Czúcz, Molnár, Horváth, Botta-Dukát (2011): Vegetation-based natural capital index…

Czúcz B., Molnár Zs., Horváth F., Botta-Dukát Z. (2011): Vegetation-based natural capital index: an easy to understand, policy relevant ecosystem state indicator In: Nagy G. G. & Kiss V. (eds) Borrowing Services from Nature: Methodologies of Ecosystem Services Based on Hungarian Case Studies. CEEWEB for Biodiversity, Budapest pp. 43-50.

Vegetation-based Natural Capital Index

A highly aggregated policy-relevant biodiversity indicator was developed: the vegetation-based Natural Capital Index. We used two different weighting scheme, a linear and an exponential one. The national NCIlin, is 9.9% and NCIexp is 3.2%. Hungary has lost 90-97% of its original vegetation-based natural capital.
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A highly aggregated policy-relevant biodiversity indicator was developed: the vegetation-based Natural Capital Index. We used two different weighting scheme, a linear and an exponential one. The national NCIlin, is 9.9% and NCIexp is 3.2%. Hungary has lost 90-97% of its original vegetation-based natural capital. ...

Old-fields of Hungary

In the last decades land abandonment increased in Hungary, and resulted in cca. 350 000 hectars old-fields. Where do these areas occur in Hungary? See map.
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In the last decades land abandonment increased in Hungary, and resulted in cca. 350 000 hectars old-fields. Where do these areas occur in Hungary? See map.

Threats of our vegetation heritage

Altogether 28 threat types were documented (the most importants to every habitat type in all hexagon). The most endangering factors were the spread of invasive plants, overpopulated game and drainage ...

Altogether 28 threat types were documented (the most importants to every habitat type in all hexagon). The most endangering factors were the spread of invasive plants, overpopulated game and drainage ...

Molnár, Biró, Bölöni & Horváth (2008) Distribution of ... Marshes and grasslands ...

Molnár Zs., Biró M., Bölöni J., Horváth F. (2008): Distribution of the (semi-)natural habitats in Hungary I. Marshes and grasslands. Acta Botanica Hungarica> 50(Suppl.): 59-105.

Summary

Actual distribution maps of vegetation types are important data sources of basic and applied research, respectively. Though there were several attempts to map the actual vegetation of Hungary, the MÉTA program was the first to map all the (semi-)natural habitat types on the whole territory of Hungary. The paper discusses the habitats with treeless vegetation. 45 habitats are presented and discussed. The paper provides additional data on the area and distribution of the habitats mainly at the physical geographical macroregion scale.