Possibilities for developing a semi-dry meadow as a recultivation measure on the landfill site at Mannersdorf
Abstract
By this project two questions should be clarified: Firstly, the ecological value of the residuals of the autochthonous semi-dry meadow around the landfill site at Mannersdorf should be documented. Furthermore, it should be presented, in how far the vegetation on the landfill site differs from the natural autochthonous semi-dry meadow. Thereby, the importance of reestablishment of the autochthonous vegetation for nature conservation should be stressed. Due to agricultural soil improvements the areas with autochthonous vegetation are limited. Especially areas with semi-dry turfs are threatened, as they often were turned into more intensive agricultural areas. For this reason, the reestablishment of this kind of vegetation on landfill sites is a notable approach to re-increase its total area. Landfill sites offer the chance to re-create semi-dry meadows and consequently an ecologically interesting area. Secondly, it should be investigated which cover quality is necessary to establish such kinds of semi-dry meadow on landfill sites by monitoring the surrounding intact semi-dry meadow areas as well as the sample plots on the landfill. One of the sample area plots is covered by silty sand only, the other one is silty sand covered with a 10 cm humus soil layer. Material mowed at the adjacent grassland is taken as a seed source. The vegetation on the test sites inside the landfill site is to be monitored as well as the semi-dry meadow outside.
Project staff
Johannes Tintner-Olifiers
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn. Johannes Tintner-Olifiers
johannes.tintner@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
11.11.2004 - 31.12.2008