Assessment of Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services in Romanian

Table no.11 below provides an overview of the baseline status of Romania’s ecosystems
evaluated within this analysis.
Table 11. Status of Romanian ecosystems derived and interpreted
from official reportings
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Policy
sector
Water
Marine
Forestry
Water
Natural
Resource
Ecosystem
Ty pology
(MAES
Level 2)
2007-2012 reporting on
Art. 17 of the Habitats
Directive
(National summary)
Rivers Freshwater habitats: 90%
and lakes FV, 10% U1
Wetlands
Marine
inlets and
transitional
waters
Coastal
(50-70
m)
Shelf
(200 m)
Woodland
and
forest
Bogs, mires and fens
habitats: 37% U2, 44% U1
Forest habitats: 14% U2,
41% U1.
State of the Environment National Report
of 2013 and/or 2014
SOER2013: Total hydrographic basins: 59% good
ecological status, 40.5% moderate ecological status;
Heavily modified water bodies: 50% good ecological
potential, 50% moderate ecological potential; Natural
lakes: 8% good ecological status, 88% moderate
ecological status, 4% poor ecological status.
SOER2013: The quality of bathing waters along the
coastline has been according to legal provisions in
force and the compulsory value has been 100% met.
Surfaces undergoing erosion processes: ~ 153 ha. The
advancement of the shoreline for more than 10 m distance
has been registered on ~ 12% of the total length while
the retreat of the shoreline with more than 10 m has been
registered on 52% of the total length, the remaining part
of the shore being in dynamic equilibrium - the shoreline
has withdrawn or advanced with +/- 10 m.
Sea level: the annual average (2012) was with 3,3
cm above the multi-annual average from 1933-
2011. Phytoplankton: the amplitude of phytoplankton
development was much lower in coastal waters comparing
to transitional and marine waters, with 2012 being
characterized by the low development of phytoplankton
communities. Zooplankton: 30 taxons were identified in
the qualitative structure of zooplankton, which belong to
12 taxonomic groups, the highest value registered since
2004. Phytobenthos: the opportunistic green alga has
been predominantly observed in the Northern part of the
Romanian seaside while the brown alga Cystoseira barbata
has been observed in Mangalia, 2 Mai and Vama Veche
where marine waters are known for their superior quality,
which has allowed for the restoration and existence of
this key species for the marine ecosystem. Zoobenthos,
an indicator for eutrophication status, continues to
show a constant evolution of species diversity. The
qualitative assessment of all the investigated water bodies
(Sulina - Vama Veche) has led to the identification of 52
macrozoobenthos species, with the faunistic landscape
maintaining its characteristics over the past years.
SOER2013: Out of the total surface under the State forest
fund that has undergone the regeneration process, 57,1%
(14701 ha) has been natural regeneration, which means
8,8% more than in 2011 19 , while 42,9% (11.026 ha) has
been afforestation (artificial regeneration), with 4,1% less
than the year before. Surfaces that have been subjected
to cuttings (about 9026 ha) have exceeded regenerated
and reforested surfaces 20 . The volume of harvested
timber is increasing compared to 2006. The surface of
regenerated forests is decreasing compared to 2006.
SOER2014: The afforested area is slightly growing
(0.1%) compared to 2013. Forest area per inhabitant has
increased from 0, 30 ha/inhabitant in 2010 to 0,32 ha/
inhabitant in 2014. 21