Abstract
Moravian karst is a narrow strip of limestone with long history of settlement, agricultural use and man impact to karst. It is naturally divided into smaller units - karst plateaus - separated by deep valleys (glens). Each plateau has different proportion of land use, i.e. the percentage of agricultural land, forests, etc. The agricultural land constitutes now up to 70% in the north and max. 30% in the centre and south of the total area of plateaus. Intensive agricultural use of the arable land since 60ties of this Century caused great impact to quality of soils and groundwater by overdoses of fertilisers and other artificial chemical substances. Detailed research in 1980 to 1997 resulted in a plan of care based on the zonation of land. There were defined zones with different degree of restriction of land use, agricultural activities and application of fertilisers and biocides. Arable lands has been gradually changed to meadows and pastures by introduction of grass since 1987 in the most strictly protected zone to protect especially subsurface karst forms.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.28.1.5
Recommended Citation
Balák, Ivan; Jozef Janèo; Leos Stefka; and Pavel Bosák.
1999.
Agriculture and nature conservation in the Moravian karst (Czech Republic).
International Journal of Speleology,
28: 71-88.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol28/iss1/5
