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Vernetzung verinselter Biotope (Biodiversitätstaxis 2.0)

Geographical location
Germany
Main geographical location (NUTS3)
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt
Keywords
Farming practice
Farming equipment and machinery
Animal husbandry and welfare
Genetic resources
Climate and climate change
Biodiversity and nature management
Additional keywords
grazing
pasture
sheep
data-driven agriculture
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)
Project type
Operational group
Starting date
2016
End date
2018
Project status
Completed
Title (in English): 
Connecting isolated terrestrial habitats (biodiversity in taxis 2.0)
Objective of the project (native language): 

Das Vorhaben befasst sich mit der geodatenbasierten Ermittlung von Potentialflächen zur Schafbeweidung und der Erfassung eines Triebwegenetzsplans unter Nutzung von Routing-Algorithmen im GIS. Ziel dabei ist eine optimale Erreichbarkeit von Beweidungsflächen.

Objective of the project (in English): 

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.

Description of activities (native language): 

Durch hochauflösende Geodaten im Untersuchungsgebiet Westeifel lassen sich mögliche Potentialflächen und Triebwege ermitteln und potentielle Hindernisse bzw. Erschwernisse lokalisieren. Neben positiven wirtschaftlichen Faktoren wird die Biodiversität durch die Vernetzung verinselter Biotope gefördert. Schafe fungieren als Biodiversitätstaxis, indem sie Diasporen und Kleinstlebewesen durch ihre Wanderungen mitttransportieren.

Description of activities (in English): 

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.

Total budget: 
324285.15
Project coordinator
Contact person: 
Rheinland-Pfalz AgroScience GmbH Institut für Agrarökologie (IfA); Trapp, Matthias Dr.
Address: 
Breitenweg 71 (Ortsteil Mußbach), 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
E-mail: 
matthias.trapp@agroscience.rlp.de
Phone: 
00496321671426
Partner category: 
Researcher
Further details
Description of the context of the project: 

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.