Lapiș Forest
| Lapiș Forest | |
|---|---|
| Pădurea Lapiș | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania File:RO Județul Sălaj COA.svg Sălaj County |
| Nearest city | Șimleu Silvaniei |
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| Area | 430.40 hectares (1,063.5 acres) |
| Established | 2005 |
Lapiș Forest (Romanian: Pădurea Lapiș) nature reserve IUCN category IV, is located in northwestern Romania, in the west of Sălaj County, near the village of Nușfalău, which is about 9 km from Șimleu Silvaniei.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The Forest Lapiș with an area of 430,40 ha[3] was declared natural protected area by the Government Decision No.2151 in 2004 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 152 on April 12, 2005)[4] and is a relict of a much bigger cluster of ancient forests Codrii Silvaniei.
Flora and fauna
[edit | edit source]Flora
[edit | edit source]Vegetation of forest
[edit | edit source]Pedunculate oak (Quercus pedunculiflora), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata),
English oak (Quercus robur), Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), Turkey oak (Quercus cerris), European black pine, (Pinus nigra), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), wild cherry (Prunus avium);
Species of grass
[edit | edit source]Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis), wild arum (Arum maculatum), windflower (Anemone nemorosa), yellow wood anemone (Anemone ranunculoides), smooth meadow-grass (Poa pratensis), red fescue (Festuca rubra).[5]
Fauna
[edit | edit source]Mammals
[edit | edit source]Fallow deer (Dama dama), red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), wild boar (Sus scrofa), European pine marten (Marten marten), European hamster (Cricetus cricetus), wildcat (Felis silvestris);[6]
Birds
[edit | edit source]Avifauna include the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor), tree pipit (Anthus trivalis), Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops), European greenfinch (Carduelis chloris), southern fiscal (Lanius collaris), Eurasian hobby (Falca subbuteo), blue tit (Parus caeruleus), common raven (Corvus corax), yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) and middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius).[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Google Earth
- ^ protectedplanet.net - Forest Lapiş Nature Reserve[permanent dead link]; retrieved on Mai 29, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian)apmsj.anpm.ro Protected areas of Sălaj County Archived 2020-10-29 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on May 29, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian)muntimaramuresului.ro - Government Decision No.2151/2004 Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on Mai 29, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian)spontana.robustit.com / Species of flora in Romania Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on May 29, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian)enrin.grida.no - Flora and fauna in Romania Archived 2009-02-23 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on May 29, 2012
- ^ ibis-tours.ro - Fauna of Romania Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on May 29, 2012
Image gallery
[edit | edit source]Species of flora
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Prunus avium (flowers)
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