ENVIP-Nature: Landscape typology and indicators for nature protection
Abstract
This ongoing study aims at supporting the implementation of Natura 2000 sites by contributing methods to facilitate and harmonise the reporting procedure of the Member states. A methodological framework will be developed to assess and monitor sites designated for nature protection by means of Earth Observation data and GIS. Such a harmonised methodology gains increasing importance when the effects of the implementation of policy strategies have to be evaluated. A standard set of criteria, indicators and methods are defined utilising Earth Observation data (SPOT 4, LANDSAT-TM, IRS-1C) and Geographic Information System for the characterisation and assessment of European natural and semi-natural terrestrial landscapes with special emphasis on biodiversity assessment and nature protection. The methodology is set upon an integrated landscape ecology approach to biodiversity assessment that is built on the relationship between the landscape composition and structure and the floristic and faunistic species diversity. The method is tested in five pilot areas which comprise five different biogeographical regions (alpine, atlantic, boreal, continental and mediterranean). Besides the elaboration of a harmonised landscape typology system the main focus of the study is on the calculation of spatial indices characterising the structure and composition of landscapes. It is evaluated to which extent these indicators can describe human induced processes, which lead to deterioration, losses and the fragmentation of habitats, interruption of ecological corridors and reduction of the variety of landscapes. This study is framed within the ENVIP-Nature component of the EUROLANDSCAPE Project of the Joint Research Centre/Space Applications Institute institutional activities of the Fifth framework Programme of the European Commission.
keywords biodiversity remote sensing Natura 2000 nature conservation indicators
Publikationen
Einsatz von Fernerkundungs- und GIS-Methoden zur Charakterisierung europäischer Landschaften unter dem Apsekt der Erhaltung der Biodiversität.
Autoren: Banko, G., Schneider, W., Wrbka, T., Schmitzberger, I, Estreguil, C. Jahr: 2000
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Der Specht und die Erdbeobachtung - Möglichkeiten zur naturschutzfachlichen Bewertung und dem Monitoring von Landschaften und Biotopen.
Autoren: Banko, G., Wrbka, T., Angelstam, P., Estreguil, C. Jahr: 2001
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Assessing and monitoring the nature protection value of European landscapes using remote sensing and GIS tools.
Autoren: Banko, G. Jahr: 2001
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Project staff
Werner Schneider
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Werner Schneider
werner.schneider@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85706
Project Staff
28.02.2000 - 28.02.2001
Joachim Steinwendner
Univ.Ass. Mag.rer.nat. Dr.nat.techn. Joachim Steinwendner
Project Staff
28.02.2000 - 28.02.2001
Franz Suppan
Mag. Franz Suppan
franz.suppan@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85718
Project Staff
28.02.2000 - 28.02.2001
BOKU partners
External partners
Coillte Teoranta (the Irish Forestry Board)
Paul Stanly
partner
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Conservation Biology, Forest Faculty
Per Angelstam
partner
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Forestal
none
partner
University of Vienna, Institute of Plant Physiology, Department of Vegetation Ecology and Conservation Biology
none
partner