THE MAJOR TYPES OF ECOSYSTEMS

No.

Ecosystemic formation

No.of Ecosystemic types

Present status

Territorial Distribution (occurrence)

1

Boreal coniferous forest

41

underived primary seminatural, partly natural Uninterrupted main territory in the Eastern Carpathians and interrupted in the Middle Carpathians between 1,200 - 1,800 m

2

Mesophyllous broad-leaved forests

50

underived primary semi-natural, partly natural Uninterrupted territory in all the mountains and hills between 300 - 1,200 (1,400) m and partially in the South and West of Romania

3

Hygrophyllous broad-leaved forest

24

underived and derived primary semi-natural Main territory in the large floodplains, also on hills and mountain floodplains

4

Xerotherme broad-leaved forests

36

underived and derived primary semi-natural Main territory in the plain and low hills from the South, West and center of Romania with a dry climate

5

Cryophyllus alpine glasslands

16

primary natural Fragmented territory, alpine peaks more than 2,000-2,200 m high

6

Mesophyllous grasslands

67

underived and derived secondary semi-natural Territory overlapping the boreal and mesophyllous forests (between 500-1,800 m)

7

Higropyllous grasslands

151

underived and derived secondary semi-natural Territory overlapping the hygrophyllous forests from floodplains

8

Xerophyllous and xerotherme grasslands

115

derived primary natural Main territory in the low plain from the East, South and West of Romania

9

Psamophyllous grasslands

19

Underived and derived primary semi-natural, partly natural Very restricted territory of about 100,000 ha in the NW of Romania (Carei), SW (Danube terraces) and the S (the terraces of Vadu Ialomitei, Buzau, Barlad, the Danube Delta)

10

Hallophyllous grasslands

58

underived semi-natural natural Restricted territory to the halomorphe soils in the Western Plain and the Romanian Plain, and the seaside

11

Saxicole and petrophyllous formations

99

primaty natural Micro-territories in the alpine subalpine territories (partly in the boreal and mesophyllous broad-level ones) from the Carpathians.

12

Mountain and subalpine herbs

35

primary natural Territory overlapping the inferior subalpine and boreal mesophyllous forests (the superior part)

13

Cryophyllous small alpine bushes

6

natural Fragmented territory on the alpine peaks (between 2,000-2,200 m)

14

Subalpine bushes

6

primary natural underived and derived semi-natural Fragmented territories in the subalpine layer of the Carpathians (1,800 - 2,200 m)

15

Mesophyllous and submesophyllous bushes

20

secondary natural Fragmented territory overlapping that of the mesophyllous and partly the xerotherme forests

16

Xerophyllous bushes (steppe)

4

primary and secondary natural Territory overlapping the xerophyllous grasslands, nowadays almost totally destroyed

17

Hygrophyllous bushes

11

primary natural In floodplains and swamps



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