Monitoring of wild bees in Austria
Abstract
Austria is home to around 700 species of wild bees. This group of insects is one of the most efficient pollinators and is thus indispensable for the functionality of terrestrial ecosystems. Due to their differentiated habitat requirements, they are also ideally suited as indicator organisms for nature conservation. Various studies have shown a strong decline of wild bees in recent decades. Little is known about their status and development in Austria. However, knowledge about this is a central prerequisite for the effective protection of wild bees. Therefore, the objectives of the project are (1) the documentation of the status quo of wild bees on the basis of selected sites in the Austrian cultural and natural landscape (arable land, grassland, protected areas), (2) the connection of the wild bee indicator to the planned Austrian monitoring program based on BINATS and ÖBM and (3) the introduction of a bumble bee monitoring as a Citizen Science project. The planned project will be the basis for a well-founded assessment of the population situation of wild bee species in Austria.
keywords wild bees monitoring
Publikationen
Project staff
Baerbel Pachinger
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Baerbel Pachinger
baerbel.pachinger@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-83414
Project Leader
01.10.2022 - 31.05.2025
Judit Kerschbaumer-Stöckler
Judit Kerschbaumer-Stöckler B.Sc.
judit.kerschbaumer@students.boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.10.2022 - 31.05.2025
BOKU partners
External partners
Naturschutzbund Österreich
none
partner
Universität Salzburg
Dr. Stefan Dötterl
partner