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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-963-1-0069

EFFICIENCY OF FOREST NATURAL HABITATS CONSERVATION IN THE OUTER WESTERN CARPATHIANS (CZECH REPUBLIC)

Ivo Machar1, Helena Kilianová1, Stanislav Grill2,3, Vilém Pechanec2
1 Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Development and Environmental Studies, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
2 Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Geoinformatics, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
3 University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Dept of Ecosystem Biology, Branisovska 1760, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

The Outer Western Carpathians (OWC) in the Czech Republic is forested mountain region interesting from the viewpoints of biodiversity conservation. Currently, the OWC region is covered by Beskydy and White Carpathians protected landscape areas (PLAs). In this study, the original expert method the NCEI (Nature Conservation Efficiency Index) is applied to the assessment of the forest natural habitats conservation efficiency in the OWC. The assessment is based on mapping of natural habitats in the frame of establishment the Natura 2000 network. NCEI has been calculated as a ratio of the total area of a particular habitat type in both PLAs divided by the total area of that same habitat in the Czech Republic. The conservation efficiency of FNH reflect their area cover in OWC and does not directly correlate with the threat rate of individual FNHs.

Keywords: forest biodiversity, habitat mapping, Natura 2000, Nature Conservation Efficiency Index

pages: 69-73, Published: 2024, online: 2024



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