eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management, Vol. 16 / No. 1
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16
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2024
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“eco.mont – Journal of Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management” was founded as a joint initiative of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC), the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR), the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Innsbruck. “eco.mont” offers a platform specifically for scientists and practitioners working in and on protected mountain areas in Europe and overseas. Target audiences of the journal are scientists from all related disciplines, managers of protected areas and an interested public including practitioners, visitors, teachers, etc.“eco.mont” is available by open access under CC BY-NC-ND-Licence from the Austrian Academy Press and in a printed version from Innsbruck University Press. Alpine protected areas play a key role in biodiversity conservation, but also in monitoring species and habitats. Since its first issue, eco.mont has published articles on long-term monitoring programmes in different areas of the Alps.
The current issue again covers a wide range of topics concerning protected areas globally. Geographically, the articles cover protected areas in the Alps, the Apennines, China and Thailand. The subjects discussed include crosses on peaks and their systematic mapping, a citizen science project to study invasive plant species, research outcomes within and around the Swiss National Park, online marketing/sales system for products of an Austrian Biosphere Reserve, the transfer of Thai lichen data into a semantic web, the avifaunal biodiversity of a Wetland Park in China and the introduction of the final report on Alpine Parks in 2030.
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Editorial by Valerie Braun & members of the editorial board
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Crosses on peaks in Protected Areas: a functional mapping from the Apennines to the Italian Alps by altitude bands
This article examines crosses and other religious symbols on summits in the Apennines and the Alps, mapped by altimetric bands. These anthropic signs have different causes and effects on the cultural and environmental levels. Using citizen science models, after mapping the 2,000-metre peaks in the Apennines, we conducted surveys of those of 3,000 metres in the Dolomites, and of 4,000 metres in Protected Areas within the Italian Alps. We suggest that our mapping of these cultural sites should be exported as a shared practice with other Italian and cross-border Alpine associations to preserve the historical memory of the signs on the peaks. In the light of the quantitative and qualitative results, and considering the impact of the symbols on the landscape and ecosystems, it is recommended that no new artefacts should be built, in order to transmit the concepts of restraint and naturalness to future generations; the sustainable use of stone cairns should be preferred. An ecological re-purposing of some summit crosses as temporary high-altitude meteorological stations is suggested, with the aim of collecting data and increasing our knowledge of climate change.
Schlagworte: peak crosses, summit symbols, Apennines, Alps, protected areas, citizen science, Climate change
Ines Millesimi - Antonio Pica
Seite 4 - 15 | doi: https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-16-1s4
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Apuseni Nature Park, a park for nature and people
Together with a number of other protected areas, Apuseni Nature Park forms one of the largest continuous protected areas in Romania. The total area comprises 1 nature park, 3 Natura 2000 sites and 55 small protected areas of national interest. The integration of the sites with each other provides the framework to preserve landscapes, natural values and biodiversity, in the context of sustainable development and of increasing the resilience of local communities, by using an adaptative management plan to face social and economic challenges.
Schlagworte: Romania, Apuseni, nature park, Natura 2000, Karst, landscape, Biodiversity
Alin Moş - Oana Brînzan
Seite 16 - 24 | doi: https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-16-1s16
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C.S.I. PhenoBiota – Research with Plant Newcomers from all over the World – A citizen science project to study the phenology of invasive plant species under aspects of climate change
In a unique Europe-wide approach, students and other citizen scientists in Styria (Austria) were involved in researching and documenting the phenological development of invasive plant species under the influence of climate change. Supported by experts, they tested modern field research instruments and educational tools, laying the foundation for a long-term, nationwide Citizen Science network. The observations could be used to help make the management of invasive plant species more efficient and to raise awareness about their effects.
Schlagworte: citizen science, invasive plant species, phenology, Climate change
Martin Gebeshuber - Renate Mayer - Alina Jenšac - Christina Remschak - Thomas Hübner - Ulrike Mittermüller - Klaus Wanninger
Seite 25 - 30 | doi: https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-16-1s25
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Sharing knowledge and research outcomes from within and around the Swiss National Park – the 2023 Research Symposium SNP+
On 2 June 2023, the first Research Symposium SNP+ took place in Zernez, Switzerland, at the headquarters of the Swiss National Park (SNP). The symposium aimed to bring together active researchers from various scientific fields relevant to the work of the Swiss National Park, the Regional Nature Park Biosfera Val Müstair (BVM), and the overarching UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Engiadina Val Müstair (UBEVM) – all represented here by SNP+. Addressing subjects bridging the gap between strict nature preservation and cultivated landscape areas, the importance of ongoing monitoring over extended periods, and the influence of climate change on ecosystems and natural processes, the day unfolded as a profoundly captivating and interdisciplinary experience. This text aims to summarize the key messages of the symposium and provides a preview of upcoming events.
Schlagworte: protected area, Swiss National Park, Alps, Switzerland, profile
Stefanie Gubler - Sonja Wipf - Angelika Abderhalden - Linda M. Feichtinger
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New online marketing / sales system for products from the Carinthian part of the Salzburger Lungau und Kärntner Nockberge Biosphere Reserve (Austria)
Within the framework of the Interreg project Balance for Nature and People (BANAP), the management of the Carinthian part of the Salzburger Lungau & Kärntner Nockberge Biosphere Reserve has developed an online Marketing /Sales/Distribution system for products from the Nockberge region. Regional producers are provided with a modern, future-proof distribution system in order to optimize internal ordering processes on the one hand, and to offer customers, both business and private, the possibility of ordering products online 24/7. In addition to the ordering option, customers can access more detailed information about the products, including availability.
Schlagworte: Nockberge region, regional products, distribution system, online marketing, Interreg project, BANAP, agrobiodiversity
Günter Köck - Heinrich Mayer
Seite 35 - 38 | doi: https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-16-1s35
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Exploitation of an ontology in a semantic web: A case study transferring Thai lichen data into domain ontologies
More than 100 lichens have been found and identified in Thailand over the last century. Lichens perform useful environmental functions. Normally, they grow on trees, rocks and soils, in various forms and colours. They provide shelter and food for animals and plants. Lichens can also be used as indicators of air pollution, and some are researched for drugs, dyes, deodorants and extracts. This paper presents an ontology for lichens in Thailand, using lichen data from Khao Pluang, in Lopburi, Thailand. The database developed makes major contributions in the amount of knowledge on lichens that it stores, including the latitude and longitude of lichens at Khao Pluang specifically, and images of lichens. The system was implemented via web and mobile applications. The ontology knowledge consists of 6 main classes: 1) scientific name, 2) lichen type, 3) date found, 4) uses of the lichen, 5) function as an air pollution indicator, and 6) specific features of the individual lichen. Evaluation of the system was carried out by lichen and ontology specialists using the Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI).
Schlagworte: lichens, diversity, ontology, semantic web
Pemika Khamweera - Natthawut Chaloyard - Anawat Klaysood - Somkid Soottitantawat - Wetchasart Polyiam - Supattara Phokaeo - Nikorn Sutthisangiam - Porawat Visutsak
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Avifaunal biodiversity in the Tianmu Lake National Wetland Park of Jiangsu Province, China
Tianmu Lake is an important habitat for birds in the largely hilly area of Liyang city, Jiangsu Province, in southeast China. To better conserve its diverse and species-rich avian fauna, the Tianmu Lake National Wetland Park was established in 2018. Since taxonomic information about the Park’s bird fauna was limited, we conducted field surveys of the site and recorded 199 bird species belonging to 17 orders in 52 families in the Park’s wetlands. Anatidae are the most species-rich family present, with 23 species represented. According to IUCN criteria, 6 of the species – the Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes), swan goose (Anser cygnoides), white-naped crane (Grus vipio), band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii), Saunders’s gull (Larus saundersi), and yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) – are classified as endangered, and 29 species are listed in CITES Appendix II. Current knowledge suggests that human activities and the invasion of non-native species have severely threatened the biodiversity of the Park’s birds. To protect avifaunal diversity, we recommend some specific measures that should be adopted and enforced. We hope that this study will provide useful information for bird conservation in the hilly areas of southeast China.
Schlagworte: bird species, survey, Biodiversity, conservation, threats, Tianmu Lake, wetland
Zhang Xuanyi - Huang Shuping - Wang Minhua - Liu Xinyi
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Summary Alpine Parks 2030 – Biodiversity conservation for generations to come – Final Report 2023
Guido Plassmann
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Ausgabe:
978-3-7001-9580-1, E-Journal, PDF, nicht barrierefrei, 28.12.2023
Seitenzahl:
57 Seiten
Sprache:
Englisch
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