The history and natural regeneration of a secondary oak-beech woodland on a former wood-pasture in Hungary

Varga, Andrea; Odór, Péter; Molnár, Zsolt; Bölöni, János

doi:10.5586/asbp.2015.005

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“…the 'Breite days'; Sighisoara, Mihai Eminescu Trust). Varga et al (2015) and Varga and Molnár (2014) also report similar community gatherings in ancient wood pastures in Hungary (e.g. May fest and the Birds and Trees Day for school pupils).…”

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Agroforestry systems of high nature and cultural value in Europe: provision of commercial goods and other ecosystem services

Aviron²,

et al. 2017

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Land use systems that integrate woody vegetation with livestock and/or crops and are recognised for their biodiversity and cultural importance can be termed high nature and cultural value (HNCV) agroforestry. In this review, based on the literature and stakeholder knowledge, we describe the structure, components and management practices of ten contrasting HNCV agroforestry systems distributed across five European bioclimatic regions. We also compile and categorize the ecosystem services provided by these agroforestry systems, following the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services. HNCV agroforestry in Europe generally enhances biodiversity and regulating ecosystem services relative to conventional agriculture and forestry. These systems can reduce fire risk, compared to conventional forestry, and can increase carbon sequestration, moderate the microclimate, and reduce soil erosion and nutrient leaching compared to conventional agriculture. However, some of the evidence is location specific and a better geographical coverage is needed to generalize patterns at broader scales. Although some traditional practices and products have been abandoned, many of the studied systems continue to provide multiple woody and non

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confidence: 69%

Agroforestry systems of high nature and cultural value in Europe: provision of commercial goods and other ecosystem services

Aviron²,

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“…In the 19th century, wood‐pastures and grazed forests represented the most important grazing land in the Pannonian landscape (Varga et al. ). Forestry management gradually pushed out livestock from the forests starting with the end of the 19th century.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Common and conflicting objectives and practices of herders and conservation managers: the need for a conservation herder

Molnár

Kis²,

Vadász

et al. 2016

Ecosyst Health Sustain

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The mutual dependence of extensive land-use and conservation management has become apparent in Europe in the last 20-30 yr. Extensive land-use often survives in protected areas only, in the form of conservation management. Knowledge of extensive herding and that of conservation management are parts of two knowledge systems (traditional and scientific) which often leads to conflicts between locals and conservationists. We studied two herding/conservation systems (salt steppes and wood-pastures), and developed an inventory on the common/similar and conflicting/different objectives and pasture management practices of herders and conservationists. Data were collected by participatory knowledge co-production in teamwork of the co-authors (herders, conservation managers, and scientists). Data were analyzed and discussed in teamwork too. Herders and conservationists identified 23 objectives and 29 management practices. We found a number of common interests with respect to herding, the ideal state of pastures, legal provisions, and communication. Conflict resolution recommendations (e.g., on time and place of grazing, pasture improvements) were also developed. We argue that by co-production of knowledge, and establishment of a herder "school" the mitigation of the existing conflicts would be more effective. Our conclusion is that a new profession is needed: that of the conservation herder. The conservation herder shall be an individual knowledgeable about herding and pasture management, trained in conservation and ecology, able to design management experiments, and develop novel but tradition-based management practices. As such, he/she could facilitate adaptation of extensive herding in the changing socio-economic environment.

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“…In most managed continuous-cover beech stands, the phase of late senescence with natural decomposition and the opening of gaps, when old trees naturally die, is shortened through harvesting at earlier points in time, and a fostering of the regeneration of oak would therefore still be necessary e.g., by artificially providing gaps. The discussion of abandoning managed forest areas for conservation must address how to keep oak viable, which is considered a challenge (Varga et al 2015). The structural heterogeneity of forests in once managed and abandoned forest stands was found to be lower than in both managed stands and pristine forests (Stiers et al 2018).…”

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Oak often needs to be promoted in mixed beech-oak stands - the structural processes behind competition and silvicultural management in mixed stands of European beech and sessile oak

Maleki¹,

Zeller²,

Pretzsch³

2020

iForest

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Biogeosciences and Forestry Biogeosciences and Forestry Oak often needs to be promoted in mixed beech-oak standsthe structural processes behind competition and silvicultural management in mixed stands of European beech and sessile oak Kobra Maleki (1) , Laura Zeller (2) , Hans Pretzsch (2) Forest ecosystems nowadays provide multiple ecosystem goods and services at a time and throughout all development phases. Species mixing is considered an effective measure to gain benefits beyond purely additive effects. However, the complex structural processes behind interspecific competition and temporal and spatial facilitative effects through mixing are still far from being understood and predictable. In particular the mixture of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea [Matt.] Liebl.) is gaining even more importance due to the fact that forests from these species are considered more tolerant to climatic effects and are expected to expand their natural range to the north due to global warming. The 30 long-term experimental plots analysed in this study reveal the structural processes in mixed beech-oak stands based on data at the tree and stand level. Using spatial and non-spatial structural indices, we can show an increasing dominance of beech over oak in unmanaged stands and the effectiveness of thinning operations to support oak. Those processes are representative for other light-demanding tree species in mixtures with shade-tolerant species. Improving the knowledge on the structural processes in mixed-species stands is particularly relevant when trying to modify forest structure in order to adapt forest management to shifting environmental conditions and the increasing demand for ecosystem services.

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The history and natural regeneration of a secondary oak-beech woodland on a former wood-pasture in Hungary

Cited by 21 publications

References 51 publications

Agroforestry systems of high nature and cultural value in Europe: provision of commercial goods and other ecosystem services

Agroforestry systems of high nature and cultural value in Europe: provision of commercial goods and other ecosystem services

Common and conflicting objectives and practices of herders and conservation managers: the need for a conservation herder

Oak often needs to be promoted in mixed beech-oak stands - the structural processes behind competition and silvicultural management in mixed stands of European beech and sessile oak

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