6^th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas 2017

• 8:00 - Registration
  
• 8:30 - Session 5.1 Protected forest areas - lessons learned from long-term research
  
• 8:30 - Session 5.2 Wilderness and process dynamics
  
• 8:30 - Session 5.3 Biodiversity shifts in a changing climate
  
• 8:30 - Session 5.4 Alpine headwaters and lakes
  
• coffee break
  
• 11:00 - Poster-Session 6.0
  
• 12:15 - Conference group photo
  
• lunch break
  
• 14:00 - Session 7.1 Integrated planning and management policies for protected areas - a European perspective
  
• 14:00 - Session 7.2 Managing wildlife in and around protected areas
  
• 14:00 - Session 7.3 Fluvial landscapes in protected areas
  
• coffee break
  
• 16:00 - Session 8.1 Protected areas' landscapes as resources for human health and well-being
  
• 16:00 - Session 8.2 Conservation conflicts in protected areas
  
• 16:00 - Session 8.3 Biodiversity - conservation in protected areas - part II (diversity)
  
• break
  
• 18:00 - Gala Evening, National Parks Austria Science Award 2017 ceremony
  

8:00
Registration

Room: Foyer

Parks & Land use

8:30
Session 5.1 Protected forest areas - lessons learned from long-term research

Room: HS 402 Blauer Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Harald Vacik, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (AT)

Protected forest areas - lessons learned from long-term research

Harald Vacik, Session introduction | Abstract

Long term monitoring of natural regeneration in natural forest reserves in Austria

Harald Vacik | Abstract

Water availability as a key factor of forest dynamics in protected areas - long-term perspectives inferred from tree rings

Walter Oberhuber, University of Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

From long-term ecosystem monitoring to regional modelling of ecosystem function in the Kalkalpen National Park, Austria

Thomas Dirnböck, Umweltbundesamt GmbH - Environment Agency Austria, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Naturalness and conservation status of forest habitats in the Hohe Tauern National Park Salzburg (Austria)

Ralf Klosterhuber, WLM - Büro für Vegetationsökologie und Umweltplanung Klosterhuber & Partner OEG, Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

Integrated poster presentations:

Water-use strategies, survival potential and adaptation of conifer trees in the Swiss National Park under recent climatic changes

Olga Churakova (Sidorova), University of Geneva (CH) | Abstract

Capturing the effects of the Danube River incision on the potential natural vegetation of the Donau-Auen National Park

Anna Schöpfer, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Management

8:30
Session 5.2 Wilderness and process dynamics

Room: HS 401 Auditorium Maximum | Session description

Chair: Klaus Katzensteiner, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (AT)
Co-Chair: Christoph Plutzar, Social Ecology Vienna, Klagenfurt University, Vienna (AT)

Open Wounds in Thin Skin: Soil Processes after Natural Disturbances

Klaus Katzensteiner, Key note | Abstract

Wilderness preserved? Representation of wild land within Austria's network of protected areas

Christoph Plutzar | Abstract

Patterns of Wilderness - en route to compiling an inventory of the national processes in Gesäuse National Park (Ennstaler Alps)

Michael Jungmeier (deputy for Corinna Hecke), E.C.O. Institut für Ökologie, Klagenfurt (AT) | Abstract

Natural forest dynamics following bark beetle outbreaks in the Berchtesgaden National Park - Forest structure and biodiversity during disturbance and succession

Maria-Barbara Winter, FVA - Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg (DE) | Abstract

Anthropogenic influence on glacier forefields- A study on three glacier forefields of the Austrian Central Alps

Marlon Schwienbacher, University of Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Integrated poster presentations:

Changes in Alpine grassland of Gran Paradiso National Park (Italy): first results from CO2 fluxes monitoring programme

Ilaria Baneschi, IGG - Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, CNR - National Research Council of Italy, Pisa (IT) | Abstract

Science and spontaneous restoration of wilderness in Europe

Vlado Vancura, European Wilderness Society, Tamsweg (AT) | Abstract

Assessment of forest wilderness in Kalkalpen National Park

Simone Mayrhofer, Kalkalpen National Park, Molln (AT) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Biodiversity

8:30
Session 5.3 Biodiversity shifts in a changing climate

Room: HS 403 Grüner Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Sonja Wipf, SLF - Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, WSL - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Davos (CH)
Co-Chair: Harald Pauli, GLORIA Coordination - Center for Global Change and Sustainability, Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research (IGF) & University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), ÖAW - Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (AT)

Biodiversity shifts in a changing climate

Sonja Wipf & Harald Pauli, Session introduction | Abstract

Long-term changes in summit plant diversity in the Swiss National Park

Sonja Wipf, SLF - Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, WSL - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Davos (CH) | Abstract

Species range dynamics decrease with elevation in the European Alps

Sabine Rumpf, University of Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Shifting composition and functioning in alpine plant communities - Evidence of climate warming effects from 14 years biodiversity observation in the Northeastern Alps

Klaus Steinbauer, GLORIA Coordination - Center for Global Change and Sustainability, Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research (IGF) & University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), ÖAW - Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Habitat selection of alpine chamois under different climatic conditions in the Alpine and Carpathian mountain chains

Andrej Oravec, Berchtesgaden National Park (DE) | Abstract

Integrated poster presentations:

Altitudinal shifts of Alpine grouses in the Veglia-Devero Natural Park, western Italian Alps

Radames Bionda, Aree protette dell'Ossola, Varzo (IT) | Abstract

Survival in little? Microhabitats as refugia of high-elevated plants in the Spanish Sierra Nevada

David Kienle, University of Bayreuth (DE) | Abstract

Winners and losers of climate change in the Central Alps

Lena Nicklas, University of Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

Biodiversity monitoring in the NW Italian Alps: state and expected changes

Ramona Viterbi, Gran Paradiso National Park, Turin (IT) | Abstract

Bioclimatic indices in the context of biodiversity, Karkonosze Mts., SW Poland

Piotr Pawliczek, University of Wroclaw (PL) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Water

8:30
Session 5.4 Alpine headwaters and lakes

Room: HS 413 seminar room, 1st floor | Session description

Chair: Stefanie von Fumetti, University of Basel (CH)
Co-Chair: Leopold Füreder, University of Innsbruck (AT)

Ecology of springs in the Swiss National Park: first results and future plans

Stefanie von Fumetti, Key note | Abstract

Springs in the Bavarian National Parks as indicators for climate change

Gabi Leonhardt, Berchtesgaden National Park (DE) | Abstract

Top down effects of stocked fish in Alpine lakes

Robert Schabetsberger, University of Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

Springs in the National Park Gesäuse - hotspots of biodiversity

Christina Remschak, free-lances zoologist, Admont (AT) | Abstract

Feeding plasticity in alpine stream chironomids: evidence from river monitoring in the Hohe Tauern National Park

Georg Niedrist, University of Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

Integrated poster presentations:

Index to evaluate the vulnerability to climate change of Mayfly, Stonefly and Caddisfly species in alpine springs

Daniel Küry, Life Science AG, Basel (CH) | Abstract

Faunistic assemblages of natural springs in different areas in the Swiss National Park

Lucas Blattner, University of Basel (CH) | Abstract

'Unterer Eisbodensee' - a good example for the future evolution of glacial lakes in Austria

Hans Wiesenegger, Hydrographic Service, Federal State Government Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

The impact of rock glaciers on the runoff of alpine catchments in protected areas of Austria

Thomas Wagner, University of Graz (AT) | Abstract

Glacial lake formation in Austria since the Little Ice Age (LIA)

Johannes Buckel, University of Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

chaired debate

30 min coffee break

Room: Foyer

Poster session

11:00
Poster-Session 6.0

Room: Foyer (Poster-Gallery)

12:15
Conference group photo

Room: The gathering place will be announced on site.

90 min lunch break

Room: Refectory

Parks & People

14:00
Session 7.1 Integrated planning and management policies for protected areas - a European perspective

Room: HS 402 Blauer Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Emma Salizzoni, Polytechnic of Turin, Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, European Documentation Centre on Nature Park Planning, Turin (IT)
Co-Chair: Ingo Mose, University of Oldenburg (DE)

Integrated planning and management policies for protected areas - a European perspective

Emma Salizzoni & Ingo Mose, Session introduction | Abstract

Integrated planning of national parks and adjacent areas - possibilities and limits in cooperation for nature-based tourism and place making

Knut Björn Stokke, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas (NO) | Abstract

Governing peri-urban forestry: filling the regulation gap with Swiss "Nature-discovery-parks"?

Jerylee Wilkes-Allemann, NARP - Natural Resource Policy Group, University of Zurich (CH) | Abstract

The silician system of protected areas. Integrated planning and management policies for protected areas

Filippo Schilleci, University of Palermo (IT) | Abstract

Aspromonte National Park. The heart of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria: design scenarios

Concetta Fallanca, University of Reggio Calabria (IT) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Management

14:00
Session 7.2 Managing wildlife in and around protected areas

Room: HS 401 Auditorium Maximum | Session description

Chair: Peter Brang, WSL - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf (CH)
Co-Chair: Hannes Jenny, Department of Construction,
Transport and Forestry, Chur (CH)

Challenges for future wildlife management in and around protected areas

Peter Brang, Key note | Abstract

Where do red deer come from and where do they go?

Thomas Rempfler, Swiss National Park, Zernez (CH) | Abstract

Seasonal patterns of food use of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) in a Central European floodplain forest

Elisabeth Knapp, University of Vienna (AT) | Abstract

The management of wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Hardangervidda National Park, Norway

Ole Reidar Vetaas, University of Bergen (NO) | Abstract

Local trophic cascading impact of wolves on tree regeneration in summer and winter areas of ungulates

Andrea Doris Kupferschmid, WSL - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf (CH) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Water

14:00
Session 7.3 Fluvial landscapes in protected areas

Room: HS 413 HS 413 seminar room, 1st floor | Session description

Chair: Helmut Kudrnovsky, free-lances ecologist, Kematen (AT)
Co-Chair: Werner Lazowski, Technisches Büro für Ökologie, Wien (AT)

Fluvial landscapes - an important ecological dimension within European protected areas

Helmut Kudrnovsky & Werner Lazowski, Key note | Abstract

Restoring fluvial landscapes - effects on protected areas

Thomas Hein, WasserCluster Lunz, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna (AT) | Abstract

The current situation of the River Enns fishfauna around the Gesäuse National Park

Clemens Gumpinger, blattfisch e.U., Wels (AT) | Abstract

An improved bed load management for the Danube River in the Donau-Auen National Park. An application of the ‘principle Sisyphus'

Gerhard Klasz, Consulting Engineer, Vienna & Vienna University of Technology (AT) | Abstract

The recovery of ecologically and chemically impaired tributaries in the Podyí/Thayatal National Park

Christian Pichler-Scheder, blattfisch e.U., Wels (AT) | Abstract

chaired debate

30 min coffee break

Room: Foyer

Parks & Land use

16:00
Session 8.1 Protected areas' landscapes as resources for human health and well-being

Room: HS 402 Blauer Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Arne Arnberger, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (AT)
Co-Chair: Günter Köck, MAB National Commitee, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (AT)

Protected areas' landscapes as resources for human health and well-being - case studies from Austria

Arne Arnberger, Key note | Abstract

Nature therapy and green exercise as remedies for emerging civilization diseases

Arnulf Hartl, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

Effects of green exercise and waterfall aerosol on mucosal immunity and chronic stress. A randomized controlled clinical trial

Carina Grafetstaetter, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

The Alpine Health Region Salzburg - an evidence-based health tourism approach for the valorization of natural resources within and outside protected areas

Christina Pichler, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

Nature tourists and national parks: how important are nature and the protection status of an area for visitors?

Christine Bild, University of Marburg (DE) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Management

16:00
Session 8.2 Conservation conflicts in protected areas

Room: HS 401 Auditorium Maximum | Session description

Chair: Valerie Braun, Institute of Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Innsbruck (AT)
Co-Chair: Astrid Wallner, Swiss Park Research, Swiss Academies of Science and Arts, Bern (CH)

Conservation conflicts in protected areas

Astrid Wallner, Session introduction | Abstract

Trajectories of protected area creation in the Austrian Alps: two case studies

Valerie Braun, Institute of Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

Managing externally caused impacts on protected ecosystems in a long-term perspective - lessons learnt from the Swiss National Park

Thomas Scheurer, Research Council of the Swiss National Park, Bern (CH) | Abstract

Benefits of mosquito surveillance programs in protected areas: two case reports from Eastern Austria

Carina Zittra, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Conflict Management - Case studies from the Austrian Natural Forest Reserve Programme

Herfried Steiner (deputy for Janine Oettel), BFW - Federal Research Centre for Forests, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Analysing impact of drivers and pressures on the conservation goals of protected areas along a large navigable river, the Danube River

Andrea Funk, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

The Vertigo Effect: Institutional dynamics in nature conservation

Christina Pichler-Koban, University of Klagenfurt, E.C.O. Institut für Ökologie, Klagenfurt (AT) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Biodiversity

16:00
Session 8.3 Biodiversity - conservation in protected areas - part II (diversity)

Room: HS 403 Grüner Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Harald Zechmeister, University of Vienna (AT)
Co-Chair: Peter Zulka, Umweltbundesamt GmbH - Environment Agency Austria, Vienna (AT)

Ferns in the spray: the pteridophyte flora of the Krimml Waterfalls

Oliver Stöhr, REVITAL Integrative Naturraumplanung GmbH, Nussdorf-Debant (AT) | Abstract

Biodiversity and forest structures at the Zurich Wilderness Park Sihlwald

Elena Haeler, HAFL - School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Bern (CH) | Abstract

Impact of inundation regime and meadow management on wild bee communities and bee-flower networks in the Donau-Auen National Park

Ulrich Neumüller, University of Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Assessing small mammal community diversity with minimally invasive field methods - examples from the Gesäuse National Park

Christine Blatt, apodemus - Privates Institut für Wildtierbiologie OG, Haus im Ennstal (AT) | Abstract

Temporal variability of bacterial communities in cryoconite on an Alpine glacier

Roberto Azzoni, University of Milano (IT) | Abstract

chaired debate

30 min break

Room: HS 401 Auditorium Maximum

18:00
Welcome

Erich Mayrhofer, chair of the National Parks Austria association, Molln (AT)
N.N.

Résumé on the 6th Symposium for Research in Protected Areas 2017 as seen from the perspective of science

Thomas Scheurer, Research Council of the Swiss National Park, Bern (CH)

Résumé on the 6th Symposium for Research in Protected Areas 2017 as seen from the perspective of National Parks Austria

Wolfgang Urban, executive managing director, Hohe Tauern National Park Salzburg, Mittersill (AT)

National Parks Austria Science Award 2017 ceremony

Awarded by: Andrä Rupprechter, Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Chaired by: Carl Manzano, Donau-Auen National Park, Orth (AT)

Closure and Acknowledgments

Erich Mayrhofer

Gala buffet