Carrying Capacities of the Grasslands in the Prespa National Park

Korcha, Til Dieterich, Lulezim Shuka Nov. 2011

Methods

Sub-alpine Pastures

Core zone: 1995Buffer zone: 1488Total: 3483 ha

Total outside the Total outside the park: park: ~~ 5000 ha 5000 ha

Carrying capacities Sub-alpine Mountain Pastures

The used formula for the sub-alpine meadows is the following:•2600 Kg/ha / (2 kg dry matter/sheep/day * 150 days sheep on the pastures feeding) *0,8 (20% sustainability factor) = 4,3 seeps/ha•4,3 sheep/ha * size of area * 0,6 (rock factor of 40% cover)+3,5% (relief factor in the subalpine meadows)

Carrying capacities Sub-alpine Mountain Pastures

Zone Carrying Capacities of Sheep/Cattle / ha

Grassland Size in ha

Carrying Capacities (incl. 50% rock cover taken into account)

Core Zone Old 4,3/0,6 1420 about 3.800 sheep

Buffer Zone Old 4,3/0,6 2063 about 5.500 sheep

Overall 4,3/0,6 3483 about 9.300 sheep

Core Zone New 4,3/0,61995

about 5.300 sheep

Buffer Zone New 4,3/0,61488

about 4.000 sheep

Overall 4,3/0,6 3483 about 9.300 sheep

Watering places for livestock in the sub-alpine m

eadows

Dry watering placesFunctioning watering places

Ceria Land Use 2012Statistics

Carrying capacities hay grounds and pasture low land grassland around Ceria• A relatively low carrying capacity of about 3

sheep and 0,5 cattle units can be given for this area

• 1100 sheep or an equivalent of 165 cattle units which can sustainably kept in the area

• Current numbers are 200 sheep, 20 cattle, 10 mules and donkeys (60 cattle units i.e. 1/3 only used).

Drinking Water

Bee Keeping

Thymus herbs

About 40.000 kg found on the secondary pastures on abandoned fields (10% of 266 ha)

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