Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parameters
Grassland habitats were studied on twenty farms on the area of the Radlje ob Dravi administration unit, in the transect from Kozjak to Pohorje at different altitudes. The aim of the study was to investigate how environmental and socio-economic parameters influence the diversity of plant species and...
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| author | Karmen KETIŠ Klemen ELER Andrej UDOVČ Franc BATIČ |
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| description | Grassland habitats were studied on twenty farms on the area of the Radlje ob Dravi administration unit, in the transect from Kozjak to Pohorje at different altitudes. The aim of the study was to investigate how environmental and socio-economic parameters influence the diversity of plant species and, consequently, the conservation of grassland on acid soils, which are rare in Slovenia and are therefore more protected. The socioeconomic structure of farms was studied on the basis of an inquiry carried out on farms. Part-time farms prevail; the average age of farmers is 56.5 years, and 30% of farmers has no education or just elementary school. The relationship among the environmental, socio-economic parameters and floristic structures of grasslands was studied using canonic-correspondence analysis. The impact of 16 parameters was analysed, of which six were determined not to be statistically significant. The occurrence of chosen plant species was analysed in relation to environmental and socioeconomic parameters. The efficiency of agro-environmental subsidies in relation to plant species diversity was evaluated. It was determined that the education and age of farmers influence the intensity of farming and consequently have an impact on the diversity of plants species and the conservation status of grasslands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20199f9b482a418eaf80afdb7911f7172023-09-03T12:35:39ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412015-12-01103210.14720/aas.2014.103.2.819026Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parametersKarmen KETIŠ0Klemen ELER1Andrej UDOVČ2Franc BATIČ3Dobrava 19, 2360 Radlje ob DraviUniverza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakkulteta, Oddelek za agronomijo, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 LjubljanaUniverza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakkulteta, Oddelek za agronomijo, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 LjubljanaUniverza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakkulteta, Oddelek za agronomijo, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 LjubljanaGrassland habitats were studied on twenty farms on the area of the Radlje ob Dravi administration unit, in the transect from Kozjak to Pohorje at different altitudes. The aim of the study was to investigate how environmental and socio-economic parameters influence the diversity of plant species and, consequently, the conservation of grassland on acid soils, which are rare in Slovenia and are therefore more protected. The socioeconomic structure of farms was studied on the basis of an inquiry carried out on farms. Part-time farms prevail; the average age of farmers is 56.5 years, and 30% of farmers has no education or just elementary school. The relationship among the environmental, socio-economic parameters and floristic structures of grasslands was studied using canonic-correspondence analysis. The impact of 16 parameters was analysed, of which six were determined not to be statistically significant. The occurrence of chosen plant species was analysed in relation to environmental and socioeconomic parameters. The efficiency of agro-environmental subsidies in relation to plant species diversity was evaluated. It was determined that the education and age of farmers influence the intensity of farming and consequently have an impact on the diversity of plants species and the conservation status of grasslands.https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12634grasslandsgrassland managementaciditysoil phsoil chemicophysical propertiesbiodiversity |
| spellingShingle | Karmen KETIŠ Klemen ELER Andrej UDOVČ Franc BATIČ Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parameters Acta Agriculturae Slovenica grasslands grassland management acidity soil ph soil chemicophysical properties biodiversity |
| title | Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parameters |
| title_full | Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parameters |
| title_fullStr | Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parameters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parameters |
| title_short | Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parameters |
| title_sort | dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the pohorje and kozjak on socioeconomic parameters |
| topic | grasslands grassland management acidity soil ph soil chemicophysical properties biodiversity |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12634 |
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