Project ID:15 | Module:2 | Status:
finished
VERA: Veratrum album in mountain grasslands under changing farming activities: a model system for developing management strategies to prevent weed invasion and loss of biodiversity
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Prof. Heinz Müller-Schärer
Pérolles
1700 Fribourg |
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heinz.mueller@unifr.ch |
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026 300 88 35 / Fax: 026 300 96 98 |
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http://www.unifr.ch/biol/ecology/ |
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Châtel St-Denis (FR), Sangernboden (BE), Col de Marchairuz (VD), Châteaux-d'Oex (FR), Lessoc (FR), Im Fang (FR), St. Imier (BE), Grenchen (SO), Tramelan (BE), Les Verrières (JU) |
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Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft (BUWAL), Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft (BLW), Alpwirtschaftlicher Verein, Fribourg |
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Summary:
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In Europe, the diversity of grasslands has dramatically decreased in lowland areas, whereas many traditionally managed mountain grasslands are still species-rich. However, ongoing changes in land use are threatening these habitats as well. Current... ->read more
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Description:
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How can the spread of weeds in Alpine pastures be efficiently prevented?
When Alpine pastures are less intensively cultivated, or no longer cultivated at all, other plants begin to grow. The remarkably rich variety of species of these ... ->read more
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