The Miniş Gorges and the Izvorul Bigăr Nature Reserve are part of the Nera Gorges - Beuşniţa National Park. The region studied is very important for the preservation of some rare and endemic species, as well as of their habitats. The lime gorges of the Miniş River, similar to other gorges in south-western Romania, preserve a flora with an obvious thermophilic character.

Miniş Gorges; endemic species

Presentation: oral