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Military Activity Impact on Vegetation in Pannonian Dry Sandy Grasslands

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  • Márta Bajnok

    (Institute for Animal Breeding, Nutrition and Laboratory Animal Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, István u., 1078 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Károly Penksza

    (Institute of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Attila Fűrész

    (Institute of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Péter Penksza

    (The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, Fehérvári út 89-95, 1119 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Péter Csontos

    (Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Herman O. út 15, 1022 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Szilárd Szentes

    (Institute for Animal Breeding, Nutrition and Laboratory Animal Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, István u., 1078 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Ferenc Stilling

    (Institute of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Eszter Saláta-Falusi

    (Institute of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Márta Fuchs

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Caleb Melenya

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Judit Házi

    (Department of Botany, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Rottenbiller u. 50, 1077 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Dániel Balogh

    (Institute of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Zsombor Wagenhoffer

    (Institute for Animal Breeding, Nutrition and Laboratory Animal Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, István u., 1078 Budapest, Hungary)

Abstract

The conservation of dry sandy grasslands is a global issue because of the restoration and conservation of endangered ecosystems to provide a sufficient amount of forage under warming and drying climatic conditions. Our aim was to explore the impact of military activity on sandy grasslands in Hungary. The sample areas chosen were the Little Hungarian Plain (I. and II.) and the Great Hungarian Plain (III.), consisting abandoned, restored areas; still-active military exercise fields; and shooting ranges. In each sample area, six to ten coenological surveys were made. Based on our survey, the closed natural sandy grassland was documented only in the Little Hungarian Plain and were found rich in species. The open sandy grassland was described in all studied sites, Festuca vaginata appeared in all of them, while Festuca pseudovaginata was observed only in the Great Hungarian Plain. In the open sandy grassland, the natural vegetation had the highest cover value (78.8%), the sowed grassland area had the least cover value (53.3%), while the III. sample area was also poor in coverage (56.5%) but consisted of a natural species composition favorable for restoration. Our results confirmed the indirect role of military activity in the successful habitat conservation of Pannonian dry sandy grassland ecosystems.

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  • Márta Bajnok & Károly Penksza & Attila Fűrész & Péter Penksza & Péter Csontos & Szilárd Szentes & Ferenc Stilling & Eszter Saláta-Falusi & Márta Fuchs & Caleb Melenya & Judit Házi & Dániel Balogh & Zs, 2024. "Military Activity Impact on Vegetation in Pannonian Dry Sandy Grasslands," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:2:p:252-:d:1340827
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    1. Tamás Stadler & Ágoston Temesi & Zoltán Lakner, 2022. "Soil Chemical Pollution and Military Actions: A Bibliometric Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-17, June.
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