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Connecting isolated terrestrial habitats (biodiversity taxis 2.0)
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-Rlp-2016-LPLGMTGR01
Contract period: 01.01.2016
- 31.12.2018
Budget: 324,285 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: farming practice/activity, farming equipment, animal husbandry, genetic resource, biodiversity, landscape element/diversity, policy and nature conservation/management, climate change
Sheep farming needs landscapes rich on ecotones, permanent access to connecting pathways as corridors, and of course good economic conditions and fair prices for their activities especially for ecologic activities. Objective of this study therefore is the geodata based assessment and mapping of sites with high potential for sheep farming and for best routing approaches to connect single sites. Sites with such a high potential and the connecting pathways can be mapped using high resolution geodata as well as potential obstacles. This will be realised for the western part of the Eifel as pilot region. Biodiversity will be improved by connecting such single “island” sites and additionally there will be positive effects on the economic situations of the sheep farmers. Sheep function as taxis of biodiversity by transporting micro animals and diaspores from one habitat to another. This leads to an improvement regarding the probability of surviving of flora and fauna as well as a better fitting for climate change. The shepherds move to service provider for agroecology by linking ecological important habitats in a long term using even unknown connecting sites.
Section overview
Subjects
- Special animal species
- Agroecology
- Landscape Planning
