<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Xerothermic grasslands are veritable botanical gems of the Ponidzie region, located in the upland zone of Poland. Most of these exceptional plant communities have been formed as a result of deforestation, in habitats characterized by specific climatic, hydrological and soil conditions. The result of the natural reserve protection of the xerothermic grassland, however, is opposite to the desired result. The survival of the xerothermic grassland depends on the change in the approach to their protection. Xerothermic grasslands are an excellent example of the difficulties with maintaining very valuable, but semi-natural and anthropogenic communities, related to a large extent to traditional, extensive forms of agriculture. Similar problems occur in the case of gladiolus meadows in lower subalpine forest zones or of once-mown molinion meadows in river valleys.</p></abstract>

Xerothermic grasslands are veritable botanical gems of the Ponidzie region, located in the upland zone of Poland. Most of these exceptional plant communities have been formed as a result of deforestation, in habitats characterized by specific climatic, hydrological and soil conditions. The result of the natural reserve protection of the xerothermic grassland, however, is opposite to the desired result. The survival of the xerothermic grassland depends on the change in the approach to their protection. Xerothermic grasslands are an excellent example of the difficulties with maintaining very valuable, but semi-natural and anthropogenic communities, related to a large extent to traditional, extensive forms of agriculture. Similar problems occur in the case of gladiolus meadows in lower subalpine forest zones or of once-mown molinion meadows in river valleys.

Will Xerothermic Grasslands of the Ponidzie Region Survive?

Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies – Department of Geoecology

Miscellanea Geographica

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Xerothermic grasslands are veritable botanical gems of the Ponidzie region, located in the upland zone of Poland. Most of these exceptional plant communities...

Will Xerothermic Grasslands of the Ponidzie Region Survive?

Published Online: Nov 25, 2018

Page range: 163 - 168

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2008-0016

Keywords
xerothermic grass, natural reserve protection, substitute communities, cultural landscape

© 2008 Tomasz Grabowski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Will Xerothermic Grasslands of the Ponidzie Region Survive?

Published Online: Nov 25, 2018

Page range: 163 - 168

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2008-0016

Keywordsxerothermic grass, natural reserve protection, substitute communities, cultural landscape

© 2008 Tomasz Grabowski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
xerothermic grass, natural reserve protection, substitute communities, cultural landscape