Project

Increasing the floristic diversity of species-poor grassland in FFH areas

The basic aim of the project is to actively enhance grassland areas within FFH areas and thus restore a favorable conservation status of habitat types 6440 and 6510. On the one hand, scientific questions are to be clarified with the aim of optimizing methods; on the other hand, measures are to be implemented in order to meet the improvement requirement for areas with an unfavourable conservation status.

Priority 1
Systematic grassland enhancement trial in a project area near Vockerode

Priority 2
Further grassland enhancement measures (increasing floristic and structural diversity in other FFH areas)

Priority 3
Promotion of typical floodplain species
Introduction of endangered species typical of floodplain habitats in suitable numbers of individuals

Priority 4
Continuation Success monitoring of vegetation development for some measures implemented in previous projects

The success of the measures will be reviewed by means of multi-year monitoring so that scientifically based recommendations for action can be derived for the practice of floristic enhancement of species-poor grassland stands.

Project duration: 02/2017 - 03/2021
Funded by: EAFRD Saxony-Anhalt, funding period 2014 - 2020

Landesverwaltungsamt
Europa-ELER
EAFRD-Saxony-Anhalt

Further information on the research project can be found here