Long-term spatial changes of natural habitats in the rural landscape. Using old maps and archival sources for landscape assessment. Case study from Central Bohemia

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Long-term spatial changes of natural habitats in the rural landscape. Using old maps and archival sources for landscape assessment. Case study from Central Bohemia

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

It is impossible to understand several ecological phenomena without considering the processes that have occurred over the preceding decades, centuries, or longer periods. While maintaining natural habitats is central to reach ecological balance, the total area of these natural habitats has significantly decreased over the last two centuries, particularly during the second half of the 20th century. Significant losses of biodiversity and habitat degradation have occurred in Europe due to a heightened intensity of agricultural land management. In this case study of Central Bohemia, old maps and archival sources were used to illustrate the changes in the proportions of natural habitats over 250 years. Because maps alone cannot fully describe habitat conditions, a proposal for using archival information, and especially written materials, for natural habitat assessments is presented in the paper. Our results show that natural habitats began to decline at the end of 18th century within the intensively farmed region of Central Europe. Over 250 years, the areas that these habitats occupy have decreased by more than 80%. Particularly, wetlands and wet meadows declined during this period. Despite less precise identification of individual habitats in the past, old maps and written archival sources can serve as a useful source of good comparable data for estimating the spatial changes of natural habitats and landscape biodiversity.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Long-term spatial changes of natural habitats in the rural landscape. Using old maps and archival sources for landscape assessment. Case study from Central Bohemia

Popis výsledku anglicky

It is impossible to understand several ecological phenomena without considering the processes that have occurred over the preceding decades, centuries, or longer periods. While maintaining natural habitats is central to reach ecological balance, the total area of these natural habitats has significantly decreased over the last two centuries, particularly during the second half of the 20th century. Significant losses of biodiversity and habitat degradation have occurred in Europe due to a heightened intensity of agricultural land management. In this case study of Central Bohemia, old maps and archival sources were used to illustrate the changes in the proportions of natural habitats over 250 years. Because maps alone cannot fully describe habitat conditions, a proposal for using archival information, and especially written materials, for natural habitat assessments is presented in the paper. Our results show that natural habitats began to decline at the end of 18th century within the intensively farmed region of Central Europe. Over 250 years, the areas that these habitats occupy have decreased by more than 80%. Particularly, wetlands and wet meadows declined during this period. Despite less precise identification of individual habitats in the past, old maps and written archival sources can serve as a useful source of good comparable data for estimating the spatial changes of natural habitats and landscape biodiversity.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

AL - Umění, architektura, kulturní dědictví

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Landscape in the Past & Forgotten Landscapes

ISBN

978-83-942469-5-2

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

343-352

Počet stran knihy

371

Název nakladatele

Institute of Archeology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Místo vydání

Krakow

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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