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Staff: Pitha Ulrike, Project Staff; Obriejetan Michael, Project Staff (bis 07.02.2023); Marx Dorothee, Project Staff; Blecha Mirjam, Project Staff

BOKU Research Units: Institute of Soil Bioengineering and Landscape Construction

Funded by: RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG, Wienerbergstraße 3, 1100 Wien, Austria

Abstract: The project objective is to ensure land conversion and resource-conserving management of species-rich green spaces (biodiversity areas) in the area of PV plants. Sustainable use strategies in the area of large-scale PV plants are analyzed. The following research questions are answered:
Research question 01: How must both requirement profile and guiding functions be defined for the development of green or biodiversity areas in the area of large-scale PV plants?
Research question 02: Which target uses or management strategies are suitable or expediently feasible for land conversion?
Research question 03: What are the effects of different seed mixes on vegetation development (cover, species diversity, vegetation composition, emergence of undesirable species) during the project period?
Research question 04: What effects can be expected from the development or transformation of agricultural land into species-rich grass-herb stands in the vicinity of PV plants in terms of biodiversity, microclimate, or other environmental factors such as soil parameters?
Research question 05: How can resource-saving management of species-rich grasslands (e.g. biodiversity areas) in the area of PV plants be ensured or how can sustainable utilization strategies be developed in the area of large-scale PV plants?
The findings will be published and integrated into university teaching.

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Keywords: Vegetation technology; Solar technology; Landscape conservation;; Biodiversity areas; land management; land conversion; PV plants; vegetation technologies;