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Observations on the breeding phenology of Bufo viridis were carried out during 2006 in an urban park from Oradea, Romania. We noted the presence of calling males, pairs in amplexus, eggs and tadpoles in water. The reproduction period extended over five months (from April to August) with a peak in May. In every period the sex ratio was heavily male biased. Spawning always occurred after rains in the temporary and shallow water bodies thus formed, but none of the tadpoles completed development because of drying out of the ponds. We consider that is imperative the creation of some artificial (semi)permanent ponds in order to assure the long-term maintenance of this and other populations from the city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

No recent studies on the distribution of calanoid copepods in Romanian inlandwaters are available. During a long-term survey aimed at large branchiopods, we collected two diaptomid species that are new for the fauna of the country, and supplemented the available data on the distribution of other calanoid species with new records. As already observed in the case of large branchiopods, the habitats of the mountain basins of the Eastern Carpathians seem to be characterized by a quite distinct species assemblage. The high calanoid species richness of Romanian inland-waters, and the need for further, more comprehensive surveys aimed at mapping the actual diversity of this order in Romania are stressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]