Publications

   

[1] C.P. Rang and F. Feneru, “The Water Reservoirs of the Confluence of the Bistrita with the Siret River (Eastern Romania) - an Important Bird Area,” Nature conservation: concepts and practice, 2006, pp. 226–234.  

The confluence zone between the Bistrita and Siret rivers lies in the foothills of the Carpathian mountains. Five reservoirs have been created there for generating electrical energy. The water bodies have a total length of 46.5 km and an area of 5.391 ha (Lilieci: 262 ha - 6 km; Bacau II: 202 ha - 5 km; Galbeni: 1.123 ha - 7 km; Racaciuni: 2.004 ha - 13 km; Beresti: 1.800 ha - 15.5 km). The number of bird species identified in the area, about 210 in all, represents only 36% of the total. The species that also have in their phenology migratory aspects are in a proportion of 90%. This shows that these lakes are important to the full development of autumn and spring migration in the eastern Carpathians escarpment, for populations in northern Europe. For some species, the zone has begun to represent an important station for wintering. Agglomerations are exceeding over 100,000 individuals for each of the lakes. Over 60% of bird species belong to the European and Transpalearctic fauna, and 20% are Siberian and Arctic. With regard to the importance that these wetlands represent for the bird population of northern and eastern Europe, they have been declared an Important Bird Area.

[2] F. Feneru, D. Ghiurca, P. Lengyel, M. Feneru, and A. Munteanu, “A pilot bird survey in Piatra Craiului National Park,” Research in Piatra Craiului National Park, vol. 1, 2003, pp. 277-288.  

This paper shows the results of a pilot bird survey in the Piatra Craiului National Park and draws some conclusions about how the baseline survey should go on in the future. The authors found 79 species of birds, some of them rare or interesting from a conservation point of view, such as Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos, Wallcreeper – Tichodroma muraria, Black Stork – Ciconia nigra, Capercaillie – Tetrao urogallus, Black Kite – Milvus migrans, and Tengmalm’s Owl – Aegolius funereus. The study design is treated carefully, showing that the line transects method is to be preferred; the use of Distance 3.5 software is recommended along with some guidelines to obtaining good density estimates. For some species, new probable breeding points of known distribution on the 50x50-km square gridline in Romania were found: Ciconia nigra, Pernis apivorus, Falco subbuteo, Columba palumbus, Regulus regulus, Ficedula albicollis, Corvus frugilegus, or confirmed breeding places for others: Apus melba, Phoenicurus phoenicurus.

[3] L. Laiu, P. Pasol, F. Feneru, and D. Murariu, “The analysis of the winter food structure in Asio otus L (Aves: Strigiformes) from Bacau and Iasi towns - Moldavia, Romania,” Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa, vol. 44, 2002, pp. 423–430.  

From the analysis of 236 pellets collected from Iasi in 1995, the small mammals represent 93.77% and the passeriformes, only 6.23%. In the 317 pellets, collected from Bacau in 1998, the mammals also represent a large percentage (95.41%) in comparison with the passeriformes (4.59%). Both among the preys from Iasi and Bacau, the species Microtus arvalis was present was prevalent among mammals, and Passer domesticus among Passeriformes. In the two samples small synanthropous mammal species (Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus) and others, more bound by the natural ecosystems (Crocidura leucodon, C. suaveolens, Microtus arvalis, Micromys minutus, Apodemus flavicollis, A. sylvaticus, A. agrarius, A. uralensis) were identified.

[4] F. Feneru, “Studiul avifaunei acvatice din bazinul mijlociu al Siretului,” A.I. Cuza, Iasi, Romania, 2002.  PhD thesis, in Romanian. "Study of the Aquatic Birds in the Siret River Middle Basin".

[5] D. Munteanu, A. Papadopol, and P. Weber, Atlas of Romanian Breeding Birds (Atlasul pasarilor clocitoare din Romania), The Romanian Ornithological Society, 2002.  

 

Distribution of 248 bird species breeding in Romania. UTM maps 50x50 km. I was one of the 48 collaborators to this second edition of the Atlas.

[6] F. Feneru, “New data on the distribution of breeding aquatic birds in the middle basin of Siret river,” Scientific Studies and Research, Series Biology, University of Bacau, vol. 5, 2000, pp. 269-272.  
[7] F. Feneru, “Population's dynamics of some aquatic bird species in the 'Lacul Lilieci' natural reserve (1996-2000),” Scientific Studies and Research, Series Biology, University of Bacau, vol. 5, 2000, pp. 273-276.  

[8] F. Feneru, “The Tufted Duck breeds in Moldavia (Rata motata cuibareste in Moldova),” Romanian Hunter and Angler (Vanatorul si pescarul roman), 1997, p. 6.

 

The first confirmed breeding of the Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) in Romania.