Restoration of open land habitat types

Open land habitats are valuable ecosystems, such as meadows, pastures, field margins, nutrient-poor grasslands, and dry grasslands. Habitat loss, lack of maintenance or intensification of cultivation, climate change, eutrophication, and the invasion of neophytes are reducing the quality of these habitats. Our working groups are involved in a variety of projects that contribute to the preservation, restoration, and enhancement of open land habitats.

Impressions from previous projects

  • <p>Open land habitats such as meadows, pastures, edges, and nutrient-poor and dry grasslands are essential ecosystems that fulfill a variety of biological functions. Through targeted measures, we are helping to secure the biological diversity and functional ecosystem services provided by open land habitats in the long term.</p>

    Open land habitats such as meadows, pastures, edges, and nutrient-poor and dry grasslands are essential ecosystems that fulfill a variety of biological functions. Through targeted measures, we are helping to secure the biological diversity and functional ecosystem services provided by open land habitats in the long term.

  • <p>Open land habitats such as meadows, pastures, edges, and nutrient-poor and dry grasslands are essential ecosystems that fulfill a variety of biological functions. Through targeted measures, we are helping to secure the biological diversity and functional ecosystem services provided by open land habitats in the long term.</p>

    Open land habitats such as meadows, pastures, edges, and nutrient-poor and dry grasslands are essential ecosystems that fulfill a variety of biological functions. Through targeted measures, we are helping to secure the biological diversity and functional ecosystem services provided by open land habitats in the long term.

  • <p>Open land habitats such as meadows, pastures, edges, and nutrient-poor and dry grasslands are essential ecosystems that fulfill a variety of biological functions. Through targeted measures, we are helping to secure the biological diversity and functional ecosystem services provided by open land habitats in the long term.</p>

    Open land habitats such as meadows, pastures, edges, and nutrient-poor and dry grasslands are essential ecosystems that fulfill a variety of biological functions. Through targeted measures, we are helping to secure the biological diversity and functional ecosystem services provided by open land habitats in the long term.

Research projects on open land habitat types

  • Grassland management in transition – combining ecology, economy, and climate resilience (KlimaGrünland)

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  • Flower diversity – Regional wild plants for species-rich grassland: Implementation in Saxony-Anhalt (RegioProD)

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  • What are successful concepts for restoring species-rich grasslands in Germany? A multi-regional assessment of socio-ecological systems and pilot implementation (Grassworks)

    Completed
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  • Grazing management and monitoring of calcareous dry grasslands in the FFH area “Tote Täler”

    Completed
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  • Semi-open pasture landscape Oranienbaumer Heide

    Completed
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