CRISTINA FIERA                                                                                                                 Back

PhD student, researcher

 

 

Ecology, Taxonomy and Nature Conservation Centre

Institute of Biology - Bucharest

Romanian Academy

296 Splaiul Independentei, 060031 Bucharest, POBox 56-53, ROMANIA

Phone + 4 021 2219202, Fax + 4 021 2219071

email: cristina.ivanescu@ibiol.ro or criss_ivanescu@yahoo.com

 



Research interests                                                                                                          Up

 

Taxonomy and ecology of Collembola group


Background                                                                                                                    Up

 

Diploma in Ecology, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, (1999-2003)

Master in Ecology, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Systematic Ecology and Sustainable Development Department, (2003- 2005)

2005- present: PhD student at Romanian Academy, Institute of Biology, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marian-Traian Gomoiu, correspondent member of Romanian Academy.

Positions: Research assistant (2003 – 2007), researcher (2007 –present)


Publications                                                                                                                    Up

A. Articles

ISI listed journals

1. Radwański J.M., Fiera C. & W.M. Weiner, 2006, A new species of Protaphorura Absolon, 1901 (Collembola: Onychiuridae: Onychiurinae) from Romania and a redescription of Protaphorura glebata (Gisin, 1952), Annales zoologici 56(3): 449- 455. 

2. Ulrich W., Fiera C., 2009, Environmental correlates of species richness of European springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola), Acta Oecologica 35(1): 45-52.

3. Fiera C., 2007, A checklist of the Romanian springtails (Collembola), Folia Entomologica Hungarica 68: 1−36.

4. Fiera C., 2008, Collembola (Hexapoda, Collembola) assemblages in Tinovul de la Lăptici -Bucegi Massif (Romanian Carpathians), Trav. Mus. Antipa 51: 113 – 117.

5. Fiera C., 2008, Preliminary data on the species diversity of Collembola (Hexapoda, Collembola) along an urban gradient in Bucharest, Trav. Mus. Antipa 51: 363 -367.

6. Fiera C., 2008, New records of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) for Romanian fauna, Entomologica romanica, 13: 19-22.

7. Fiera, C., 2009, Could Collembola be considered bioindicators of air pollution from urban soils? Brazilian Journal of Agricultural Research (in press).

International journals and conference volumes

8. Fiera, C., Oromulu Vasiliu L., 2009, The impact of dump on springtails fauna (Collembola) of Râul Mare (Retezat Massif, Romania), Proceeding of XIII Balkan Mineral Processing Congres (in press).

National journals and conference volumes

9. Sanda, V., Vasiliu-Oromulu, L., Paucă-Comănescu, M., Barabaș, N., Falcă, M., Honciuc, V., Maican, S., Stănescu, M., Onete, M., Biță-Nicolae, C., Fiera, C., Șincu, E. D. & Ion, M. 2006a: Structural characteristics of the biocoenosis in the sessile oak (Quercus petraea) forest from South Subcarpathians, Studii și comunicări, Complexul Muzeal de Științele Naturii, Bacău 21(1–2): 138-151.

10. Sanda, V., Vasiliu-Oromulu, L., Paucă-Comănescu, M., Barabaș, N., Falcă, M., Honciuc, V., Maican, S., Stănescu, M., Onete, M., Biță-Nicolae, C., Fiera, C., Șincu, E. D. & Ion, M. 2006b: The ecosystemic study of the Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) south part of the Romanian plain, Studii și comunicări, Complexul Muzeal de Științele Naturii, Bacău 21(1–2): 124-137.

11. Dányi L., Traser G., Fiera C., Radwański J. M, 2006, Preliminary data on the Collembola fauna of Maramureș County, Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldiș, Arad, Seria Stiințele Vieții,  17: 47- 51.

12. Fiera C., 2007, The status of biological and landscape diversity of collembolan fauna in the Romanian Carpathians, Studii Și Cercetări- Biology Bistrița 12: 43-54.

13. Falcă M., Liliana Vasiliu-Oromulu, V. Sanda, Mihaela Paucă-Comănescu, Viorica Honciuc, Sanda Maican, Dorina Purice, Andreea Dobre, Minodora Stănescu, Marilena Onete, Claudia Biță- Nicolae, Cristina Fiera, Elena -Daniela Șincu, 2005a, The biodiversity of alder forests from mountainous valleys of the Gârbova Massif, Proceedings of the Institute of Biology 7: 15- 31.

14. Falcă M., Liliana Vasiliu-Oromulu, V. Sanda,  Mihaela Paucă- Comănescu, Viorica Honciuc, Sanda Maican, Dorina Purice, Andreea Dobre, Minodora Stănescu, Marilena Onete, Claudia Biță- Nicolae, Cristina Fiera, Elena -Daniela Șincu, 2005b, The study of primary and secondary producers from some alder depression forests of the plain zone, Proceedings of the Institute of Biology 7: 33- 47.

15. Mihaela Paucă-Comănescu, Marilena Onete, S. Stefănuț, Daniela Sincu, Liliana Vasiliu-Oromulu, M. Falcă, Viorica Honciuc, Dorina Purice, Minodora Stănescu, Cristina Fiera, 2005, The biodiversity of alluvial shrubland characteristic for the Câlniștea River, Proceedings of the Institute of Biology 7: 87-109.

16. Fiera C., 2006, A survey of the colembolan fauna  of some agroecosystems in a dike island of the lower Danube floodplain (Insula Mare a Brăilei), Rom. J. Biol.- Zool. 51(1-2): 27- 32.

17. Liliana Vasiliu-Oromulu, Mihaela Paucǎ-Comănescu, Marilena Onete, Sanda Vasile, Claudia Nicolae, Ștefǎnuț Sorin, Daniela Șincu, Viorica Honciuc, Minodora Stǎnescu, Falcǎ Marin, Cristina Fiera, Dorina Purice, Sanda Maican, Cristina Munteanu, Mihaela Ion, 2007-2008, Ecosystemic differentiation of Quercus petraea and of mixed Quercus petraea and Fagus sylvatica decidous forests from the lower Doftana Valley, Rom. J. Biol. - Zool., 52-53: 79- 105.

18. Paucă-Comănescu, M., D. Purice, M. Onete, Gh. Dihoru, V. Honciuc, L. Oromulu, M. Stănescu, C. Fiera, M. Falcă, S. Maican, M. Ion, C. Munteanu, 2008a, Alluvial Salix purpurea and Hyppophae rhamnoides collinar shrubs in Prahova and Doftana zone. Romanian Journal of Biology-Plant Biology 53 (2): 97-122.

19. Paucă-Comănescu M., Onete M., Honciuc V., Oromulu L., Stănescu M., Fiera C., Purice D., Falcă M., Maican S., Șincu D., Ion M., Munteanu C., 2008b, Structura unor componente ecosistemice din tufarisurile aluviale colinare, Protecția și restaurarea bio și ecodiversității. Lucr. Conf. Naț.de Ecologie, Mamaia, 2007, p.: 165 -169, Ed. Ars Docendi.  

B. Chapters of books

1. Fiera C., 2008, Role of Collembola in Soil Health and Their Use as indicators. In: Onete M. (Eds.), Monitoring and assessment of air pollution in Bucharest, Ed. Ars Docendi, Universitatea București (in press).

2. Onete M., Pauca-Comanescu M., Gomoiu I, Cobzaru I, Honciuc V., Manu M., Vasiliu-Oromulu L., Fiera C., Ion C.M., Stefanut S., Purice D., Mogaldea D.E., 2008, Ghidul bioindicatorilor poluarii aerului din parcurile centrale din Bucuresti, Editura Green Steps (in press).


Projects                                                                                                                          Up

a)      International

1. EMERGE- European Mountain lake Ecosystems: Regionalisation, diaGnostics & socio-economic Evaluation, (2002-2003), financed by European Comision, FP5, participant.

2. LIFE AIR-AWARE: AIR Pollution ImpAct Surveillance and WArning System for URban Environment – beneficiar Administrația Natională de Meteorologie (ANM), (2005-2006), participant.

3. Vulnerability assessment of Collembola communities from some ecosystems in Romanian Carpathian Mountains under global climatic changes” (Individual Grant for a month period, 2008, SYNTHESYS Programme, Varșovia, Polonia PL-TAF-1036– finanțat de EU), Coordinator. 

b) national

1. Management of biodiversity of Romania, financed by Romanian Academy, (2003- 2004), participant.

2. Biodiversity of alluvial shrubs ecosystems, financed by Romanian Academy, (2003- 2004), participant.

3. Researches regarding the biodiversity of the oak forestry ecosystems from Romanian Plain, financed by Romanian Academy, (2005- 2007), participant.

4. Biodiversity of colinar shrubs ecosystems, financed by Romanian Academy, (2005- 2007), participant.

5. Inventory and delimitation of natural habitats of Romania in order to elaborate the network of protected areas Natura 2000, financed by Romanian Academy, (2005- 2006), participant.

6. Dynamics of the structure and the function of socio- economic ecosystems, financed by CNCSIS- M.E.C.T., (2005- 2007), participant.  

7. The improvement of the Danube bottom land: Insula Mara a Brailei. Analyse and characterization of the present stage of the biodiversity (flora, fauna, vegetation, antropical factors), financed by AGRAL RES- NAT, (2005- 2006), participant.

8. The biodiversity of metropolitan area of Bucharest, financed by History National Musseum “Gr. Antipa”, (2006- 2008), participant.

9. Some knowledge and management of biodiversity of Romania. Biodiversity of alluvial shrubs ecosystems and some ecosystems with Quercus sp. from Muntenia, financed by Romanian Academy, (2006- 2007), participant.

10. Biodiversity from rocky ecosystems and the influence of global climate on evolution of biological diversity, financed by Romanian Academy, (2008-2010), participant.

11. The ecological and integrated knowledge of Collembola communities (Haxapoda: Collembola) from Romania, especially those from urban and periurban ecosystems, financed by CNCSIS –M.E.C.T., (PhD fellowship), (2006-2008), Coordinator.


Other scientific activities                                                                                                 Up

  Short-term visits in similar laboratories from: Slovak Republik, Russia Federation,  Czeck Republik, Poland.

  International cooperation agreements:

  1. Scientific Cooperation Agreement between the Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy and  Musseum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Science „Diversity and distribution of soil animals in urban areas of Poland and Romania, (2009-2011), Coordonator.

 


Important achievements                                                                                                  Up

-identification of a new species for science of Collembola group: Protaphorura ionescui Radwański J.M., Fiera C. & W.M. Weiner, 2006

- reporting of 17 species of Collembola new for Romanian fauna. These species are: (Cryptopygus debilis (Cassagnau, 1959), Isotoma anglicana Lubbock, 1862, Desoria duodecimoculata (Denis, 1927), Neanura minuta Gisin, 1963, Deutonura albella (Stach, 1920), Deutonura stachi (Gisin, 1952), Pseudachorutes corticicolus (Schäffer, 1897), Protaphorura serbica (Loksa & Bogojevic, 1967), Hymenaphorura nova Pomorski, 1990, Cerathophysella borealis Martynova, 1977, Cerathophysella granulata Stach, 1949,  Xenylla shillei Börner, 1903, Protaphorura subarmata (Gisin, 1957), Sminthurinus bimaculatus Axelson, 1902, Friesea truncata Cassagnau, 1958, Ceratophysella stercoraria (Stach, 1963), Neotullbergia ramicuspis (Gisin, 1953).


Membership in scientific organizations                                                                            Up

- Romanian Ecological Society (SRE)

- National Society for soil science

- Romanian Lepidopterological Society

- Balkan Environmental Association

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