The status of habitats and species protected under the EU’s Flora-Fauna-Habitat Directive must be assessed at regular intervals in order to reclassify the endangered status of these species and adapt protective measures.We have carried...
Comprehensive management is necessary for areas that are of particular importance for the conservation of species and habitats. Good management of protected areas is based on scientific expertise and derives measures from area-specific monitoring...
In the course of this project, an Austria-wide data collection for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab beetles) and an endangerment classification of these species will be carried out. This is based on the inventory of...
“Oligo- to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or the Isoeto-Nanojuncetea” (FFH-Nr. 3130) are protected throughout the EU as a Habitats Directive Annex I habitat type. Little is actually known about...
Insects are the most abundant and diverse group of organisms on earth, accounting for more than two thirds of known species. However, there is increasing evidence that insect populations are declining significantly worldwide. Based...
Based on the European Green Deal, the Waldfonds-project “Forestry and Forest Biodiversity in the Context of the Green Deal” of the Umweltdachverband is developing innovative approaches to improve biodiversity in forest ecosystems. In Work...
Semi-natural pastures are diverse ecosystems that provide an important habitat for numerous animal and plant species. Formerly a natural part of our cultural landscape, these areas have now become rare as a result of...
Using an Austria-wide sampling system (200 plots), several biodiversity parameters are surveyed according to a uniform standard. The focus is on the open landscape, i.e. the landscape characterized by arable farming (pioneer project BINATS)...
Regular monitoring of dung beetles (coprophagous Scarabaeidae) has been carried out on selected grazing areas in the Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel National Park for several years. This enables the compilation of a complete species inventory and the...
Ecological versus historical deteminants of plant species distribution in the Austrian Alps There is increasing awareness that many plant species are not in equilibrium with their current environment. In the present study we want...