The effect of indoor biggame keeping on forest vegetation

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Article Title:	The effect of indoor biggame keeping on forest vegetation
Authors:	Judit Gyori1*, Lajos Juhasz1, Laszlo Szendrei1, Karoly Redei1, Szilvia Kovacs2
Affiliation:	1 Department of Nature Conservation Zoology and Game Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary 2 Department of Plant, Science Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Abstract:	Game-preserves are the results of conscious human activity, where the goal is to develop a concentrated and more profitable game-management. On the other hand, according to the law, in the game-preserves the game bearing capacity is not the most important parameter, because in these areas the feeding is continuous. In practice this means that in game-preserves we find a much higher density of games than in the nature. This causes a relative big loading of the area (of the herbaceous and arboreal), where the game-preserves are located. Our aim is to make ecological and condition examination of forest- and game resources. The first steps of research are based on forest structure investigations (distribution of tree species, of forest age, of year classes etc.) using data of local forest management plans. The scenes of these works are game-preserves and forest resources (natural and artificial reforestation) in Nyírség region (East-Hungary).
Keywords:	game-preserve, forest structure, forest management plan, loading, East-Hungary
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*Correspondence:	Judit Győri, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Department of Nature Conservation Zoology and Game Management, no. 138 Böszörményi St., 4032 Debrecen, Hungary, tel.: +3652508444/88281, fax: +3652413385, e-mail: gyorijudit@agr.unideb.hu