Table 5 Successional stage related set of Csángó habitat terms, their meanings and English equivalents (literal translations of names are given in parentheses)
Csángó habitat names | Meanings and English equivalents |
|---|---|
vágtér / irtás / vész 2 | Cleared area, often turned into a grassland usually with twigs all over (cut-area / clearing / dangerous) |
csapos hely / gyütés 3 | Area where twigs are humped on a clear cut (place with twigs / collection) |
csutakos 2 | A cleared area with stumps (with stumps) |
epervész, epres vágtér 2 | An area with Fragaria spp. on clear cuts (dangerous with Fragaria, Fragaria cut area) |
málnavész, málnás 2 | An area with Rubus idaeus on clear cuts (dangerous with raspberries, having raspberries) |
apróbojtos 2 | Young spruce forest, height less than 1 m (young tassels) |
bezseny, cseplesz 2 | Dense, 5–10 years old young spruce forest (specific local expressions reflecting on density and small tree size) |
bezsenyes erdő 2 | Transitional stage between young tassels and young spruce forest (?) |
fiatal erdő 2 | Young spruce forest, ca. 10 years old (young forest) |
karós erdő 2 | Forest with stake sized trees, dbh 7–20 cm (staked forest) |
boronaerdő 2 | Forest with trees good for house building, dbh 25–30 cm (beam forest) |
szelhás erdő (szelhaerdő) 2 | Forest with straight (and older) trees, the trees are good for shingle, dbh min. 20 cm, age of the forest is at least 40 years (?) |
kinőtt erdő / öreg erdő / nagy erdő 1,2 | Old forest, above 70–100 years (adult forest / old forest / large forest) |