Sz?ll?ske forest - Bükki NP (sitios de interés)
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| The forest of Sz?ll?ske (Sz?ll?skei erd?) Year of preservation: 1976 Area: 63.7 hectares The conservation of the area provides undisturbed natural conditions for the long-term eco-system research within the framework of the ‘Síkf?kút Projekt’ being part of the ‘Man and Biosphere’ research programme of UNESCO. The research, carried out within the framework of this programme and initiated by the Lajos Kossuth University of Arts and Science (today’s University of Debrecen), intended to study the structure and ‘functioning’ of the climazonal turkey oak-sessile oak forests found in Hungary.  The turkey oak-sessile oak forests in focus of the ecological research is the most distributed forest association of the country, formerly making up 19.5% of the territory of the country, now only 2.5%. The forest area conserved for research is a stock with rich shrub and diverse herb layers made up by homogenous chestnut oak and moss-capped oak trees. These trees are of sprout origin, there age is approximately 100 years, and since the declaration of conservation no forest management activities take place in the area. Ecologic research included not only a detailed examination of the forest but also the production biological and succession research of the deteriorated forests with nearly identical habitat endowments or of the nearby agricultural lands (vineyards, ploughlands). Scientific results have been published in several monographies and scientific publications. credit |