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Journal Article
A successful habitat reconstruction effort, the short history of the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) colony at Albertirsa (Hungary)
2013
Overview
In the Golyófogó Valley near Albertirsa natural erosion created near vertical walls in the loess deposited in the last glacial period, offering natural nesting sites for the European Bee-eater. Later the deeply cut coach roads, the pits of loess extraction and the construction works of the motorway nearby created further man-made banks. Hence by the 1970-ies a well-established colony bred here, but by the beginning of the 21
century, disturbance and the demise of vertical banks led to a serious reduction in the number of breeding pairs. The purchase of 5-hectare loess grassland plot and the adjacent loess bank, and later its reconstruction led to an unprecedented growth in the number of Bee-eaters. From 2010 the number of breeding pairs exceeded 200 every year. Not only the Bee-eater colony, but also the natural vegetation and the botanical values of the area are managed to maintain the population of rare and protected element of the local flora and fauna.
Az albertirsai Golyófogó-völgyben a jégkorszakban felhalmozódott löszbe vájt eróziós völgy falai régóta természetes fészkelési lehetőséget biztosítanak a gyurgyalagnak. A falu határában a vályogkészítéshez használt lösz kitermelése után maradt gödrök falai, a bevágódott mélyutak, majd később az autóút építkezés révén további ember alkotta fészkelőhelyek jöttek létre. Ennek köszönhetően az 1970-es évekre a partfalban költő kolónia létszáma megnőtt, de a 21. század elejére a zavarásnak, illetve a falak leomlásának köszönhetően a gyurgyalagok száma alaposan megcsappant. A Golyófogó-völgyben egy öthektáros löszgyep és a hozzátartozó partfal megvásárlása, majd 2009-es rekonstrukciója után a költő párok száma 2010-től 200 pár fölé emelkedett. A gyurgyalag kolónia mellett a terület botanikai értékeinek és természetes növénytársulásainak megőrzésére is törekednek a természetvédők, hogy ezzel biztosítsák a helyi állat- és növényvilág ritka és értékes elemeinek megőrzését
Publisher
Sciendo,De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o., Paradigm Publishing Services
