Slănic

Slănic is a protected area designated as a site of community importance, with the main purpose of conserving local biodiversity. This area aims to maintain in a favorable state the spontaneous flora, wild fauna, as well as natural habitats of interest to the European community that are found within the perimeter of the area. This natural area is located in the southwestern part of the Moldova region, in Bacău County.

The protected area extends in the southwestern area of ​​Bacău County, near the border with Covasna County. It includes the administrative territories of the city of Slănic-Moldova and the commune of Dofteana, being located in the vicinity of the national road DN12B, which provides the connection between the city of Târgu Ocna and the resort of Slănic-Moldova.

The area was officially declared a site of community importance by an order issued by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, on December 13, 2007. The decision aimed at establishing a protection regime for sites of community interest, becoming an integral part of the European ecological network Natura 2000 in Romania. The protected area of ​​Slănic covers an area of ​​1,408 hectares.

The site includes a mountainous area that is part of the alpine bioregion of the Nemira Mountains, which are included in the Moldo-Transylvanian Carpathians, a mountain group belonging to the Eastern Carpathians. Several types of natural habitats are present in this region, including mountain meadows, beech forests of the Asperulo-Fagetum and Luzulo-Fagetum types, acidophilous spruce forests (Picea abies) characteristic of the mountain region and woody vegetation associations with the species Myricaria germanica, which develops on the edges of mountain rivers. The site also provides protection for important species of flora and fauna in the Oriental region.

The main reason for this area being designated as a site of community importance is the presence of the yellow-bellied toad, a species of frog in the Bombina variegata family, which is included in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is listed in Annex I of the 1992 European Council Directive 92/43/EC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna. In addition to this species, the site is home to numerous other reptile species, including the Aesculapian snake, the mountain lizard, the common viper and the field lizard. Amphibians include the mountain newt, the fire salamander, the green tree frog, the red mountain frog and the brown toad. The area is also populated by several insect species, such as Nemoura fusca, Chloroperla kisi, Protonemura aestiva, Isophya brevipennis, Allogamus dacicus, Annitella lateroproducta, Drusus brunneus and Hyloniscus siculus.

Numerous valuable floristic species have been identified at the level of herbaceous vegetation, among which the most notable are the omentum (Aconitum moldavicum and Aconitum toxicum), the breabăn (Cardamine glanduligera), the censer (Campanula carpatica), the cross of the strong (Hepatica transsilvanica), the cockscomb (Ranunculus carpaticus), but also Saxifraga cymbalaria, an endemic species specific to the Nemira Mountains.

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