Biodiversity

 

 

The area studied lies between Lake ‘Iezerul Jegălia’ and a complex of lakes from Ciocănești. It is a synthesis of various transformations suffered by the floodplain of the Danube.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The analysed area comprises parts that have a high natural value, Area Nature 2000 (which was turned into areas of special flora and funa protection): the Nature Reserve from Iezer Calarasi comprises 2877 ha (the water stretches over 550 ha and farm fields, canals, grasslands, roads and piers comprising 2347 ha) and the Nature Reserve from AIA Ciocanesti (a stretch of 220 ha) which, according to the Calarasi Environmental Protection Agency, consists of 12 small ponds surrounded by piers and canals and submerged lush vegetation. There are narrow strips of  reed and other water immersed plants on the cannals while fields, crops and poplar plantations neighbour the area. Romania has very diverse nature elements that should be known and protected while at the same time promoting development schemes that allow to preserve  its biodiversity. Selecting one area as site of ’Nature 2000’ means acknowledging its importance at the European level as well as a matter of pride for the locals since it offers economic opportunities.

The changes occurred in all environmental components, slower in the past, starting from the Stone Age (Neolithic) and faster in the contemporary period, particularly during the Communist regime, but, regardless of the period covered, the government tried to optimize the economic potential of the Danube area. Hereafter we are showing the environmental changes as far as the structural level is concerned.