Search Results - "Popescu, Viorel D"

Species, habitats, society: an evaluation of research supporting EU's Natura 2000 network by Popescu, Viorel D, Rozylowicz, Laurentiu, Niculae, Iulian M, Cucu, Adina L, Hartel, Tibor

“…The Natura 2000 network is regarded as one of the conservation success stories in the global effort to protect biodiversity. However, significant challenges…”
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Measuring protected-area effectiveness using vertebrate distributions from leech iDNA by Ji, Yinqiu, Baker, Christopher C. M., Popescu, Viorel D., Wang, Jiaxin, Wu, Chunying, Wang, Zhengyang, Li, Yuanheng, Wang, Lin, Hua, Chaolang, Yang, Zhongxing, Yang, Chunyan, Xu, Charles C. Y., Diana, Alex, Wen, Qingzhong, Pierce, Naomi E., Yu, Douglas W.

“…Protected areas are key to meeting biodiversity conservation goals, but direct measures of effectiveness have proven difficult to obtain. We address this…”
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Identification of areas of very high biodiversity value to achieve the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 key commitments by Miu, Iulia V, Rozylowicz, Laurentiu, Popescu, Viorel D, Anastasiu, Paulina

“…The European Union strives to increase protected areas of the EU terrestrial surface to 30% by year 2030, of which one third should be strictly protected…”
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The efficacy of Romania’s protected areas network in conserving biodiversity by Iojă, Cristian Ioan, Pătroescu, Maria, Rozylowicz, Laurenţiu, Popescu, Viorel D., Vergheleţ, Mircea, Zotta, Mihai Iancu, Felciuc, Mihaela

“…Romania’s protected areas network currently covers 19.29% of the national territory, a significant increase from the 4.1% protected prior to 1989. The increase…”
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Biotic impacts of energy development from shale: research priorities and knowledge gaps by Souther, Sara, Tingley, Morgan W, Popescu, Viorel D, Hayman, David TS, Ryan, Maureen E, Graves, Tabitha A, Hartl, Brett, Terrell, Kimberly

“…Although shale drilling operations for oil and natural gas have increased greatly in the past decade, few studies directly quantify the impacts of shale…”
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Dracula’s ménagerie: A multispecies occupancy analysis of lynx, wildcat, and wolf in the Romanian Carpathians by Dyck, Marissa A., Iosif, Ruben, Promberger–Fürpass, Barbara, Popescu, Viorel D.

“…The recovery of terrestrial carnivores in Europe is a conservation success story. Initiatives focused on restoring top predators require information on how…”
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Clear-cutting affects habitat connectivity for a forest amphibian by decreasing permeability to juvenile movements by Popescu, Viorel D, Hunter, Malcolm L

“…Conservation of forest amphibians is dependent on finding the right balance between management for timber production and meeting species' habitat requirements…”
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Emergency‐line calls as an indicator to assess human–wildlife interaction in urban areas by Pop, Mihai I., Gradinaru, Simona R., Popescu, Viorel D., Haase, Dagmar, Iojă, Cristian I.

“…Human–wildlife interactions (HWIs) are increasingly common human disturbances as development continues to remove wildlife habitats. Documenting HWI is critical…”
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Limited reciprocal surrogacy of bird and habitat diversity and inconsistencies in their representation in Romanian protected areas by Geue, Julia C, Rotter, Paula J, Gross, Caspar, Benkő, Zoltán, Kovács, István, Fântână, Ciprian, Veres-Szászka, Judit, Domșa, Cristi, Baltag, Emanuel, Daróczi, Szilárd J, Bóné, Gábor M, Popescu, Viorel D, Thomassen, Henri A

“…Because it is impossible to comprehensively characterize biodiversity at all levels of organization, conservation prioritization efforts need to rely on…”
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Habitat connectivity and resource selection in an expanding bobcat ( Lynx rufus ) population by Popescu, Viorel D, Kenyon, Madeline, Brown, Ryan K, Dyck, Marissa A, Prange, Suzanne, Peterman, William E, Dennison, Catherine

“…Terrestrial carnivores are among the most imperiled species worldwide, yet some species are resilient and are recovering in human-dominated landscapes after…”
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Moving into protected areas? Setting conservation priorities for Romanian reptiles and amphibians at risk from climate change by Popescu, Viorel D, Rozylowicz, Laurenţiu, Cogălniceanu, Dan, Niculae, Iulian Mihăiţă, Cucu, Adina Livia

“…Rapid climate change represents one of the top threats to biodiversity, causing declines and extinctions of many species. Range shifts are a key response, but…”
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Predictors of brown bear predation events on livestock in the Romanian Carpathians by Pop, Mihai I., Dyck, Marissa A., Chiriac, Silviu, Lajos, Berde, Szabó, Szilárd, Iojă, Cristian I., Popescu, Viorel D.

“…Livestock depredation by brown bears is one of the main source of human–wildlife conflict in rural Eastern Europe. Thus, identifying environmental and…”
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Integrating sign surveys and telemetry data for estimating brown bear (Ursus arctos) density in the Romanian Carpathians by Popescu, Viorel D., Iosif, Ruben, Pop, Mihai I., Chiriac, Silviu, Bouroș, George, Furnas, Brett J.

“…Accurate population size estimates are important information for sustainable wildlife management. The Romanian Carpathians harbor the largest brown bear (Ursus…”
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Amphibian Biomass Export from Geographically Isolated Wetlands: Temporal Variability, Species Composition, and Potential Implications for Terrestrial Ecosystems by Earl, Julia E., Blomquist, Sean M., Harper, Elizabeth B., Hocking, Daniel J., Hunter, Malcolm L., Johnson, Jarrett R., Osbourn, Michael S., Patrick, David A., Popescu, Viorel D., Rittenhouse, Tracy A. G., Rothermel, Betsie B.

“…Recently metamorphosed amphibians transport substantial biomass and nutrients from wetlands to terrestrial ecosystems. Previous estimates (except 1) were…”
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Conservation priorities for terrestrial mammals in Dobrogea Region, Romania by Miu, Iulia V, Chisamera, Gabriel B, Popescu, Viorel D, Iosif, Ruben, Nita, Andreea, Manolache, Steluta, Gavril, Viorel D, Cobzaru, Ioana, Rozylowicz, Laurentiu

“…Based on species occurrence records of museum collections, published literature, and unpublished records shared by mammalian experts, we compiled a…”
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Empirical analysis and modeling of Argos Doppler location errors in Romania by Rozylowicz, Laurentiu, Bodescu, Florian P, Ciocanea, Cristiana M, Gavrilidis, Athanasios A, Manolache, Steluta, Matache, Marius L, Miu, Iulia V, Moale, Ionut C, Nita, Andreea, Popescu, Viorel D

“…Advances in wildlife tracking technology have allowed researchers to understand the spatial ecology of many terrestrial and aquatic animal species. Argos…”
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Power, influence and structure in Natura 2000 governance networks. A comparative analysis of two protected areas in Romania by Manolache, Steluta, Nita, Andreea, Ciocanea, Cristiana M., Popescu, Viorel D., Rozylowicz, Laurentiu

“…Successful management of complex social-ecological landscapes overlapping Natura 2000 sites requires collaboration between various actors such as law…”
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Navigating protected areas networks for improving diffusion of conservation practices by Rozylowicz, Laurentiu, Nita, Andreea, Manolache, Steluta, Popescu, Viorel D., Hartel, Tibor

“…The Natura 2000 protected area network is the cornerstone of European Union's biodiversity conservation strategy. These protected areas range across multiple…”
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Complex hydroperiod induced carryover responses for survival, growth, and endurance of a pond-breeding amphibian by Thompson, Cassandra M., Popescu, Viorel D.

“…Assessing carryover effects from the aquatic to the terrestrial stage of pond-breeding amphibians is critical as temperature and hydrologic regimes of…”
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Roadkill and space use data predict vehicle-strike hotspots and mortality rates in a recovering bobcat (Lynx rufus) population by Bencin, Heidi L., Prange, Suzanne, Rose, Christa, Popescu, Viorel D.

“…Roadways pose challenges for conserving wide-ranging animal species. As bobcat ( Lynx rufus ) populations recover in Ohio, an accurate evaluation of population…”
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