Professor PhD. Dan Cogălniceanu
Main research areas:
- The impact of alien species on biodiversity.
- Adaptations of amphibian and reptile communities to global changes.
- Biodiversity conservation strategies.
Projects:
- PCE – Predicting the response of alpine communities to global changes (AlpChange). PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-0818 (2022-2024).
- Complex RDI project PNRR/2022/C9/MCID/I5 “Integrated research and sustainable solutions to protect and restore Lower Danube Basin and coastal Black Sea ecosystems” (ResPonSE) (2023-2025).
- BioDiversa project Horizont 2020, COFUND “Social and ecological effects of Fish removal in Mountain Ecosystems” (FishME), (https://www.biodiversa.org/1587) (2022-2024).
Key publications:
- Cogălniceanu, D., Ruşti, D. M., & Samoilă, C. (2025). Danube Delta wetland. În Aquatic Biomes (pp. 201–210). Academic Press.
- Cogălniceanu, D., Gosa, A., Valdeon, A., & Castilla, A. M. (2025). The amphibians of Qatar. În H. Heatwole & I. Das (Eds.), Amphibian biology (pp. 259–266). Pelagic Publishing.
- Cogălniceanu, D., Băncilă, R. I., Ghira, I. V., Plaiasu, R., Rozylowicz, L., Samoila, C., Sos, T., & Stanescu, F. (2025). Documenting six decades of change in herpetofauna occurrence patterns in a mountain ecosystem. Scientific Reports, 15, 41894. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25871-y
- Cogălniceanu, D., Ruşti, D., Skolka, M., Stănescu, F., Vlad, S. E., Tănase, T. L., & Rozylowicz, L. (2025). Awaiting discovery: How biases in faunistic surveys hinder conservation in mountain protected areas—A case study from Romania’s oldest national park. PLoS ONE, 20(4), e0319871. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319871
- Cogălniceanu, D., & Szekely, D. (2025). The hidden costs of gold mining in Ecuador. Science, 388(6752), 1143. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx3004
Research topics under supervision:
- Impactul speciilor alogene asupra biodiversitatii (drd. Iulian Fomici)
- Adaptări ale comunităţilor de amfibieni şi reptile la modificările globale (drd. Alexandra Telea; drd. Laura Teodora Tănase)