Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok VII. - Natura Somogyiensis 22. (Kaposvár, 2012)
Winkler D. - Erdő Á.: A comparative study of breeding bird communities in representative habitats of the Sárosfő Nature Reserve area
214 Natura Somogyiensis Material and Methods Study area The Sárosfő Nature Reserve area is situated in the valley of the Kígyós Stream (47° 3'18"N, 17°23'42"E; 165m above sea level), 6 km from the city Devecser, Veszprém county, Hungary. Its total area is 261.4 ha, while the fishpond system covers 32 ha. The fishponds are surrounded with reedbeds, different aged and types of forests and meadows. Bird surveys were conducted in 6 different habitat types including both open and forest habitats (Fig. 1). The main characteristics of the surveyed habitats are given below. RB reedbed ||j|i meadow OA oak afforestation OF • oak forest AF ash-alder forest PF j pine forest 1“ u-M 1 .«Hr ; (jm j 1 1 life ' ■© 1 'íj1000m f A Fig. 1: Survey sites around the Sárosfő fishpond system (Google Earth)
