1. Carrying Capacities of the Grasslands in the Prespa National Park Korcha, Til Dieterich, Lulezim Shuka Nov. 2011

2. Methods

4. Sub-alpine Pastures Core zone: 1995 Buffer zone: 1488 Total: 3483 ha Total outside the park: ~ 5000 ha

5. 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)

6. Carrying capacities Sub-alpine Mountain Pastures ZoneCarrying Capacities of Sheep/Cattle / ha Grassland Size in ha Carrying Capacities (incl. 50% rock cover taken into account) Core Zone Old4,3/0,61420about 3.800 sheep Buffer Zone Old4,3/0,62063about 5.500 sheep Overall4,3/0,63483about 9.300 sheep Core Zone New4,3/0,6 1995 about 5.300 sheep Buffer Zone New4,3/0,6 1488 about 4.000 sheep Overall4,3/0,63483about 9.300 sheep

9. Watering places for livestock in the sub-alpine meadows Dry watering places Functioning watering places

12. Ceria Land Use 2012 Statistics

13. 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).

14. Drinking Water

15. Bee Keeping

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

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