Climate change related land use problems in protected wetlands: a study in a seriously affected Hungarian area

Malatinszky, Ákos; Ádám, Szilvia; Falusi, Eszter; Saláta, Dénes; Penksza, Károly

doi:10.1007/s10584-012-0689-9

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“…The flagship of Hungarian tourism is Lake Balaton (Figure 1), the largest so-called "sea" in Central Europe, with a surface area of 594 km 2 . There are numerous specific aspects and values of the Balaton geographic region in terms of natural geography, flora [11], fauna [12], history [13], ethnography [14] and culture [15]. The northern part of the lake is a National Park [16], but, from our point of view, the most important feature is the role of the Balaton in Hungarian tourism.…”

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Building Coalitions for a Diversified and Sustainable Tourism: Two Case Studies from Hungary

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The development of the tourism sector has been a question of strategic importance for Hungary, a small, open economy with limited natural resources. At the same time, these efforts often generate considerable environmental conflicts, decreasing the sustainability of the environment. To understand the potential methods of sustainable tourism development, and to develop the optimal policy, it is essential to clarify the actors, their systems of interest and the potential ways of forging coalitions between them. The article presents an analysis of two case studies of rural tourism development: the "softening" of tourism at the most important touristic attraction in Hungary, Lake Balaton; and the conflicts arising from wine tourism development. Based on institutional economics, principle-agent theory and strategic management, and applying the MACTOR method, the authors identify the key actors, present the network of their mutual influences and goals, determine the most important conflicts and highlight the potential coalitions between them from the point of view of sustainable rural tourism development, as well as ways to further develop the regulatory environment. Based on this analysis, the article proves: (1) the importance of the modernization and reorganization of the public administration structure, focusing on optimal utilization of resources, as opposed to attaching to traditions; (2) the importance of forming clusters of different partners; (3) the strengthening of the knowledge base of decisions concerning sustainable tourism management; and (4) increasing conscious planning, based on the inclusion of different interest groups and long-term prognoses in local decision making, minimises the environmental burden of tourism.

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“…The occurrence of Festuca rupicola suggests cooler environmental conditions and climatic effects [33]. Complex patches appear in the deeper areas (D34), mostly characteristic of individual Hungarian habitats [1,34,35]; and wet, swampy, marshy, or water-bound vegetation (D34) patches appear in the depressions on-site [36][37][38]. In the wet habitats (D34), in the patches of the habitat that the species change as well, appear some indicators of the dry habitats, such as Achillea collina, Plantago lanceolata, Dactylis glomerata, Agropyron repens, and Festuca arundinacea.…”

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Habitat Changes along Ipoly River Valley (Hungary) in Extreme Wet and Dry Years

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The Ipoly Valley is a natural habitat along the Ipoly River, only slightly affected by water management; therefore, this is an especially sensitive area and reflects well the vegetation changes in the driest (2020) and wettest (2010) years. The study’s aim is to identify natural changes within habitats and the evaluation of habitat types’ boundaries. For the study, a hand-held GPS device was applied on-site. The habitat identification is based on the General National Habitat Classification System (Á-NÉR). In addition to on-site data, Sentinel-2A satellite data were used to compare different extreme years 2020 and 2021—changes in different habitat patches using different vegetation indices. A change in precipitation causes shifts in the vegetation, this is shown on a map. As we predicted, decreasing the precipitation results in a decrease of the area of wet habitat patches. The satellite image shows a more accurate picture of the real location of the associations, which is important for long-term research. In addition, we can get accurate data on the situation of areas (roads and paths) affected by anthropogenic factors.

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“…Complex patches appear in the deeper areas, mostly characteristic of individual Hungarian habitats [22,41,42], and wet, swampy, marshy, or water-bound vegetation patches appear in the depressions on the site, which [43][44][45] may generally be typical but the position of the ground water table is especially important in the central area of the Carpathian Basin, which leads to the appearance of diverse and species rich vegetation [15,16,45]. Spots from the ÁNÉR-based habitat mapping showed agreement with the remote sensing data, which were also used as controls.…”

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Habitat Mosaics of Sand Steppes and Forest-Steppes in the Ipoly Valley in Hungary

Járdi

Saláta

Falusi

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The present study focuses on the mosaic-like occurrences of patches of steppes and fore-steppes in the Pannonian forest-steppe zone. We present the current vegetation, which is maintained including by human landscape use, i.e., grazing and mowing. The area is complex and for this reason it shows the changes in the landscape and differences in the vegetation more diversely. We wanted to answer the questions: Do sand steppes and forest-steppes occur in the Ipoly Valley and what location? What kind of environmental effects influence the species composition on these areas? Besides classic habitat mapping, are the satellite data from Sentinel-2A useful for distinction of different areas? Comparison of vegetation patches was based on the Hungarian habitat classification system (ÁNÉR). Based on satellite images, quantile data of the Normalized Vegetation Index (NDVI) were used for comparison. Based on the result, water bodies and urban areas are clearly distinguishable from other natural habitats. In some natural vegetation types, we found visible differences, such as grasslands, i.e., sandy steppe meadows and shrubby, woody vegetation patches. Sandy vegetation mainly grows on calcareous soils, which appear to be mosaic-like in the landscape on raised alluvials on the patches of past islands and reefs. From open to continuous closed grasslands, these vegetation types mainly grow on lithosoils. New occurrences of Pannonian sandy vegetation were discovered. In the sandy areas along the Ipoly Valley, open sandy grasslands were found, which is where the northernmost known occurrences of this vegetation type are. Besides common sandy grassland species, the vegetation also contains herbs that are typical in loess-grasslands and it is maintained by grazing, similarly to the eastern Pannonian area. This type of grazing can be useful when maintaining the mosaic-like appearance and diversity of the vegetation.

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Climate change related land use problems in protected wetlands: a study in a seriously affected Hungarian area

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

Building Coalitions for a Diversified and Sustainable Tourism: Two Case Studies from Hungary

Building Coalitions for a Diversified and Sustainable Tourism: Two Case Studies from Hungary

Habitat Changes along Ipoly River Valley (Hungary) in Extreme Wet and Dry Years

Habitat Mosaics of Sand Steppes and Forest-Steppes in the Ipoly Valley in Hungary

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