Ecosystem Studies in a Limestone Area - Achenkirch Altitude Profiles : Introduction and Objectives

1996

S. 9-22

40 Lit. Ang.

Unselbständiges Werk

200052063

Since 1990 the stress on mountain forest ecosystems has been investigated in the framework of the interdisciplinary project called "Ecosystematic Studies in the Limestone Alps" - Achenkirch Altitude Profiles". The subject matter report presents results from the rhizosphere. Apart from the description of the area of the Limestone Alps and several stressors, biomonitors were used for environmental assessment. The impacts of forest pasture were evaluated using vegetational, root-ecological and soil biological methods. Based on country-wide investigations carried out by the Federal Forest Research Centre (Austrian Forest Damage Monitoring System, Bio-Indicator Grid), the threat to the area of the Limestone Alps (forest ecoregions 2.1 and 4.1) was assessed and modelling was applied.