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Conservation of biodiversity in Romania

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This paper briefly discusses the history and development of nature protection in Romania. It summarises the current situation of protected areas, and discusses the ecological, ethical and philosophical ideas concerning biodiversity conservation in the country.

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  1. Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, ‘Lucian Blaga’ University, 2 Oituz Street, 2400, Sibiu, Romania

    Viorel Soran

  2. Donath Street, V/64, RO-3400, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Jozsef Biro

  3. ‘Emil Racovitza’ Institute for Speological Researches, Cluj-Napoca Branch of Romanian Academy, 3400, Cluj-Napoca, 5-7 Clinicilor Street, Romania

    Oana Moldovan

  4. ‘Vasile Goldis’, Western University of Arad, 2900, Arad, 81 Revolution Avenue, Romania

    Aurel Ardelean

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Soran, V., Biro, J., Moldovan, O. et al. Conservation of biodiversity in Romania. Biodiversity and Conservation 9, 1187–1198 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008905020807

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