Programme
PROGRAMME
Rehabilitation of dry and semi-dry grasslands
International Seminar
20-21 May 2015, Győr, Hungary
20 May (Wednesday) - Location: Győr
9:00 – 10:00 REGISTRATION
10:00 – 10:10 Official welcoming - Col. József Cseppentő, Infrastructure and Development Deputy Director General, Defence Econommic Bureau of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence
10:10 – 10:30 General introduction of the Hungarian Little Plain LIFE+ project (LIFE08 NAT/H/000289) - Rita Gyovai-Balogh Deputy Head of Estate Development and Environmental Protection Department, Defence Economic Bureau of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence
10:30 – 11:30 Nature conservation related activities of the Hungarian Little Plain LIFE+ project (LIFE08 NAT/H/000289) - Gábor Takács, Lead Expert in Nature Conservation, Fertő-Hanság National Park Directorate, Hungary
11:30 – 11:50 Conservation results of the LIFE+ project titled „Restoration and conservation of priority habitats and species in the Eastern Bakony area” (LIFE07 NAT/H/000321) - Imre Petróczi, deputy director, Balaton Uplands National Park Directorate, Hungary
11:50 – 12:10 Conservation of priority natural values in Turjánvidék Natura 2000 area southern unit, LIFE + Nature project (LIFE10 NAT/HU/000020) - Annamária Csóka, Project Manager, Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate, Hungary
12:10 – 12:30 Q & A
12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 14:20 Results and experience of grassland rehabilitation on saline and loessial soils in the Hortobágy National Park - István Kapocsi, Deputy Director, Hortobágyi National Park Directorate, Hungary
14:20 – 14:40 Management of invasive plant species in Southern Slovakia - Barbora Vitázková, Forrester, Bratislavské Regionálne Ochranárske Združenie, Slovakia
14:40 – 15:00 Restoration of oak forest steppe - grassland mosaic at an industrial field - Melinda Halassy, Chief Scientist, Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
15:00 – 15:20 Diversification management of ancient sand fallows at the Kiskunság upper region - Dr Csaba Vadász, National Park Guard, Kiskunsági National Park Directorate, Hungary
15:20-15:40 COFFEE BREAK
15:40 – 16:00 Rehabilitation of mesophil colline grasslands at the Bükk National Park - András Schmotzer, Researcher, Bükki National Park Directorate, Hungary
16:00 – 16:20 Plant biodiversity changes at landscape scale in the sand forest steppe vegetation of the Kiskunság - Tamás Rédei, Chief Scientist, Centre for Ecological Research of the Hungarian Academy os Sciences, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Hungary
16:20 – 16:40 Population estimation of Carabus hungaricus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with capture-mark-recapture methodes – Sándor Bérces, Ecologist, Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate, Hungary
16:40 – 17:00 Comparative study on the sand land habitats alongside the Danube - Dr Károly Penksza, Department Head, Professor, Szent István University, Hungary
17:00 - 18:00 Q & A, Summary by the chair
18:30 - DINNER
Optional evening programme
19:30 - 21:00 Sightseeing in Győr - Guide: Attila Bozsóki, Lt. Colonel, Deputy Commander of SAM WING 12 'Arrabona'
21.00 – 24.00 Overnight observation of butterflies and bats with detector in the Hungarian Little Plain LIFE project area
21 May (Thursday) - Field visit of Hungarian Little Plain LIFE+ Project (LIFE08 NAT/H/000289) - Location: Győr-Győrszentiván Military Training Field
08:00 Meeting
09:00-14:00 Field trip (with cold lunch)
14:00- Closing