Vegetation-based survey of seed transfer zones for restoration
Abstract
Due to the loss of biodiversity, the concept of ecological restoration has reached the highest political levels. The use of native seeds has to be increased in order to scale up restoration. The use of locally adapted seeds is suggested, and is regulated at EU level. However, in Hungary, “local” is defined based on administrative units. In the present research, we apply multiple potential natural vegetation model and combine it with floristic, vegetation and landscape maps for the delineation of seed transfer zones. We have developed a new methodology to estimate the reliability of the zonation, and found that four or seven zones are better suited to serve as seed transfer zones for restoration. After further fine tuning the zones, the regulation should be changed.
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