Vegetation,land use and management of the inner-dune zone in the North-Holland Dune Reserve,The Netherlands |
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Authors: | F W van der Vegte J Faber L Kuiters |
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Institution: | (1) Provincial Waterworks of North-Holland, Postbox 5, 2060 BA Bloemendaal, The Netherlands;(2) Biological Laboratory, Free University, de Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The inner-dune zone between the villages of Bakkum and Egmond in the North-Holland Dune Reserve is one of the few remaining examples of the semi-natural boundary between the dunes and the polders. For several centuries this area has been used for various purposes, in particular for grazing. Large-scale excavating, especially after about 1900, has encroached upon the dunes. Vegetation and land-use history were studied and a provisional scheme on the vegetation development is presented. Management policies discussed are non-intervention, mowing in order to start natural processes such as rabbit grazing, and the continuation of traditional livestock grazing. Proposals for external management policies were made in order to maintain or enhance the original transition zone, based on comprehensive physical-geographical studies of the whole inner-dune zone. |
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Keywords: | Dune Inner-dune grassland Land use Management North-Holland Vegetation development |
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