Distribution of the (semi-)natural habitats in Hungary II. Woodlands and shrublands

Bölöni, János; Molnár, Zs.; Biró, Marianna; Horváth, Ferenc

doi:10.1556/abot.50.2008.suppl.6

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“…[Liebl.]) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) forests were chosen, which represent a deciduous woodland habitat type widespread in the Pannon Ecoregion [48] and generally in Central Europe [49]. This is one of the focal indigenous forest types for timber harvesting in this region, because of the high-quality timber of sessile oak [50].…”

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The Short-Term Effects of Experimental Forestry Treatments on Site Conditions in an Oak–Hornbeam Forest

Kovács

Tinya

Guba

et al. 2018

Forests

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Forest management alters forest site; however, information is still limited about how different silvicultural treatments modify abiotic conditions. We compared the effects of four treatments from three different forestry systems on forest microclimate, litter, and soil conditions. The clear-cutting, retention tree group, preparation cutting, and gap-cutting treatments were experimentally established in a European oak-dominated forest, following a complete block design with six replicates. In this study, we show the results of the quantitative analyses of 21 variables, one year after the interventions. Strong treatment effects were observed for the microclimate and litter variables, whereas the soil characteristics remained similar. The increase in light was the highest in the clear-cuts with intermediate effects in the gap-cuts. The means and variances of the air and soil temperature as well as the vapor pressure deficit were the highest for the clear-cutting treatment. An increase in soil moisture, litter pH, and litter moisture was significant in the gap-cuts and, to a smaller extent, in the clear-cuts. The soil pH increased in the retention tree groups. Microclimatic differences between the treatments were the largest during the summer, which demonstrates the buffering effect of the canopy. Our study confirms that less intensive and more spatially heterogeneous silvicultural treatments (e.g., gap-cutting) preserve a stable below-canopy microclimate more effectively. These results can support and might be useful for both forest management and conservation planning.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Short-Term Effects of Experimental Forestry Treatments on Site Conditions in an Oak–Hornbeam Forest

Kovács

Tinya

Guba

et al. 2018

Forests

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“…These stands belong to '91K0: Illyrian Fagus sylvatica forests (Aremonio-Fagion)' according to the Natura 2000 habitat classification [18]. This habitat is equivalent to habitat 'K5' listed in the MÉTA database [45]. According to the current European syntaxonomic system of Fagus forests, occurrences can be classified into the Aremonio-Fagion alliance and are located the northwestern edge of its distribution [18].…”

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“…The floristic composition of the understory is rich in characteristic mesic species, such as Actea spicata, Aremonia agrimonoides, Vicia oroboides, Primula acaulis, Knautia drymeia, Hepatica nobilis, Festuca drymeia, Cardamine enneaphyllos, Ruscus hypoglossum, Ruscus aculeatus, Lathyrus venetus and Tamus communis. Stands occur under wet or moist habitat conditions on calcareous bedrock, sometimes on moderately acidic soil [45,46]. We used the regional records of low-, and medium-elevated Illyrian beech forest stands referred to as 'K5' in the National Habitat Classification System [47].…”

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Functional Response Trait Analysis Improves Climate Sensitivity Estimation in Beech Forests at a Trailing Edge

Salamon-Albert

Abaligeti

Ortmann‐Ajkai

2017

Forests

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Functional response traits influence the ability of species to colonize and thrive in a habitat and to persist under environmental challenges. Functional traits can be used to evaluate environment-related processes and phenomena. They also help to interpret distribution patterns, especially under limiting ecological conditions. In this study, we investigate landscape-scale functional distribution responses of beech forests in a climatic transitional zone in Europe. We construct empirical density distribution responses for beech forests by applying coping-resilience-failure climatic traits based on 27 bioclimatic variables, resulting in prevalence-decay-exclusion distribution response patterns. We also perform multivariate exploratory cluster analysis to reveal significant sets of response patterns from the resilience and adaptation aspects. Temperature-related distribution responses presented a prevalence-dominated functional pattern, with Annual mean temperature indicating the most favorable adaptation function. Precipitation indices showed climate-limited response patterns with the dominance of extinction function. Considering regional site-specific climate change projections, these continental beech forests could regress moderately due to temperature increase in the near future. Our results also suggest that both summer and winter precipitation could play a pivotal role in successful resilience. Functions and variables that indicate climate sensitivity can serve as a useful starting point to develop adaptation measures for regional forest management.

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“…Hung. 55, 2013 170 ZÓLYOMI, B., HORVÁTH, A., KEVEY, B. and LENDVAI, G. 2000, Bölöni et al 2008). The field surveys launched at the same time were aimed at providing the foundation for future research by locating all the still existing steppe woodland remnants besides the once known stands.…”

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“…By the end of the nineties, it became apparent that steppe oak woodlands with Tatarian Maple represent one of the most endangered and rarest vegetation types of the forest steppe in Hungary (Molnár 1999, Molnár and Kun ZÓLYOMI, B., HORVÁTH, A., KEVEY, B. and LENDVAI, G. 2000, Bölöni et al 2008). The field surveys launched at the same time were aimed at providing the foundation for future research by locating all the still existing steppe woodland remnants besides the once known stands.…”

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Steppe woodlands with Tatarian Maple (Aceri tatarici-Quercetum pubescentis-roboris) on the great Hungarian plain and its neighbourhood. an unfinished synthesis with supplementary notes

Zolyomi¹,

Horváth²,

Kevey³

et al. 2013

Acta Botanica Hungarica

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This paper presents the so far only partially published research material of the late Bálint Zólyomi on one of his major fields of interest, the forest steppe vegetation. The phytosociological tables presented here were found in his bequest indicating that he was going to publish a grand synthesis on this topic, which, however, has not come true. Since no written text accompanied the original tables, a historical overview and a short explanation to the tables are also provided.Key words: forest steppe, phytosociology, Hungary INTRODUCTIONA major part of the lifelong scientific contribution of Bálint Zólyomi is his work on the forest steppe vegetation found on the Great Hungarian Plain. The comparative analysis of steppe woodlands in the forest steppe zone growing on chernozem soils is one of his most frequently cited and widely known works (Zólyomi 1957). In this paper, he was the first to identify several forest stands as representatives of steppe woodlands on the loess plateaux in Hungary he named Acereto tatarici-Quercetum pubescentis-roboris, and to point out the uniform nature of the steppe woodlands on loess across the European forest steppe zone.The forests described in the study were mostly restricted to the southern foothills of the mountain ranges. Among them was the forest Kerecsendierdő, a new discovery of two ambitious and then young botanists, Pál Jakucs Acta Bot. Hung. 55, 2013 168 ZÓLYOMI, B., HORVÁTH, A., KEVEY, B. and LENDVAI, G. and Tamás Pócs (see Pócs 2001), which later became the standard of the Pedunculate Oak-Tatarian Maple steppe woodlands in Hungary. Several stands of the Lovasberény Forest on the eastern side of the hills Velencei-hegység, which were studied by Gábor Fekete in 1955 as part of his master's thesis (Fekete 1955), were also included. Zólyomi also collected samples from the hill Somlyó at Fót, and included one relevé from each, the Mezőcsát and Ohat forests, both on the Great Hungarian Plain. The number of the studied stands thus was relatively small. In a work published a year later, Zólyomi (1958) reported the analytical results of a different set of stands, but unfortunately, again in the form of a synoptic table. From the text it is apparent that he included samples from new locations, such as Vácrátót and Budaörs. In the only review on steppe woodlands on loess occurring in Hungary (Zólyomi 1967), he once again used only a synoptic table, which now contained a much larger sample of forests. According to the list of locations, the samples were collected exclusively east of the Danube, and included all relevés published in his first paper under the subassociation hungaricum. However, he removed the two forests on the plain from the samples, and placed them in steppe woodlands on alkali soils (Galatello-Quercetum roboris Zólyomi et Tallós 1967).As indicated by these publications, Zólyomi kept working on steppe woodlands over several years. The true scope of this work, however, could not be appreciated from these publications. His work on oak steppe woodlands had bee...

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Distribution of the (semi-)natural habitats in Hungary II. Woodlands and shrublands

Cited by 50 publications

References 6 publications

The Short-Term Effects of Experimental Forestry Treatments on Site Conditions in an Oak–Hornbeam Forest

The Short-Term Effects of Experimental Forestry Treatments on Site Conditions in an Oak–Hornbeam Forest

Functional Response Trait Analysis Improves Climate Sensitivity Estimation in Beech Forests at a Trailing Edge

Steppe woodlands with Tatarian Maple (Aceri tatarici-Quercetum pubescentis-roboris) on the great Hungarian plain and its neighbourhood. an unfinished synthesis with supplementary notes

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