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Anamaria Roman1 , Tudor-Mihai Ursu1 \*, Irina Onțel<sup>2</sup> , Teodor Marușca3 , Oliviu Grigore Pop4 , Sretco Milanovici<sup>5</sup> , Alexandru Sin-Schneider6 , Carmen Adriana Gheorghe6 , Sorin Avram6,7, Sorina Fărcaș1 and József Pál Frink8

1 Institute of Biological Research Cluj, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2 National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest, Romania

3 Grassland Research and Development Institute, Brașov, Romania

4 Foundation Conservation Carpathia, Brașov, Romania

5 National Museum of Banat, Natural Science Section, Timișoara, Romania

6 National Institute of Economic Research "Costin C. Kirițescu", Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

7 Geography Department, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

8 National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea", Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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