• press release Wild plants can adapt to agricultural propagation
A team of researchers, including scientists from the UFZ, has studied how the characteristics of wild plant species change in the course of agricultural seed production. The results are important for optimising seed production for the ecological renaturation of degraded areas.»
UFZ scientists, together with UNEP-WCMC, have developed a guidebook for establishing fora for exchange at national level to better integrate nature and its services into decision-making. The guidebook captures experiences from 18 countries and supports the work of IPBES.»
PFAS are often toxic, always extremely persistent, and are spread throughout the environment. Hot-spots can be detected only with great effort. A research team led by the UFZ has now discovered that the liver of wild boar is suitable as a bioindicator.»
Natural flood prevention projects are often met with resistance from the general population. In a social science study, researchers at the UFZ found that fear, personal experience of flooding, and a lack of information play a particular role in this. »
Over the next eight years, the research unit “PhytOakmeter” in which scientists from the UFZ are also involved will be investigating the adaptation potential of native forests to climate change. The focus is on the common oak as a model tree.»
I am a computational ecologist trying to understand how farming practices and biodiversity influence each other. Specifically, I look at how different measures in the EU's Common Agricultural Policy affect biodiversity and ecosystem services at a landscape scale. I use individual-based modelling to explore different scenarios, and work together with farmers, economists, and policy-makers to make sure my work is relevant to the people it most concerns.
Projekt "Lebendige Luppe" lädt im Rahmen der Leipziger Naturschutzwoche ein
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