Natura Bekesiensis - Időszakos természettudományi közlemények 2. (Békéscsaba, 1996)

Molnár Zsolt: A Pitvarosi-puszták és környékük vegetáció- és tájtörténete a középkortól napjainkig

Conclusion: The traditional extensive, locally and temporally heavy grazing can be traced back at least till the beginning of the 18th century. Recommendations for Nature Conservation Management based on Landscape Historical Information. The area has high natural value since the alkaline steppes are ancient and not secondary as was considered earlier. Since no river floodings reached the area before the water regulations there is no need for outer water supply as is the case with many wetlands in the Plain. Simply by blocking the drainage canals the natural hydrology could be restored. Grasslands have been adapted to grazing for a long time thus grazing has to be maintained as a conservation management. There is no need nor possibility for woodland restoration since natural woodlands disappeared more than 1000 years ago. 102