Historical Changes in Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: Evidence from the Galați Area, Romania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Study Area
4. Results
4.1. Historical Overview of Urban and Peri-Urban Forests (from the 15th Century until the Beginning of the 21st Century)
4.2. Forest Structure
4.3. Protected Natural Areas
4.4. Forest Toponyms
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
1 | The reference to Moldavia or the Principality of Moldavia mentioned throughout the work indicates the independent territory that existed from the 14th century until 1918, when it was included in the Romanian unitary state, currently just as a historical province. |
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Geacu, S.; Grigorescu, I. Historical Changes in Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: Evidence from the Galați Area, Romania. Land 2022, 11, 2043. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112043
Geacu S, Grigorescu I. Historical Changes in Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: Evidence from the Galați Area, Romania. Land. 2022; 11(11):2043. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112043
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeacu, Sorin, and Ines Grigorescu. 2022. "Historical Changes in Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: Evidence from the Galați Area, Romania" Land 11, no. 11: 2043. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112043
APA StyleGeacu, S., & Grigorescu, I. (2022). Historical Changes in Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: Evidence from the Galați Area, Romania. Land, 11(11), 2043. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112043