“The Cleaner the Meadow, the Healthier the Grass that Grows there, and the Healthier the Land, Too”
Extensive Grassland Management in Őrség
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https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2019480107Keywords:
extensive grassland management, Őrség region, Hungary, chaffAbstract
The authors investigate forms of grassland management in the westernmost part of Hungary, in the cultural landscape of the Őrség region. On the basis of semi-structured interviews with knowledgeable elderly people in the region, they were able to reconstruct former land use from an ecological perspective and its role in developing and maintaining high biodiversity in grasslands, which are also valuable from the cultural and conservationist perspectives.
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