Historical land cover changes of the Erebe-islands forest reserve (Hungary) and their effects on carbon cycle

In our study, we analysed the long-term land cover changes and soils of the Erebe-islands forest reserve (Hungary). The historical land cover investigation is based on digitized military survey maps dating back to the 18^th century and the lately finished national ecosystem basemap. Based on the analysed map series in the core area forests first appeared in the middle of the 20^th century. The buffer zone was covered by water and grassland until the first half of the 20^th century. Results can contribute to the investigation of interrelations between historical land use and actual soil and vegetation properties, especially carbon storage.

This article was made in frame of the project TKP2021-NKTA-43 which has been implemented with the support provided by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology of Hungary (successor: Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary) from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, financed under the TKP2021-NKTA funding scheme.