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Szerdahelyi, Tibor, Penksza, Károly, Dobolyi, Konstantin Z., Szollát, György, Kapocsi, Judit; Figeczky, Gábor: Vegetation and point-mapping survey in the strictly protected areas of the landscape protection area of the Pilis Mts (Hungary)

Range 43: This range stretching along the valley holds a continuous Querco petraeae-Carpinetum stand with a Carex pilosa-type herb layer. In the drier habitats it transforms into Melica uniflora-type stand. Range 44: A continuous Melica uniflora-type Querco petraeae-Carpinetum stand can be found here. In some places it is mixed with Fraxinus excelsior. Its northern part, that is connected to the rock-glacier leading to the cave, is a nudum-type Melitti-Fagetum. Range 45: It is a Corno-Quercetum pubescenti-petraeae stand on a very steep slope facing southwest. In areas with bare rocks on the surface rocky grassland patches occur. Their species pool can hardly be identified here, because the treading and gnawling activity of moufflons impoverish the flora of these grasslands allowing only annual or perennial treading-tolerant species to grow. We are sure that because of the large game stock some rocky grassland species have already become extinct from here. Range 46: In part A and B Querco petraeae-Carpinetum mixed with Fagus sylvatica can be found. In part D an old stand of Quercetum petraeae-cerris is present on the southwest slope. In the herb layer Melica uniflora dominates. Among the protected species Iris graminea has a large stand here. It is present in several little patches along the tourist pathway facing Mt Pilis. Kesztölc Range 8: In its northern part similarly to the nearby ranges Querco petraeae-Carpinetum mixed with Fagus sylvatica extends with Asperula odoratatype herb layer. In its southern part Carex pilosa-type herb layer can be found. Range 10: Northern part is a nudum-type Querco petraeae-Carpinetum stand mixed with Fagus sylvatica. On the plateau it is replaced by Quercetum petraeae-cerris, which is continued in southwest direction by a Melica unifloratype herb layer. Range 11: Part D is the continuation of Quercetum petraeae-cerris in 10A. On the habitat with shallow soil these trees are dwarfed and their stand is interrupted by rocky grasslands together forming a mosaic-like landscape. Part A is a Querco petraeae-Carpinetum stand mixed with Fagus sylvatica with nudum-type herb layer. In the middle it is transformed to Carex pilosa-type. On the southwest slope of part B Quercetum petraeae-cerris stand can be found. Suggestions for management, remarks In the Landscape Protection Area of the Pilis Mts on the strictly protected areas, and the core areas of biosphere reserve the main purpose is the conservation and the maintenance of natural values. The activities of silviculture has to be subordinated to this purpose.