Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 8, Number 2
Written by Mala-Maria STAVRESCU-BEDIVAN, Emilia Brînduşa SĂNDULESCU, Ionela DOBRIN
Part of the Borsec Round Chair natural reserve included in the Natura 2000 network and declared site of community importance, the Fairy Glade (Poiana Zânelor) draw attention of tourists and local people for many years due to various spa facilities such as traditional bathrooms. Although intensively analyzed in terms of architectural heritage, leisure opportunities and properties of its mineral springs, the Borsec resort still has unknown aspects regarding conservation of biological diversity. This paper was designed with a purpose to report the herbs and terrestrial arthropods gathered and identified following the biological exploration of the Fairy Glade from Upper Borsec area, Harghita County, in a field trip taking place in September 2019. The species were noted in an alphabetical order of the genera, then of species within the genera. Regarding the number of species, of the 21 plant families listed for Fairy Glade, the most dominant were Asteraceae and Fabaceae while other families (Boraginaceae, Campanulaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Chenopidiaceae, Colchicaceae, Cyperaceae, Dipsacaceae, Equisetaceae, Gentianaceae, Geraniaceae, Juncaceae, Lamiaceae, Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rubiaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Violaceae) were represented by a smaller number of species. Concerning arthropods, six orders of insects (Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Neuroptera) and also specimens of philodromid crab spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) were identified in the herbaceous vegetation of the Fairy Glade. The taxa listed in this study complete the data already known in the literature about the values of the Natura 2000 site ROSCI0252 Toplița - Borsec Round Chair.
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