PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 18, Issue no.1/ 2024

Authors :

Diana IACOB 1 , Emanuela PADURARU 1 , Emanuel-?tefan BALTAG 2 , Vicentiu-Robert GABOR 3 , Roxana JIJIE 4 , Carmen GACHE 5 , Iuliana Gabriela BREABAN 3 , Viorica RARINCA 1,5 , Gabriel PLAVAN 5 , Mircea NICOARA 1,5,*

1 Doctoral School of Geosciences, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, No 20A, Carol I Avenue, Iasi, 700505, Romania 

2 Marine Biological Station Prof. Dr. Ioan Borcea, Agigea, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, No 20A, Carol I Avenue, Iasi, 700506, Romania 

3 Department of Geography, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, No 20A, Carol I Avenue, Iasi, 700505, Romania 

4 Department of Exact and Natural Sciences, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, No 20A, Carol I Avenue, Iasi, 700505, Romania 

5 Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, No 20A, Carol I Avenue, Iasi, 700505, Romania

E-mail : * Corresponding author: mirmag@uaic.ro

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2024181008

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