Vegetation History and Cultural Landscapes

This book focuses on the vegetation history of the cultural landscape in southwestern Slovakia, which was established and adopted by mankind and has since constantly evolved in response to ongoing changes (in environmental conditions, biodiversity, land use, etc.). The book analyses four dominant ecosystems typical for the cultural landscape and affected by humans: woodlands, wetlands, grasslands and agricultural land. Each ecosystem is discussed in separate chapters. The chapters include (a) basic information, general aspects, development processes, trends and interpretations, (b) a published or non-published case study based on the author's own research, and (c) an extensive bibliography. A set of maps on the vegetation history and indices of geographical names and plants names serve to round out the coverage. The work provides an essential point of departure for describing the typical regional characteristics of the cultural landscape, with an eye to its future preservatio n.

Presents a high inter- and cross-disciplinary value (ecology, geography, history, cultural anthropology, agriculture, nature conservation, etc.) Combines theoretical sub-chapters with practical case studies in each chapter for direct field verification Includes new approaches and sources in spatial vegetation studies, such as ethnobotany, traditional ecological knowledge and more Fills a gap in English-language research literature on Central-Eastern Europe Targets a wide range of groups: researchers, academics and students Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Alexander Fehér is a research scientist at the Department of Sustainable Development, Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia) and a teacher at the University of Economy in Bydgoszcz (Poland). He has published more than 160 publications (scientific papers, monographs, students textbooks, etc.) from case studies in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, USA, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Germany, Russia, Latvia, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and China.

Inhalt

Woodlands.- Wetlands.- Grasslands.- Agricultural land.- Collection of maps of landscape history of SW Slovakia.