LUZALP field season successfully concluded
After an intensive season from June to September, the field work in the first year of the LUZALP project was successfully completed. In total, researcher Valentin Heimer collected nearly 3000…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: Orchard meadow: Jewel of biodiversity
Orchard meadows are a remarkable form of agriculture. Researchers from Eurac Research 2021 have studied how the biodiversity of intensive orchards differs from that in scattered orchards. The preliminary results…
LUZALP – Cryptic evolution and diversification of Luzula sect. Luzula in the grasslands of the Eastern Alps
Project description and objectives: With more than 4000 vascular plant species, the Alps are one of the biodiversity hotspots of Europe. Grassland habitats in particular provide habitats for a large…
The most valuable orchard meadow of the province is determined
Initiative Baumgart awards the prize of the orchard meadow championship 2022 The Baumgart Initiative organized the first orchard meadow championship in South Tyrol in 2022. All owners of orchards meadows,…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: Species diversity and forage management aspects in moderately species-rich permanent meadows
On the one hand, permanent meadows are habitats for a large number of animal and plant species and, on the other hand, an essential basis for livestock farming. The more…
Butterflies going to school
The Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol has set itself the goal not only to study the biodiversity in the most important habitats of South Tyrol, but also to inform the public…
GLORIA – GLobal Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments
Project description and objectives: The temperature increase due to climate change can be measured and felt worldwide. Especially the alpine region is strongly affected by climate change and the warming…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: Current research on the capercaillie in South Tyrol – insights into the life of a special alpine inhabitant
The capercaillie, the important role it plays in its community and the threats it faces will be the subject of a colloquium organized by the Platform Biodiversity South Tyrol on…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: Avifauna in a changing landscape: the importance of diversity
The alpine landscape is facing major alterations due to environmental changes. Major threats to alpine biodiversity include land use change marked by urbanization and intensification of agriculture in valley bottoms…
What animals and plants characterize our vineyards?
Project description and goals: Viticulture plays an important role in the agriculture of South Tyrol. In 2020, there were about 5,500 hectares of vineyards throughout South Tyrol (Autonomous Province of…