6^th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas 2017

• 7:30 - Registration
  
• 8:45 - Welcome
  
• 9:00 - Session 1.1 Parks objectives in transformation: What are parks for and why do we want them?
  
• coffee break
  
• 11:00 - Session 2.1 Sustainable agriculture in protected areas
  
• 11:00 - Session 2.2 Bridging science and management in protected areas
  
• 11:00 - Session 2.3 The different dimensions of ecological connectivity
  
• lunch break
  
• 14:00 - Session 3.1 Protected areas governance and ecosystem services
  
• 14:00 - Session 3.2 Analysis of land cover changes
  
• 14:00 - Session 3.3 Biodiversity - conservation in protected areas - part I (conservation)
  
• coffee break
  
• 16:00 - Session 4.1 Parks and people - reconciling park management with local and regional development
  
• 16:00 - Session 4.2 Progress in long-term research and monitoring
  
• 16:00 - Session 4.3 Endemic species - a neglected biodiversity treasure?!
  
• 16:00 - Session 4.4 The cryosphere in a warming climate
  
• individual break
  
• 20:00 - Public evening, in German
  

7:30
Registration

Room: Foyer

8:45
Welcome

Room: HS 401 Auditorium Maximum

Parks & People

9:00
Session 1.1 Parks objectives in transformation: What are parks for and why do we want them?

Room: HS 401 Auditorium Maximum | Session description

Chair: Norman Backhaus, University of Zurich (CH)
Co-Chair: Olivier Graefe, University of Fribourg (CH)

Parks objectives in transformation: What are parks for and why do we want them?

Norman Backhaus & Olivier Graefe, Key note | Abstract

"What is a national park for?” - Principles of worth in a Swiss national park project.

Annina Michel, University of Zurich (CH) | Abstract

Connecting nature, local cultures and tourism in subarctic landscape - a case study of local communities attached to the Varanger Peninsula National Park in Northern Norway

Morten Clemetsen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas (NO) | Abstract

Transforming imagination - the role of parks in regional sustainable development processes

Jens Badura, berg_kulturbüro Ramsau (DE) | Abstract

chaired debate

30 min coffee break

Room: Foyer

Parks & Land use

11:00
Session 2.1 Sustainable agriculture in protected areas

Room: HS 402 Blauer Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Gregory Egger, Naturraumplanung Egger e.U., Klagenfurt (AT)
Co-Chair: Susanne Aigner, eb&p Umweltbüro GmbH, Klagenfurt (AT)

Modeling grazing intensity of grassland

Gregory Egger, Key note | Abstract

Sustainable regional development approaches in Alpine biosphere reserves - Farmers' perceptions

Heidi Humer-Gruber, Institute for interdisciplinary mountain research, Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

The effects of mountain farming on biodiversity - monitoring and evaluation of vegetation changes at managed and abandoned mountain pastures in the Gesaeuse National Park (Styria, Austria) in a ten years timescale

Claudia Plank, Agricultural Research and Education Centre Raumberg-Gumpenstein (AT) | Abstract

An applicaton example for modeling grazing intensity: Hohe Tauern National Park

Susanne Aigner | Abstract

A regional assessment of functional diversity in different grassland systems

Christian Rossi, Swiss National Park, Zernez (CH) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Management

11:00
Session 2.2 Bridging science and management in protected areas

Room: HS 403 Grüner Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Isabelle Arpin, Irstea - National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture, Grenoble (FR)
Co-Chair: Astrid Wallner, Swiss Park Research, Swiss Academies of Science and Arts, Bern (CH)

Collaboration between researchers and protected area managers - Empirical insights

Isabelle Arpin, Key note | Abstract

Ecosystem services and pressures in European protected areas: divergent views of environmental scientists and managers

Hermann Hummel, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Yerseke (NL) | Abstract

Best practice ScienceLink Nockberge? Benefits and challenges of five years of co-operation between biosphere reserves and university

Daniel Zollner, E.C.O. Institut für Ökologie, Klagenfurt (AT) | Abstract

Adaptive management at the Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park, Israel: Expectations vs. Reality in a dry Mediterranean ecosystem

Liat Hadar, Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park, Zikhron Ya'akov (IL) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Biodiversity

11:00
Session 2.3 The different dimensions of ecological connectivity

Room: HS 401 Auditorium Maximum | Session description

Chair: Yann Kohler, ALPARC - Alpine Network of Protected Areas, Chambery (FR)
Co-Chair: Filippo Favilli, EURAC Research, Bozen (IT)

Ecological connectivity in the Alps and beyond - a long term challenge

Yann Kohler, Key note | Abstract

Identification of animal-vehicle collisions hotspots in South Tyrol: preliminary analysis and further steps

Filippo Favilli, Key note | Abstract

Ecological Connectivity and its contribution to a Green Economy

Yann Kohler, ALPARC - Alpine Network of Protected Areas, Chambery (FR) | Abstract

Experimental long-term evaluation of a campaign to reduce freeriding-wildlife conflicts of snow sports

Marcel Hunziker, WSL - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf (CH) | Abstract

How hunting and legal regulations shape ecological connectivity in the alpine region

Jonas Kahlen, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT) | Abstract

chaired debate

90 min lunch break

Room: Refectory

Parks & Land use

14:00
Session 3.1 Protected areas governance and ecosystem services

Room: HS 402 Blauer Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Angela Meyer, IDC - Organisation for International Dialogue and Conflict Management, Vienna (AT)
Co-Chair: Claudia Sattler, ZALF - Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V., Müncheberg (DE)

Protected areas governance and ecosystem services

Angela Meyer, Session introduction | Abstract

Shifting protected area strategies to evidence based governance and management

Engelbert Ruoss, Global Regions Initiative, San Nicolò di Comelico, (IT) | Abstract

Participatory modelling for understanding consequences of management choices on ecosystem services and biodiversity in protected areas

Uta Schirpke, EURAC Research, Bozen (IT) | Abstract

Tackling jointly the challenges of rural development and biodiversity conservation in protected areas

Gregor Giersch, IDC - Organisation for International Dialogue and Conflict Management, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Can collaborative governance approaches enhance the spatio-temporal fit between agricultural related ecosystem services?

Claudia Bethwell, ZALF - Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V., Müncheberg (DE) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Management

14:00
Session 3.2 Analysis of land cover changes

Room: HS 403 Grüner Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Annette Lotz, Berchtesgaden National Park (DE)
Co-Chair: Daniel Kreiner, Nationalpark Gesäuse GmbH, Admont (AT)

Analysis of land cover changes

Annette Lotz, Session introduction | Abstract

Landscape monitoring in Berchtesgaden National Park - comparative spatio-temporal analysis of land cover inventories

Annette Lotz | Abstract

Remote sensing based comprehensive monitoring of land cover change in protected areas

Luisa Gedon, University of Potsdam (DE) | Abstract

CORINE for large-scale monitoring of protected areas in Europe

Ariane Walz, University of Potsdam (DE) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Biodiversity

14:00
Session 3.3 Biodiversity - conservation in protected areas - part I (conservation)

Room: HS 401 Auditorium maximum | Session description

Chair: Andreas Maletzky, University of Salzburg (AT)
Co-Chair: Peter Zulka, Umweltbundesamt GmbH - Environment Agency Austria, Vienna (AT)

What is biodiversity, how can it be quantified and prioritised and what does that mean for Austrian National Parks?

Peter Zulka, Key note | Abstract

Uniqueness of protected areas based on priority species as a potential driver of conservation strategies in Europe

Samuel Hoffmann, University of Bayreuth (DE) | Abstract

Conservation of the yellow-bellied toad in Gesäuse National Park: collecting baseline data

Magdalena Baumgartner, University of Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Indicators for good management of protected areas

Urs Tester, Pro Natura, Basel (CH) | Abstract

Threats of climate change to single island endemic species in protected areas

Carl Beierkuhnlein, University of Bayreuth (DE) | Abstract

chaired debate

30 min coffee break

Room: Foyer

Parks & People

16:00
Session 4.1 Parks and people - reconciling park management with local and regional development

Room: HS 402 Blauer Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Heino Meessen, CDE - Center for Development and Environment, University of Bern (CH)
Co-Chair: Juraj Svajda, Matej Bel University, Banska Bystrica (SK)

Participatory Management of Protected Areas in Slovakia: Reconciling nature conservation and local development

Heino Meessen, Key note | Abstract

Interactions, challenges and management issues at the fringe of National Parks: The case of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve, Manitoba, Canada

Christoph Stadel, University of Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

Aspects of carrying capacities and recreation management: The case of Triglav National Park, Slovenia

Irena Mrak, Environmental Protection College, Velenje (SI) | Abstract

Park-labeled products as a tool for innovation and regional development

Florian Knaus, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Entlebuch, Schuepfheim (CH) | Abstract

National parks and Natura 2000 sites in Polish Carpathians vs local people: changing attitudes within the past 10 years

Agata Warchalska-Troll, Jagiellonian University, Krakow (PL) | Abstract

Integrated poster presentations:

Community building as the key to nature protection

Dominik Noll, Social Ecology Vienna, Klagenfurt University, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Influencing behaviour of visitors and residents in protected areas

Kai Elmauer, Elmauer Institute, Hallbergmoos (DE) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Management

16:00
Session 4.2 Progress in long-term research and monitoring

Room: HS 403 Grüner Hörsaal | Session description

Chair: Thomas Scheurer, Research Council of the Swiss National Park, Bern (CH)
Co-Chair: Alois Herzig, University of Vienna (AT)

Progress in long-term research and monitoring

Thomas Scheurer & Alois Herzig, Session introduction | Abstract

Life at the limit under climate change - long term ecological monitoring in the Hohe Tauern National Park

Christian Körner, University of Basel (CH) | Abstract

Monitoring Alpine rivers: recent progress and future challanges

Leopold Füreder, University of Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

Long term-monitoring of birds reveals drastic changes in the bird communities at Neusiedler See - Seewinkel National Park

Michael Dvorak, BirdLife Austria, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Rain, cost or publicity - what determines variation in visitor numbers of the Swiss National Park?

Pia Anderwald, Swiss National Park, Zernez (CH) | Abstract

Integrated poster presentations:

Design, implementation and performance of an ecosystem monitoring program in biosphere reserves

Vera Luthardt, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (DE) | Abstract

Disturbance and recovery of Biological Soil Crusts (BSCs) in the high alpine region of the Hochtor (Grossglockner, Austria)

Thomas Peer, University of Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

SeisRockHT - Seismic Rockfall Monitoring in the Hohe Tauern region

Daniel Binder, ZAMG - Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Monitoring of Saharan dust - influence on aerosol composition and snow chemistry

Marion Greilinger, ZAMG - Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Biodiversity

16:00
Session 4.3 Endemic species - a neglected biodiversity treasure?!

Room: HS 401 Auditorium maximum | Session description

Chair: Christian Komposch, OEKOTEAM - Institute for Animal Ecology and Landscape Planning, Graz (AT)
Co-Chair: Wolfgang Paill, Centre of Natureal History, Universalmuseum Joanneum Graz (AT)

Endemic species - a neglected biodiversity treasure?!

Christian Komposch, Key note | Abstract

Temporal and spatial variability of bedrock, debris and glaciers in the Austrian Alps since the Alpine Last Glacial Maximum and its relevance for ecological research

Gerhard Lieb, University of Graz (AT) | Abstract

Unique and highly threatened - endemic plants at the cold edge of southern Europe

Andrea Lamprecht, 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

Where do endemics reside? Endemic beetles in the Gesäuse National Park (Austria) and their relevance for management

Sandra Aurenhammer, OEKOTEAM - Institute for Animal Ecology and Landscape Planning, Graz (AT) | Abstract

Are we willing and are we able to protect endemic species from becoming extinct?

Ute Pöllinger, Umweltanwaltschaft Steiermark, Graz (AT) | Abstract

Integrated poster presentations:

Dianthus plumarius subsp. blandus - distribution and habitat features

Walter Köppl, University of Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Endemism below the species rank: Population genetics of the European Mudminnow (Umbra krameri)

Josef Wanzenböck, Research Institute for Limnology Mondsee, University of Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

Endemic vascular plants in the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain)

Pia Eibes, University of Bayreuth (DE) | Abstract

The land snail fauna of the Gesäuse National Park

Johannes Volkmer, OEKOTEAM - Institute for Animal Ecology and Landscape Planning, Graz (AT) | Abstract

chaired debate

Parks & Water

16:00
Session 4.4 The cryosphere in a warming climate

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

Chair: Andrea Fischer, Institute for interdisciplinary mountain research, Innsbruck (AT)
Co-Chair: Jan-Christoph Otto, University of Salzburg (AT)

The cryosphere in a warming climate

Andrea Fischer, Session introduction | Abstract

Glacial mass balance as indicator of warming climate in a protected area: the case of the Sforzellina Glacier, Stelvio National Park

Claudio Smiraglia, University of Milan (IT) | Abstract

From annual glacier mass balances towards a remote monitoring of near real-time mass changes

Bernhard Hynek, ZAMG - Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Predicting future glacial lakes in Austria - preliminary results

Jan-Christoph Otto, University of Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

Seasonal snow cover evolution in the Nationalparks Austria since 1961

Roland Koch (deputy for Marc Olefs), ZAMG - Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna (AT) | Abstract

Long-term monitoring of climate-sensitive cirques in the Hohe Tauern range

Ingo Hartmeyer, GEORESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg (AT) | Abstract

Unexpected larval development in a highly-glaciated headwater

Stefan Schütz, University of Innsbruck (AT) | Abstract

Integrated poster presentations:

Rock glaciers - prominent landforms in (protected areas of) Austria

Thomas Wagner, University of Graz (AT) | Abstract

The evolution of debris mantling glaciers in the Stelvio Park (Italian Alps) over the time window 2003-2012 from high resolution remote-sensing data

Roberto Azzoni, University of Milan (IT) | Abstract

Temporal Evolution of glacier albedo in the Ortles-Cevedale group between 1984 and 2015

Davide Fugazza, University of Milan (IT) | Abstract

Snowiness and their long-term variability (1961-2015) in the Karkonosze Mts. and in the Izera Mts. (SW Poland, N Czechia)

Krzysztof Migala, University of Wroclaw (PL) | Abstract

chaired debate

120 min individual break

20:00
Public evening, in German

Room: HS 401 Auditorium Maximum

Chair: Ulrike Berninger, University of Salzburg, Department of Ecology & Evolution

Whatsalp Wien - Nizza 2017. Eine Fußreise durch die Alpen und ihre Großschutzgebiete.

Dominik Siegrist, HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil (CH) & Kernteam whatsalp | Abstract

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