Forschung im Nationalpark Hainich/Thüringen

Scientific Research in the Hainich National Park, Thuringia

Weihenstephan

2005

1 Tab., 8 Lit. Ang.

Artikel aus einer ZeitschriftUnselbständiges Werk

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Located in Central Germany, not far from Eisenach and the Wartburg Castle, the Hainich National Park is characterized by mixed deciduous woodland rich in beech, oak and hornbeam woodland, pioneer woodland, open areas with numerous small lakes. Founded on 31.12.1997 the area represents the 13th NP of Germany. The size is about 7,500 hectares. National parks serve as outdoor laboratories for the study of physical, biological, and cultural systems and their components. The National Park Administration Office has encouraged and supported research on a wide variety of topics to the fauna, flora, habitats and landscape history. General goals of ecological research are inventory and monitoring of Park resources, and analysing successional dynamics. Socio-economic research investigates the response from the public and regional economical effects of the Park.