Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok III. - Natura Somogyiensis 12. (Kaposvár, 2008)

Salamon-Albert Éva-Horváth Ferenc: Vegetation of Külső-Somogy in Hungary I.

SALAMON-ALBERT É. & HORVÁTH F. : VEGETATION OF KÜLSŐ-SOMOGY I. 9 Table 1. Area and relative proportion of woody habitat types in Külső-Somogy. *Shrub habitat types are excluded, **related shrub habitat type is included associated habitat type sum of woody habitats semi-natural woody habitats disturbed woody habitats shrub habitats mesic seminatural woody habitats dry semi-natural woody habitats habitat group(s) J+K+L+M+P+R J+K+L * R+M* P J+K+P ** L+P** area (ha) 32500 17881 12457 2172 14288 5611 proportion (%) 100 55 38 7 44 17 are scattered in the land (K5, 332 ha, 0,8%). Uncharacteristic woody habitats have the second greater proportion (R habitat group, 12455 ha, 29%), containing several habitat types with native, non-native and cultivated tree species. Among them uncharacteristic hardwood woodlands and plantations have the greatest ratio (RC, 5493 ha, 13%), similar to uncharacteristic woodlands and plantations mixed with non-native tree species (RD, 4944 ha, 12%). Scattered native trees or narrow tree lines (RA, 275 ha, 0,7%) and the uncharacteristic (often pioneer) softwood woodlands and plantations (RB, 1743 ha, 4%) have insignificant contribution to R habitat group. The third important habitat group is the dry, light-rich decidous and rocky woodlands (4542 ha, 11%). In L habitat group turkey oak-sessile oak woodlands (L2a, 3565 ha, 8%) occur with the largest percentage. The second most important habitat type is turkey oak-pedunculate oak woodland (L2b, 745 ha, 1,8%). Thirdly the closed termophilous oak woodlands (LI, 136 ha, 0,3%) have only some little fragmented patches on the southern slopes. Special and rare habitat types are the closed and mixed steppe oak woodlands on foothills (L2x, 90 ha, 0,2%), the closed lowland steppe oak woodlands (L5, 4 ha) and the relict stands of ravine woodlands (LY1, 1,75 ha). The fourth habitat group is the shrub types in various sites (P group, 2172 ha, 6,7%), containing several types of shrubs from forest edges to extensive plantations or woody pastures. The two largest habitats in this group are the mesic shrub vegetation (P2a, 1084 ha, 2,6%) accompanying or substituting mesic and riverine woodlands and dry shrub vegetation with Crataegus, Prunus spinosa and Juniperus species Fig. 2. Territorial proportion of woody habitat types and habitat groups in sum of vegetation cover in Külső-Somogy region