%0 Journal Article %T DIGITAL MAPPING AND MONITORING OF CENTAUREA RUTHENICA SPECIES AT THE BONTIDA-JUCU SITE %A Raluca DIODIU %J Annals of West University of Timi£¿oara : Series of Biology %D 2011 %I West University of Timisoara %X This article is a short review about digital mapping and monitoring of a plant species. The plant species chosen for this purpose was Centaurea ruthenica, a very rare forest steppe species in both Romanian and Europe¡¯s flora, being considered a postglacial relict. The monitoring and the data collected for digital mapping was realized at the Bontida-Jucu site of Centaurea ruthenica. The data obtained after monitoring the species for several years were compared with the already existing data in the literature. %K Centaurea ruthenica %K digital mapping %K endangered species %U http://www.biologie.uvt.ro/annals/vol_14/vol_XIV_15-22%20.pdf