H. dr. Harmat Beáta (szerk.): A Bakonyi Természettudományi Múzeum Közleményei 25. (Zirc, 2008)

KENÉZ ÁRPÁD – SZABÓ MÁTÉ – SALÁTA DÉNES – MALATINSZKY ÁKOS – PENKSZA KÁROLY: A pénzesgyőr-hárskúti hagyásfás legelő tájtörténete és vegetációja

FOLIA MUSEI HISTORICO-NATURALIS BAKONYIENSIS A BAKONYI TERMÉSZETTUDOMÁNYI MÚZEUM KÖZLEMÉNYEI Zirc, 25-2008; 7-18 A PÉNZESGYŐR-HÁRSKÚTI HAGYÁSFÁS LEGELŐ TÁJTÖRTÉNETE ÉS VEGETÁCIÓJA KENÉZ ÁRPÁD, SZABÓ MÁTÉ, SALÁTA DÉNES, MALATINSZKY ÁKOS PENKSZA KÁROLY Szent István Egyetem, Környezet- és Tájgazdálkodási Intézet, Tájökológiai és Természetvédelmi Tanszék H-2103 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1., kenezarpad@gmail.com KENÉZ Á, SZABÓ M, SALÁTA D., MALATINSZKY Á, PENKSZA K.: Landscape history and vegetation of the wood - pasture between Pénzesgyőr and Hárskút Abstract: Past (landscape history, old management forms) and present (shrubbiness, weediness, forest cover) state of the wood - pasture between Pénzesgyőr and Hárskút villages (Bakony Mts., Hungary). A wood - pasture (with old seed trees) is a highly complex and diverse method of land or landscape management, having a great importance in the past management systems. Past, original and previous management of the observed area was studied by the means of historical written and map sources, data of archives and information collected through interviews. Grazing and in parallel regular caring for the pasture (that had been created cca. 100 years ago) were abandoned about 15 years ago, resulting in a massive growth in the covering rate of shrubs and young trees on the pasture. Rate of open grassy areas does not exceed even 20 % for this time, thus, only huge trees remained on the area are witnesses of the one-time history of the pasture. Speed of succession and changes in shrubbiness were observed by analysing aerial photographs, so thus it could be established that the time remained for reconstructing the area or for further researches could be not more than 10 years, and by passing it, without any intervention, the destiny of this wood - pasture will be the same as in case of several ten or hundred other wood- pastures in Hungary: sinking into oblivion. Received September 25, 2008 Accepted October 7, 2008 Keywords: wood-pasture, landscape history, Bakony Mts., landscape use, grazing