European Environment Agency (2002): The Pannonian region - the remains of the Pannonian Sea. In: Europe's biodiversity - biogeographical regions and seas. Technical report, Copenhagen

European Environment Agency
Europe's biodiversity
- biogeographical regions and seas

Contents
The Arctic biogeographical region
The Anatolian region
The Black Sea Region
The Pannonian region
The Alpine Region
The North Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
The Black Sea
The Caspian Sea
The Arctic Ocean
The Baltic Sea
The Boreal biogeographical region
The Macaronesian biogeographical region
The North-east Atlantic Ocean
The Steppic Region

Original contributions from ETC/NPB:
Sophie Condé, Dominique Richard (coordinators)
Nathalie Liamine (editor)
Anne-Sophie Leclere (data collection and processing)
Barbara Sotolargo (drafting)
Ulla Pinborg (final co-editor)
Map production:
UNEP/GRID Warsaw (final production)
Project manager: Tor-Björn Larsson, EEA
ZooBoTech HB, Sweden, Linus Svensson (final edition)

Summary
The Pannonian region is dominated by the Great Hungarian Plain.
Former extensive forests are replaced by grasslands and steppes. Sandy grasslands, i. e. the Hungarian Puszta, is now the dominating type of habitat.
Agriculture, drainage, eutrophication and salinisation are major threats to biodiversity.
River regulation and effluents in river are imposing threats to biodiversity in water bodies.
A few large lakes are heavily influenced by eutrophication and tourist activities.

List of contents
Summary
1. What are the main characteristics and trends of the Pannonian biogeographical region?
1.1 General characteristics
1.1.1 Extent and boundaries
1.1.2 Geomorphological history
1.1.3 Climate
1.1.4 Soils
1.2 Present biodiversity status and trends: habitats, fauna and flora
1.2.1 Habitats, richness and trends
1.2.1.1 Forests
1.2.1.2 Grasslands
1.2.1.3 Wetlands
1.2.1.4 Water habitats
1.2.2 Fauna and flora
1.2.2.1 Fauna
1.2.2.2 Flora
2. What is happening to biodiversity in the Pannonian biogeographic region
2.1 Main pressures on biodiversity
2.1.1 Agriculture intensification and extensification
2.1.2 Drainage, irrigation and salinisation
2.1.3 Eutrophication
2.1.4 River regulation
2.1.5 Forestry
2.1.6 Defoliation
2.1.7 Mining
3. Policies at work in the Pannonic biogeographic region
3.1 Biodiversity policy initiatives
3.1.1 Sofia initiative
3.1.2 WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme
3.1.3 The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe
3.1.4 International cooperation for the water management of the Tisza River basin
4. Bibliography

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Forrás: http://reports.eea.europa.eu/report_2002_0524_154909/en/