Urban Nature: Nature in the middle of the city
On October 9 and 10, the Urban Nature event will take place in Bolzano: WWF Trentino and South Tyrol, the initiator, is organizing the day, which will take place throughout…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: The Mountain Hare in South Tyrol
As a relict of the ice age, the mountain hare is particularly affected by progressive climatic changes. Meanwhile, the European brown hare is finding it increasingly easy to advance into…
Landscape diversity: the central factor for biodiversity
They rush across steep mountain meadows in the midday sun with fishing nets to capture butterflies and grasshoppers; they stand in dewy forest clearings at five o’clock in the morning…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol: Bats and their communities
In 2019, a standardized biodiversity monitoring program was launched in South Tyrol at the provincial level. The survey of bioindicator species, such as bats, aims to reveal the response of…
Biodiversity surveys in herb fields
Project description and objectives: Herb cultivation represents a niche in South Tyrolean agriculture. Almost 50 farms manage a total of about 20 ha of cultivated area. As a rule, these…
Surveys within the framework of the project “Revitalization of the Adige River near Pfatten/Vadena”
Project description and objectives: Riparian forests were once widespread in South Tyrol. Before man began to intervene massively in the landscape, they represented the natural vegetation along the larger flowing…
Pollinators in Apple Orchards
Project description and objectives: Pollinator insects, most notably wild and honeybees, as well as hoverflies, are irreplaceable for the production of fruits and seeds of many wild and cultivated plants.…
Special Habitat: Orchard Meadows
Project description and objectives: Orchard meadows not only visually enrich our cultural landscape, but they are also a valuable habitat for numerous animals and plants. Unfortunately, “Anger” or “Pangerter”, as…
Review of measures to promote biodiversity as part of the Schneewinkel project
Project description and goals: In the “Schneewinkel”, an apple growing zone in Schlanders/Silandro, specific measures will be taken to promote biodiversity. To check the effectiveness of these measures, we survey…
eDNA: Investigation of soils in apple orchards using new methods
Project description and goals: In recent years, the use of eDNA methods has become increasingly popular in ecological studies. eDNA stands for environmental DNA and is the DNA that is…