ISSUES
REGARDING THE FLOOD IMPACT ON THE HERPETOFAUNA HABITATS
FROM RIPARIAN AREAS FROM BARCĂU BASIN
V. NEMES , C. SERAC , A. CAPONY , W. KLOK
ABSTRACT. –issues regarding the flood impact on the herpetofauna habitats from
riparian areas. Flood risk management measures have a major effect on
biodiversity conservation of wetlands and riparians areas. Therefore,
understanding the need for cooperation and collaboration of all stakeholders
(governmental and non-government) in planning and flood risk management in line
with European requirements, respectively Habitat directive in association with
the domestic law.
This paper aims to highlight the importance of riparian areas developed at the
interface between terrestrial and aquatic systems, who besides his role in the
delineation of ecosystems and the complex functions they perform: loading /
discharging groundwater, flood control,protection against erosion, retention of
nutrients and export of biomass, protection, microclimate stabilization has a
major role in the conservation of specific habitats of these environments, being
the least affected by anthropogenic activity,so that relations found between the
"living world" and natural support are the most solid.
Because the decline of amphibians has direct and visible effects on ecosystem
structure, there is an acute need for optimization of the local reproductive
populations of amphibians is required for appropriate management of habitats
such as breeding and feeding habitats. Only protection of aquatic habitats
(breeding) has little value if terrestrial habitats used for feeding amphibians
are destroyed.
Keywords: habitat, conservation, flood, herpetofauna, riparian area.