Cehei Pond

Cehei Pond Nature Reserve (Romanian: Balta Cehei) is situated in north-western Romania, in Crasna river floodplain, in Sălaj County[4] and is a protected area with aquatic vegetation and fauna specific to such area.

Cehei Pond
Balta Cehei
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location within Romania
Location Romania
Sălaj County
Nearest cityȘimleu Silvaniei
Coordinates47.267°N 22.755°E / 47.267; 22.755[1]
Area18.20 hectares (45.0 acres)
Established2000[3]

Fauna

Birds: little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), mallard (Anas platyrhinchos), great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus), white stork (Ciconia ciconia), common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus);

Frogs: yellow-bellied toad (Bombina veriegata), European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bomina);

Reptiles: European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)[5]

Flora
Ranunculus sceleratus (flowers)

The Cehei Pond represents a very favorable place for the development of highly diverse flora, with numerous rare species.

Tree species: grey willow (Salix cinerea), black alder (Alnus glutinosa), goat willow (Salix caprea);

Species of grass: Hydrocharis (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), Scutellaria galericulata (Scutellaria galericulata var. epilobiifolia), Ranunculus sceleratus (Ranunculus sceleratus L.), Utricularia vulgaris (Utricularia vulgaris L.), Phragmites (Phragmites australis), Typha (Typha latifolia), Utricularia vulgaris (Utricularia vulgaris L.).[6]

See also

References
  1. eunis.eea.europa.eu - Cehei Pond (Balta Cehei); retrieved on May 28, 2012
  2. eunis.eea.europa.eu - Cehei Pond (Balta Cehei); retrieved on May 28, 2012
  3. (in Romanian)cdep.ro - Law No.5 of March 6, 2000; retrieved on May 28, 2012
  4. protectedplanet.net - Cehei Pond; retrieved on May 28, 2012
  5. enrin.grida.no - Flora and Fauna in Romania Archived February 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on May 28, 2012
  6. (in Romanian) spontana.robustit.com - Spontaneous flora and fauna in Romania Archived 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on May 28, 2012
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