Pannonian steppe

The Pannonian steppe[1] is a variety of grassland ecosystems[2] found in the Pannonian Basin.

Geography

The Pannonian steppe is found in Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia.[3] In Hungary it is known as Puszta.

Typical draw well in the Puszta in Hortobágy National Park
Puszta in Hortobágy National Park

Pannonian steppe in Hungary - Puszta

See also: Puszta

The Puszta (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpustɒ]) is a grassland biome and potential climax system in some parts of western and large parts of eastern Hungary.

Pannonian steppe in Slovakia

The Čenkovská steppe near Mužla is the only steppe National nature reserve in Slovakia. The protected area declared in 1951 covers a total of 83 hectares.[4][5]

Devínska Kobyla forest-steppe in Slovakia

Apart from the Čenkovská forest-steppe, other notable steppe and forest-steppe biomes in Slovakia located mostly around the Danubian and East Slovak plains and the southern ranges of the Pramatra system include Devínska Kobyla and the Slovak Karst (connects to Aggtelek in Hungary).[6][7][8]

Pannonian steppe in Austria

The Pannonian steppe in Austria is present in Burgenland mainly around Lake Neusiedl.[9]

Pannonian steppe in Seewinkel

See also

References

  1. ↑ Természettudományi Múzeum (Hungary), 1969. link: http://books.google.sk/books?id=cOrRAAAAMAAJ&q=%22pannonian+steppe%22+pannonian+basin&dq=%22pannonian+steppe%22+pannonian+basin&hl=sk&sa=X&ei=i9s0T_OeF8uQswaBlOigDA&redir_esc=y
  2. ↑ http://www.steppe.at/downloads/Tschechien_nurText.pdf
  3. ↑ The European Commission (DG ENV B2) commissioned the Management of Natura 2000 habitats, 2008. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management/habitats/pdf/6260_Pannonic_sand_steppes.pdf ISBN 978-92-79-08328-0
  4. ↑ Informačný portál rezortu MŽP SR. http://uzemia.enviroportal.sk/main/detail/cislo/22 Slovak Environmental Agency, 2012
  5. ↑ http://www.foruminst.sk/sl/66/vizualna_dvojjazycnost/0/prieskum_o_pouzivani_madarskeho_jazyka_na_juznom_slovensku/1/8573/cenkovska_lesostep_informacna_tabula Foruminstitut 2011
  6. ↑ http://www.saske.sk/cave/slk/slkfaun.html
  7. ↑ http://zoology.fns.uniba.sk/ffs/interface/abstrakt.asp?Key=51
  8. ↑ http://www.watching.sk/devinska-kobyla/
  9. ↑ http://www.burgenland.info/en/themen/natur/welterbe/

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