The protected flora of long-established cemeteries in Hungary: Using historical maps in biodiversity conservation.

ABSTRACT: The role of anthropogenically influenced habitats in conserving elements of the original wildlife has increased worldwide simultaneously with the disappearance of natural sites. Burial places are able to conserve original elements of the wildlife, and this fact has been known for at least a century. To this day, little is known about long-time changes and the effect of long-time management methods in cemeteries on the flora they harbor. The utility of historical maps in research focused on natural values, as well as in answering questions related to conservation was recently demonstrated, but the use of digitized historical maps in biodiversity research of the Carpathian Basin is very limited. In the present paper, we aimed to predict the conservation potential of long-established and newl

SUBMITTER: Loki V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391536 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature