretariat
of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Technical series No. 42, 124 pp.
Cioca ˆrlan, V. (2009). Flora Ilustrata ˘ a Romaˆniei. Pteridophyta et Spermatophyta (3rd ed.).
Bucures ¸ti: Editura Ceres.
Cioca ˆrlan, V. (2011). Vascular flora of the Danube Delta. Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii “Al.
I. Cuza” Iasi, Tomul LVII, fasc. 1, s. II-a. Biologie Vegetala.
Cioca ˆrlan, V., Sa ˆrbu, I., S ¸ tefan, N., & Marian, T. (1998). Elodea nuttallii (Planchon) St. John a
new specie in Romanian flora. Bulletin Botanical Garden, 6(1), 215–231.
Colwell, R. K., Brehm, G., Cardelus, C. L., Gilman, A. C., & Longino, J. T. (2008). Global warming,
elevational range shifts, and lowland biotic attrition in the wet tropics. Science, 322, 258–261.
EEA. (2010). The European environment – State and outlook 2010: Synthesis. Copenhagen:
European Environment Agency.
Erschbamer, B., Kiebacher, T., Mallaun, M., & Unterluggauer, P. (2009). Short-term signals of
climate change along an altitudinal gradient in the South Alps. Plant Ecology, 202, 79–89.
Gafta, D., & Mountford, O. (coord.). (2008). Manual de interpretare a habitatelor Natura 2000
din Romaˆnia. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Rosprint.
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