ALTERNet RA 2 TG2 Biodiversity assessment in LTER sites

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ALTER-Net RA 2 (TG2) Biodiversity assessment in
LTER sites
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Are we able to assess biodiversity in sites for
ecological research ?
Gumpenstein May 2006
RA2
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Any tool?
Requirements for LTER sites from the perspective
of RA2
means
Requirements for LTER sites for biodiversity
assessment
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E-mails Background work
TASK GROUP 2
From a cold list of names (Wien, Dec. 2005)
to a nice working group.. (Rome, Nov. 2006)
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TG2 Survey questions to LTER Europe National
contacts

• Are there biodiversity monitoring/research
  variables available in LTER sites in your country
  Network that would be suitable for the
  implementation of EU Headline Indicators ?
• Are National LTER sites in your country suitable
  for biodiversity monitoring ?

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Top ranked list of Headline Indicators
First step look at top Indicators
Second step chose of top Indicators to focus on

• -species abundance indicator, (HI n11), splitted
  in its two components
• gt occurrence of climate sensitive species
  (Indicator n 11 in SEBI2010)
• occurrence of invasive alien species (Indicator
  n10 in SEBI2010)
• -critical load exceedance for N (HI n9 in
  SEBI2010 )

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Comparison of best parameters between expert
judgement and SEBI2010 for the selected Indicators
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Final proposal for a set of recommended parameters
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Future

• LTER Europe national Networks are suggested to
  invest in the measurements mentioned in the
  present proposal and commit themselves in
  implementing related monitoring activities

• The present proposal is submitted to LTER Europe
  Conference (ALTER-Net plenary, RA2 Chair), to be
  discussed, improved and agreed

• There is a need of integration of TG2 with other
  ALTER-Net tasks

• Lets use TG2 basic concept to apply under LIFE
  and BiodivERsA calls 2008