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...
“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...
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...