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

Authors

  • Róbert Barna Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, 7400 Kaposvár, Guba Sándor u. 40. Hungary. Corresponding author, e-mail: barna.robert@uni-mate.hu
  • Bernadett Horváthné Kovács Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, 7400 Kaposvár, Guba Sándor u. 40. Hungary
  • Martin Király University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics. 7622 Pécs, Rákóczi u. 80., Hungary
  • Zsófia Turnai Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, 7400 Kaposvár, Guba Sándor u. 40. Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33568/rbs.4564

Keywords:

forest covering, edge effect, topography, Zselic, game damage reduction

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.

References

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Published

2023-07-05

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2023): Regional and Business Studies

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Spatial Analysis of Game Damage in the Settlement of Cserénfa at the Kaposvár Forestry of SEFAG. (2023). REGIONAL AND BUSINESS STUDIES, 15(1), 47-59. https://doi.org/10.33568/rbs.4564