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Biodiversity in urban greenery - Comparative studies of flower-visiting insects on native and alien seed mixtures and its influence on the biodiversity of urban trees (Biodiversity in urban greenery)

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Environment and ressource management

This project contributes to the research aim ' Environment and ressource management'. Which funding institutions are active for this aim? What are the sub-aims? Take a look:
Environment and ressource management


Project code: A/19/22
Contract period: 01.07.2020 - 31.12.2023
Budget: 304,591 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: biodiversity, urban green, native and non-native seeds, climatic trees

The urban land potential for increasing biodiversity through functional and perennial seeding is not yet sufficiently explored. Seeding in urban areas must meet different requirements. Among other things, they should be easy to care for and visually attractive, but not too tall so as not to impair the lines of sight in road traffic. In addition, they must be able to cope with the hot, dry urban climate and nutrient-rich soils. Flowering until late autumn is desirable for providing nectar and pollen throughout the season.
These requirements are difficult to meet with native mixtures, so mixtures with alien species have to be investigated for their suitability in urban areas and their usefulness for arthropods, as well as for interactions with urban trees. The aim is to gain knowledge about the value of plants of foreign origin as nectar and pollen source in comparison with native species or lawns and their suitability for urban areas in the interaction between sown areas and trees on them.

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