Grassland fires in hungary – experiences of nature conservationists on the effects of fire on biodiversity
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Cím:
Grassland fires in hungary – experiences of nature conservationists on the effects of fire on biodiversity
Létrehozó:
Deák, Balázs
ValkĂł, Orsolya
Török, Péter
Végvári, Zs.
Hartel, Tibor
Schmotzer, András
Kapocsi, István
Tóthmérész, Béla
Kiadó:
ALOKI Ltd.
Dátum:
2014
Téma:
QH540 Ecology / ökológia
QK Botany / növénytan
QK30 Plant ecology. Plant ethology / növényökológia
Tartalmi leírás:
Fire as a natural disturbance has been present in most European grasslands. Controlled burning
was also an important component of the traditional landscape management for millennia. It was mainly
used to reduce litter and woody vegetation and to maintain open landscapes suitable for farming. Due to
socio-economical changes traditional and sustainable use of fire was ceased and replaced by arsons and
technical fires in Europe. Despite its wide application in the past and the considerable extension and
frequency of current grassland fires, the impact of fire on the grassland biodiversity is still scarcely
documented in Europe. The aim of this study is to offer a perspective on the issue of fire impact on
grasslands, by overviewing published information and practical experiences from Hungary. Our results
suggest that fire can be detrimental for several taxa (e.g. insects or ground-dwelling birds), but can also
promote population growth of several endangered species by reducing litter or by creating and
maintaining open habitats. We also found that fire may be effective in controlling invasive plant species.
The effect of fire on grassland biodiversity may be rather context-dependent. There is a critical need for
developing robust evidences on the context-dependence of fire effect on biodiversity. For this, well
designed prescribed burning experiments are crucial.
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magyar
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Article
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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text
Azonosító:
Deák, Balázs and Valkó, Orsolya and Török, Péter and Végvári, Zs. and Hartel, Tibor and Schmotzer, András and Kapocsi, István and Tóthmérész, Béla (2014) Grassland fires in hungary – experiences of nature conservationists on the effects of fire on biodiversity. APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. pp. 267-283. ISSN 1589-1623
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