Spatial Analysis of Game Damage in the Settlement of Cserénfa at the Kaposvár Forestry of SEFAG

Barna, Róbert and Horváthné Kovács, Bernadett and Király, Martin and Turnai, Zsófia (2023) Spatial Analysis of Game Damage in the Settlement of Cserénfa at the Kaposvár Forestry of SEFAG. REGIONAL AND BUSINESS STUDIES, 15 (1). pp. 47-59. ISSN 2061-2311

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Abstract

Reducing game damage is the essential interest of both farmers and hunters. A former paper on statistical analysis of game damage is complemented with spatial analysis in the recent paper. Authors examined the forest cover at Kaposvár Forestry of SEFAG, and also the location, the topography, the land cover of Cserénfa, and their relationship with the location of the game damage events. The maps clearly show that in the forested, hilly Zselic landscape, the island-like agricultural areas are inherently exposed to game damage. Only 3.77% of the total area of the Kaposvár Forestry is located further than 300 m distance of the forest, in Cserénfa, this is only 1.59%. Considering the topography of Cserénfa, it was found that only 39% of the agricultural area has a slope of less than 5%. Due to the steep slopes and the exposure to game damage, an alternative form of farming is proposed.

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