Nature Conservation

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-14

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2. Proeminent Pioneers Of Nature Conservation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Traditions in Romanian Sozology

      • Vasile Cristea

      Pages 16-25

   3. Jean Massart, Pionnier De La Conservation De La Nature En Belgique

      • Simone Denaeyer-De Smet, Jean-Paul Herremans, Jean Vermander

      Pages 26-45

   4. The Journal Of Renzo Videsott: The “Historical Archives” Of Nature Protection in Italy in the Period 1944–1953

      • Cecilia Videsott, Elena Videsott

      Pages 46-50

3. Social And Legal Aspects Of Conservation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Nature and Conservation: A New, More Active Role for Universities

      • Franco de Battaglia

      Pages 52-54

   3. From the Protection of Landscape and “Natural Beauties” to the Defence of Ecosystems in Italy

      • Gianluigi Ceruti

      Pages 55-64

   4. Wild Plant Species Endangered Through Intensive Harvest

      • Anna Marossy

      Pages 65-67

   5. Peatlands Of North-Eastern Europe and their Conservation

      • Tatiana Yurkovskaya

      Pages 68-73

4. Biodiversity Assessment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 74-74

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   2. Woody Formations in a Mesothermic Valley of Tarija Province, Bolivia

      • Maximo Liberman Cruz, Franco Pedrotti

      Pages 75-86

   3. The Protection Of Biodiversity in Tuscany

      • Paolo Emilio Tomei, Andrea Bertacchi

      Pages 87-89

   4. The Reasons in Favour of Setting Up a New Natural Reserve in the Black Sea Shore Area Between North and South Eforie (ConstanţA County)

      • Marius Fãgãraş, Rodica Bercu, Loreley Jianu

      Pages 90-97

   5. Assessment of the Vascular Flora Conservation Through Specific Indices - A Comparison Study in Central Europe

      • Arkadiusz Nowak

      Pages 98-106

   6. Anthropogenic Habitats Can Shelter Threatened Plants

      • Arkadiusz Nowak, Sylwia Nowak

      Pages 107-115

   7. Globally and European Threatened Plants Present in Dobrogea (South-Eastern Romania)

      • Anca Sârbu, Gavril Negrean, Gabriela Pascale, Paulina Anastasiu

      Pages 116-122

   8. Biogeographical Characterization of the Bryological Flora of the “Montagna di Torricchio” Nature Reserve (Central Italy)

      • Michele Aleffi, Carmela Cortini Pedrotti, Roberta Tacchi

      Pages 123-130

   9. Five New Species for the Romanian Lichen Flora

      • Florin Crişan

      Pages 131-136

   10. The Ecological Role of Deadwood in Natural Forests

       • Stelian Radu

       Pages 137-141

8 SHORT REVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM (“Conceptions and Methods of Nature Conservation in Europe”, Cluj-Napoca, September 16–19th, 2004) 1 1 2 Vasile CRISTEA , Dan GAFTA , John R. AKEROYD 1. “Babe -Bolyai” University, Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Republicii str., 42, 400015 Cluj-Napoca (ROMANIA) 2. Plant Talk, Lawn Cottage, West Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6SG, UK 1. General review of the symposium Organized by the Chair of Taxonomy and Ecology of the University „Babe -Bolyai” (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), in co-operation with the Romanian Society of Phytosociology and the International Federation of Phytosociology, this international symposium was dedicated to Prof. dr. h.c. Franco PEDROTTI th (University of Camerino, Italy), on the occasion of his 70 birthday. Drawn from four continents, the 84 participants (of whom over 50% were young people under 35 years old) represented 12 countries: Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, UK and USA, thus covering a large part of Earth’s bio-geographical regions. The opening ceremony took place in the University’s imposing Aula Magna and included two welcome speeches on behalf of the Rector and the President of the Nature Monument Committee, a Laudatio to Prof. F. Pedrotti and a short folk music recital. The symposium programme was composed of two plenary sessions, four short communication sessions (divided into two sections: A – General aspects of nature protection; B – Nature conservation in practice) and a poster session. The seven plenary lectures, presented by R. Pott (Hannover, Germany), E.

• Biotope
• Flora
• biodiversity
• biology
• bird
• conservation biology
• desert
• ecology
• ecosystem
• environment
• environmental management
• forest
• molecular biology
• nature conservation
• vegetation

• Babeş-Bolyai University, Chair of Taxonomy and Ecology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

  Dan Gafta

• Plant Talk Lawn Cootage, Salisbury Wiltshire, UK

  John Akeroyd

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